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ABPI reveals 10% increase in HCP payment disclosure

June 30, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Astellas, disclosure, disclosure uk

The headline news from the ABPI’s press conference on Disclosure UK was that healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) disclosure of payments for …

Astellas receives further year suspension from ABPI

June 26, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Astellas

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has announced that it has taken the unusual step of extending the …

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Astellas lines up Ogeda for acquisition in $853 million deal

April 3, 2017
Sales and Marketing Astellas, Ogeda SA, menopause

Astellas, based in Tokyo, has announced that it has agreed a deal to acquire Belgium-based Ogeda SA. The deal will …

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Astellas and Ironwood release positive Phase 3 results for constipation drug

January 30, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Ironwood, constipation

Astellas Pharma, a Tokyo-based pharmaceutical, and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have announced positive results from a Phase 3 …

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Astellas snatches up oncology firm Ganymed for $1.4 billion

October 31, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Ganymed, IMAB362

Japanese pharma firm Astellas is set to bolster its oncology business with the acquisition of Ganymed Pharmaceuticals in a deal …

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Astellas UK suspended from ABPI for “deception” and other cultural failings

June 24, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Astellas, cultural failings

Astellas UK has been suspended as a member of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) for a period …

US lawmakers demand price cut for Astellas, Medivation’s prostate cancer drug Xtandi

March 30, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Japan, Medivation, US FDA, Xtandi, drug price

US lawmakers have asked the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Health and Human Services to ‘use its …

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Phase III trial initiated for enzalutamide in treatment of prostate cancer

March 24, 2016
Research and Development Astellas, Medivation, arches, clinical trial, enzalutamide, phase 3, phase III, prostate cancer

Astellas Pharma (TSE: 4503) and Medivation (NASDAQ:MDVN) have announced the initiation of the ARCHES Phase III clinical trial to evaluate …

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Japan approves Astellas hyperphosphatemia drug

March 1, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Hyperphosphatemia, Japan, Kiklin

Astellas Pharma has received approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan for a supplemental new drug …

Amgen earns first Japanese nod for PCSK9 inhibitor

January 25, 2016
Sales and Marketing Amgen, Astellas, Japan, PCSK9 inhibitor, Repatha, evolocumab, high cholesterol

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has approved Amgen’s cholesterol-lowering medication Repatha, in a joint venture between Amgen …

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Astellas investigated for ‘misleading’ PMCPA during ABPI code complaint

December 18, 2015
Medical Communications ABPI Code, Astellas, Astellas Pharma Europe, PMCPA, Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority

The Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority is investigating Astellas for deliberately providing an ‘incomplete and misleading’ response to a …

NICE publishes draft guidance on two prostate cancer treatments

December 11, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Janssen, NICE, Xtandi, Zytiga, prostate cancer

NICE has issued final draft guidance recommending Astellas Pharma’s Xtandi (enzalutamide) in prostate cancer prior to chemotherapy, but not Janssen’s …

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LEO Pharma buys dermatology portfolio from Astellas

November 12, 2015
Sales and Marketing Astellas, LEO Pharma, acquisitions, dermatology, mergers

LEO Pharma, the speciality dermatology firm, is looking to expand its presence in the therapy area by buying Astellas’ portfolio …

Astellas to acquire Ocata Therapeutics in $379m buyout

November 11, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Ocata, Stem cells, cell therapy, ophthalmology

Astellas Pharma has agreed to buy Ocata, a firm specialising in cloning and embryonic stem cell therapies, for $379 million. …

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Jamie McGarvey joins Astellas Pharma communications team

September 18, 2015
Medical Communications Astellas, Astellas Pharma, Jamie McGarvey

Astellas Pharma has appointed Jamie McGarvey as senior manager of employee communications within its corporate affairs department.  McGarvey will be …

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