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Europe approves Bayer haemophilia drug

February 22, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, haemophilia a

Bayer has received approval from the European Commission for its haemophilia A drug Kovaltry (octocog alfa) in patients of all …
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March edition of Pharmafocus live

February 22, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

The March 2016 edition of Pharmafocus is now live and available to read here.
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Amgen and UCB announce positive romosozumab results

February 22, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Romosozumab, UCB, osteoporosis

Romosozumab development partners Amgen and UCB have announced positive top-line results from a Phase III study of the drug in postmenopausal …
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FDA to decide on Sanofi diabetes combo

February 22, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lantus, Sanofi

Sanofi will be looking to August for a decision on its new type 2 diabetes combo LixiLan (lixisenatide and Lantus), …
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Novartis drug PKC412 gets Breakthrough designation for AML

February 19, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development FDA, Novartis, acute myeloid leukaemia

Novartis’ PKC412 (midostaurin)  has become the latest in a sequence of FDA Breakthrough Therapy designations awarded this week- bagging the …
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More evidence required for Alexion’s Kanuma, says NICE

February 18, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Alexion, Kanuma, LAL-D, rare diseases

NICE says it needs additional trial data before it can recommend Alexion’s enzyme replacement therapy Kanuma (sebelipase alfa) for the …
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Give GPs feedback on prescribing habits to reduce antibiotic use, says study

February 18, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development antimicrobial resistance

A trial of more than 1,500 GP practices has shown that sending general practitioners (GPs) letters giving feedback on their …
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FDA approves Gilead’s Harvoni in two new indications

February 18, 2016 Research and Development Gilead Sciences, MSD, harvoni, hepatitis C

The hepatitis C treatment battle had its latest development yesterday, with the FDA awarding Gilead Science’s market-leading drug Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) …
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AZ’s durvalumab awarded breakthrough status in bladder cancer

February 18, 2016 Research and Development AstraZeneca, FDA, bladder cancer

AstraZeneca, and its biologics/R&D arm MedImmune, have won FDA Breakthrough Therapy status for their bladder cancer drug durvalumab (MEDI4736), which …
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Pfizer pays $784m to settle Protonix overcharge claims

February 17, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Medicaid, Pfizer, Wyeth, protonix

US drugs giant Pfizer is to pay more than $784 million to settle claims that it overcharged health insurer Medicaid …
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FDA gives Roche MS drug breakthrough status

February 17, 2016 Research and Development Genentech, MS, Roche

Roche subsidiary Genentech has been awarded US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Breakthrough Therapy Designation for its drug Ocrevus (ocrelizumab) …
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AbbVie becomes Dementia Consortium’s latest pharma partner

February 16, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development

AbbVie has become the latest pharmaceutical company to join The Dementia Consortium- a £4 million global collaboration aiming to speed …
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What would BREXIT mean for pharma?

February 16, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing research and development

It began with a promise to UK voters to end ‘benefit tourism’ and to negotiate more flexibility in the UK’s …
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First Enbrel biosimilar launches in UK

February 16, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Enbrel, Samsung Bioepis, eternacept, rheumatoid arthritis

Following its approval by the European Commission in January, Benepali has become the first biosimilar of Pfizer/Amgen’s Enbrel (etanercept) to …
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New 10-minute test will diagnose cancer at home

February 15, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer

Scientists have developed a test for cancer that can diagnose the disease at home with the aid of just a …
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