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Valeant drops Philidor after prescription fraud row

October 30, 2015 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Valeant

Valeant has announced that it is ‘severing all ties with Philidor’, the specialty pharmacy at the heart of recent controversy surrounding …
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Constella

Allergan acquires rights to pioneering IBS treatment from Almirall

October 29, 2015 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Constella, IBS, linaclotide

Allergan and its commercialisation partner Ironwood Pharmaceuticals have announced that Allergan has acquired the rights to Constella.The companies have acquired …
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ANALYSIS: The challenges of forecasting biosimilar sales across Europe

October 29, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biologics, biosimilars, generics, patent cliff, patents, sales, sales forecasts

The introduction of biologic medicines revolutionised treatment in several key therapeutic areas, including oncology, diabetes and various inflammatory diseases.The landscape …
Feature
Yervoy

FDA approves Bristol-Myers Squibb’s skin cancer drug

October 29, 2015 Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Yervoy, ipilumumab, melanoma

The FDA has recommended Bristol-Myers Squibb’s cancer drug Yervoy (ipilimumab) for the adjuvant treatment of patients with melanoma. The drug, …
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Novo Nordisk posts strong nine-month results

October 29, 2015 Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, insulin

Novo Nordisk has exceeded market expectations in its nine-month financial results, reporting a 51% increase in operating profit and 33% …
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Bayer posts strong earnings growth

October 29, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Sales across the Bayer group rose by 1.9% in the third quarter of 2015 to €11 billion, according the company’s …
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Pfizer in ‘friendly’ merger talks with Allergan

October 29, 2015 Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, Pfizer, Teva

Pfizer is in talks with Allergan over what could be the largest takeover deal in an already record-breaking year, it …
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Baxter names José Almeida chairman and chief executive

October 29, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Joe Almeida, José Almeida, baxter

Baxter has named José (Joe) Almeida as the company’s new chairman and chief executive from January 1, 2016. Almeida will …
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FDA approves first-in-class Amgen melanoma drug

October 28, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Imlygic, melonoma

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Amgen’s Imlygic for the treatment of melanoma lesions in the skin …
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Jinarc

Otsuka kidney drug earns first NICE nod

October 28, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, jinarc, kidney disease, tolvaptan

NICE has released final guidance recommending Otsuka’s Jinarc, the first-ever treatment shown to slow progression of life-threatening Autosomal Dominant Polycystic …
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Sales up at MSD while Keytruda hits survival target in late-stage trial

October 28, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MSD, Merck, financial results, keytruda, pembrolizumab

Worldwide sales at MSD were $10.1 billion in the third quarter of 2015, a 4% increase after accounting for the …
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Sativex

Otsuka, GW announce Sativex fails in Phase III cancer pain trials

October 28, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, GX Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka, Sativex, cancer pain, palliative care, phase III, phase III failure

Otsuka and GW Pharmaceuticals cannabis-based drug Sativex failed to show superiority over placebo in two Phase III trials.The studies were …
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OPINION: ‘More work remains if biosimilars are to fulfil their potential’

October 27, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing British Generic Manufacturers Association, NHS, bgma, biosimilars, generics, patent cliff, patents

Despite having a mature generics market which fulfils more than three-quarters of all prescriptions in the UK, and as a …
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Novartis misses Q3 forecast with $390m settlement payment, strong dollar

October 27, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Alcon, Novartis, Sandoz

Novartis reported lower-than anticipated third quarter earnings on Tuesday, hit by the $390 million settlement it has agreed to pay …
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Valeant CEO rejects fraud accusations in conference call

October 27, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing

Valeant says it will establish a committee to review allegations about the company’s relationship with specialist pharmacy Philidor, following what …
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