clinical trials
Biohaven’s CGPR antagonist migraine treatment beats placebo in Phase 3 trial
July 11, 2019Research and Development Biohaven, CGPR, clinical trials, headache, migraine, pharma
Connecticut-based firm Biohaven has said its migraine drug rimegepant showed superiority over placebo in a Phase 3 clinical trial. The …
The interplay between the GDPR and the EU Clinical Trials Regulation
May 13, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GDPR, clinical trial data, clinical trials, eu clinical trials regulation, pharma, trial data
Paul Kavanagh, partner at law firm Dechert, explores the relationship between GDPR and CTR, and its potential impact on the …
Diabetes drug may help people quit smoking
May 1, 2019Research and Development UTHealth, clinical trials, diabetes, smoking smoking cessation
A diabetes drug may help people quit smoking, according to researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at …
How I learned to stop worrying and love the placebo effect
April 1, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing clinical trials, feature, pharma, placebo effect
Louis Goss talks to Harvard Medical School placebo expert Dr Ted Kaptchuk in asking what the placebo effect means for …
FDA puts multiple myeloma trial on hold after patient deaths
March 20, 2019Research and Development AbbVie, FDA, Roche, clinical trials, multiple myeloma
The FDA has placed a partial clinical hold on studies of multiple myeloma treatment Venclexta/Venclyxto (venetoclax) following a number of …
Celgene’s Abraxane combo flops in phase 3 cancer trials
March 14, 2019Research and Development Abraxane, Celgene, clinical trials, pharma, trials
Celgene’s Abraxane, in combination gemcitabine, has failed to meet its primary endpoint in a pivotal Phase 3 trial of patients …
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust launches mental health clinical trials
February 4, 2019Sales and Marketing UK, clinical trials, clozapine, mental health, schizophrenia
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust’s Windsor Research Unit is offering patients the chance to participate in clinical trials …
Just 10% of those harmed in clinical trials in India receive compensation
January 21, 2019Sales and Marketing India, WHO, clinical trials, compensation, health
Clinical trials have led to nearly 5,000 deaths in India since 2005, while just a fraction of those affected have …
Amgen donate $2m towards increasing diversity in clinical trials
December 12, 2018Research and Development Amgen, USA, clinical trials, diversity, donation
American multinational Amgen has teamed up with the Lazarex Cancer Foundation in support of an initiative aimed at increasing access …
Woodley Equipment Company Acquires Blinded Diagnostics
December 11, 2018Research and Development POCT, Point of Care Testing, clinical research, clinical trials, point-of-care testing
HORWICH, BOLTON Dec1 2018: Woodley Equipment Company Inc, a leading global supplier of rental equipment for use in Clinical Trials …
Pfizer’s palbociclib most commonly used breast cancer drug in clinical trials
December 11, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, breast cancer, clinical trials, global data, oncology
Pfizer’s palbociclib is the most commonly used breast cancer drug in clinical trials, according to analytics firm GlobalData. The drug, …
FDA trial may help to cut the number of dogs used in clinical trials
November 19, 2018Sales and Marketing Animal testing, animal activists, clinical trials, dogs, health, tests
A new study may help to significantly reduce the number of dogs that are used in clinical trials, according to …
The November 2018 issue of Pharmafocus is available to read online now!
November 6, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, President trump, Trump, anti vaxxer, brexit, clinical trials, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma, vaccines
As the US continues to battle the demons in its healthcare system, Donald Trump looks like he may finally make …
UK MPs call for greater action on clinical transparency and trial reporting
October 30, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development UK, c linical transparency, clinical trials, pharma, transparency
The UK’s House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has argued in a new report that the failure of clinical …
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