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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

April 17, 2020
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Hydroxychloroquine dominates the news as the potential COVID-19 treatment has gone through various trials. A Chinese study showed that the …

Leaked data show Gilead’s remdesivir allows severe COVID-19 patients to be discharged after six days

April 17, 2020
Medical Communications, Research and Development COVID-19, Gilead, coronavirus, remdesivir

The clinical benefit of Gilead’s promising antiviral therapy Remdesivir has been touted in the treatment of severe cases of COVID-19 …

New Chinese study shows Hydroxychloroquine does not speed up COVID-19 recovery

April 16, 2020
Business Services COVID-19, chloroquine, coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine

The anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine does not speed up recovery from COVID-19, according to a new Chinese study. The study was …

Gilead halts COVID-19 remdesivir trial due to enrolment issues, efficacy of the drug uncertain

April 16, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, Gilead, coronavirus, pharma, remdesivir

A clinical trial in China investigating Gilead’s antiviral therapy remdesivir as a potential treatment for COVID-19 has been placed on …

Intermittent social distancing could last until 2022, according to a new study

April 16, 2020
Business Services COVID, COVID-19, coronavirus, social distancing

Social distancing that has been put in place to stem the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus could be implemented up until …

Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

April 15, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, chloroquine, coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine

Hydroxychloroquine dominates the latest coronavirus news this week. The anti-malaria drug, touted by President Trump as an effective COVID-19 treatment, …

Sanofi and GSK set aside rivalry with “unprecedented” COVID-19 vaccine partnership

April 15, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, GSK, Sanofi, coronavirus

Usual rivals Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline have said they are to put aside competition with the forging of a new “unprecedented …

US to suspend funding of the World Health Organization amidst review

April 15, 2020
Research and Development COVID, COVID-19, coronavirus

US President Donald Trump has announced the US will stop funding the World Health Organization due to allegations that they …

AstraZeneca to pit blood cancer drug Calquence against COVID-19 with the company’s fastest-ever trial launch

April 14, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, COVID-19, Calquence, coronavirus, pharma

As the R&D race against COVID-19 continues, AstraZeneca is poised to launch a global, multicentre clinical trial to test its …

Gilead’s promising COVID-19 drug remdesivir shows benefit in 68% of hospitalised patients

April 14, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development COVID-19, Gilead, coronavirus, pharma, remdesivir

Gilead has provided an update on its ongoing efforts against the novel coronavirus, revealing data from a cohort analysis of …

Fatal heart complications halt Brazilian study of chloroquine in treating COVID-19

April 14, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine

A chloroquine study investigating its effects in treating the COVID-19 coronavirus in Brazil has been postponed for safety reasons. It …

Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

April 9, 2020
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The world looks for a coronavirus cure as Inovio begins human trials for a vaccine while another vaccine is in …

US reports increase in Hydroxychloroquine misuse

April 9, 2020
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The American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) has said there has been an increase in people abusing the anti-malaria …

COVID-19 less severe in paediatric patients, according to the CDC

April 8, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirms that COVID-19 is less severe in children than adults. The report, …

Critics say Trump pushing hydroxychloroquine due to his financial ties to manufacturers

April 8, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus, covid 19, hydroxychloroquine

Critics are arguing that President Donald Trump is touting the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment because he has …

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