COVID-19
New UK consortium established to monitor COVID-19 vaccine efficacy once they hit market
June 22, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, DSRU, MEMO Research, Vaccine, coronavirus, pharma
The UK’s Drug Safety Research Unit (DSRU) and the University of Dundee’s Medicines Monitoring Unit (MEMO Research) have come together …
SAGE group warns it is not safe to relax social distancing rules across Britain
June 22, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic
The Independent SAGE group has warned that it is not safe to relax social distancing rules for indoor settings, after …
NIH halts hydroxychloroquine trial after no benefit found in COVID-19 patients
June 22, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID-19, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, pandemic
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine after the drug was found to have no …
Germany’s infection rate rapidly rises as world sees its largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases
June 22, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic
Germany’s coronavirus R number has drastically increased while the world faced its largest increase in cases since the pandemic began. …
EU reportedly in talks with J&J to secure doses of its COVID-19 vaccine
June 19, 2020Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, EU, Europe, J&J, JJ, Vaccine
It has been reported that the European Union is currently negotiating a deal with pharma giant Johnson & Johnson to …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
June 19, 2020Medical Communications COVID-19, coronavirus, top 10
The news this week centres around COVID-19 vaccines, as Moderna is to start testing 30,000 people with its vaccine beginning …
Study launched to assess if asthma treatment ciclesonide can treat COVID-19
June 18, 2020Business Services COVID-19, asthma, corona, coronavirus
Researchers at the University of Buffalo have launched a study to see if the steroid treatment ciclesonide could be effective …
Experts warn UK government that unnecessary deaths will occur if lockdown is lifted before contact tracing system is implemented
June 18, 2020Business Services COVID, COVID-19, coronavirus
The British government is risking many unnecessary deaths if it lifts the lockdown before an effective contact tracing system is …
Roche’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra shows no benefit in COVID-19 pneumonia
June 18, 2020Research and Development Actemra, COVID-19, Roche, coronavirus
Hope is waning around the efficacy of Roche’s Actemra (tocilizumab) following the release of results from an Italian study focusing …
US Strategic National Stockpile now has 66 million hydroxychloroquine pills that cannot be used for coronavirus
June 18, 2020Business Services COVID-19, chloroquine, coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine
The US is now sitting on a pile of 66 million anti-malaria pills, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, after they were removed …
Repurposed corticosteroid dexamethasone shown to reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients needing respiratory support
June 17, 2020Research and Development COVID-19, University of Oxford, coronavirus, dexamethasone
The University of Oxford has unveiled exciting new data in the treatment of the novel coronavirus, with a randomised clinical …
Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up
June 17, 2020Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus, coronavirus roundup
There is a fear of a second wave of coronavirus coming out of China, as the country reported its highest …
Sanofi drops €610m on new vaccine research and manufacturing sites in France
June 16, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Sanofi
The coronavirus outbreak has changed the way that the world prioritises healthcare resources, and lay bare just how unprepared many …
British Heart Foundation funding trial of experimental drug designed to prevent blood clots in coronavirus patients
June 16, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, blood clots, coronavirus
The British Heart Foundation is funding a trial for a drug that could prevent life-threatening blood clots that have been …
New Zealand no longer virus free after two new cases come from Britain
June 16, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, New Zealand, coronavirus, pandemic
New Zealand has reported its first new case of coronavirus after two COVID-19 positive women arrived in the country from …
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