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MSD’s Keytruda snatches up first approval in small cell lung cancer

June 19, 2019 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, MSD, US, keytruda, lung cancer, pharma

MSD has revealed that its anti-PD-1 immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has been awarded marketing authorisation from the FDA as a monotherapy …
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EU pharmaceutical industry lost €16.5 billion in sales as staff shift to patent infringing firms

June 19, 2019 Research and Development EU, counterfeit, generics, pharma, sales

A report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has said ‘counterfeit’ drugs cost the EU pharmaceutical industry €16.5 …
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FDA expand Paragraph IV Patent Certifications List for generic drugmakers

June 19, 2019 Research and Development FDA, Hatch-Waxman act, generic drugs, generics, pharma

The FDA has said that it is expanding a database used by generic drugmakers to get information on when their …
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The missing link: Blockchain in clinical data management

June 14, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Big Data, blockchain, data, data management, pharma, supply chain

Louis Goss explores the potential uses for the much-hyped technology blockchain as a tool to tackle the data management challenges …
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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week!

June 14, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, GSK, J&J, JJ, Otsuka, Pfizer, Purdue, Sanofi, Vertex, pharma

Pfizer supressed research showing their arthritis drug Enbrel reduced the risk of Alzheimer’s. This was the big revelation this week! …
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GSK tech exec joins Institute of Cancer Research

June 13, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has said GlaxoSmithKline’s Dr Adrian Cottrell will join as the institute’s new Chief Information …
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FDA offer priority review for Genentech’s Rituxan in children

June 13, 2019 Research and Development

The FDA will offer priority review to Genentech’s supplemental biologics-license application (sBLA) application for Rituxan for children with two rare …
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Sobi acquire Novimmune in deal worth more than £400 million

June 13, 2019 Business Services, Research and Development R&D, emapalumab, immuno-oncology, immunology, pharma

Swedish rare disease specialist Sobi has agreed to buy Swiss firm Novimmune ion a deal worth more than £400 million. …
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AstraZeneca spends more than twice as much as expected on new HQ

June 12, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK, headquarters, pascal soriot, pharma

AstraZeneca’s new headquarters in Cambridge, United Kingdom are expected to cost more than double the sum of £330 million that …
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Fewer opioids prescribed in states with medical marijuana, research shows

June 12, 2019 Research and Development Marijuana, medicinal cannabis, opioids, pharma

Fewer opioids are prescribed in states with legal medical marijuana, according to research from University of Texas Medical Branch at …
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J&J ‘worse’ than Purdue Pharma expert witness says

June 12, 2019 Research and Development J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, Oklahoma, opioid crisis, phamra

The role Johnson & Johnson played in the opioid crisis was ‘in some ways worse’ than that of Purdue Pharma, …
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Novo Nordisk’s oral diabetes drug safe and effective

June 12, 2019 Research and Development GLP-1, Novo Nordisk, diabetes, pharma, samgalutide

Novo Nordisk’s oral diabetes drug semaglutide is safe for those at high risk of cardiovascular complications, according to the results …
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First case of Ebola recorded in Uganda

June 12, 2019 Research and Development

Ebola has spread to Uganda, according to the WHO. A five year old boy has been infected with the Ebola …
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MPs discuss breaking Vertex’s IP rights to bring Orkambi to UK

June 11, 2019 Research and Development Orkambi, Vertex, access, house of commons, pharma, pricing

MPs yesterday discussed circumventing Vertex’s patent on cystic fibrosis medicine Orkambi (Lumacaftor/ivacaftor) as a means of breaking the deadlock and …
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AstraZeneca’s Phase 3 Farxiga data impresses in type 2 diabetes

June 11, 2019 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, diabetes, farxiga, pharma, type 2 diabetes

AstraZeneca has presented new Phase 3 data at the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 79th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco on …
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