COVID-19
Trump claims he is taking hydroxychloroquine to prevent contracting COVID-19
May 19, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine
President Donald Trump told reporters last night that he is taking the drug hydroxychloroquine to ward off COVID-19, despite US …
Judge rejects Martin Shkreli’s prison release request to work on COVID-19 therapy
May 18, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Martin Shkreli, coronavirus
Notorious incarcerated ex-pharma CEO Martin Shkreli has his request rejected to be released from prison in order to research a …
New study on COVID-19 immune response shows promise for vaccine development
May 18, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronavirus, pharma
Researchers at the labs of Dr Alessandro Sette and Dr Shane Crotty at California’s La Jolla Institute for Immunology have …
Trump announces ‘Operation Warp Speed’ to develop a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year
May 18, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Trump, coronavirus
President Trump has announced a task force to quickly develop a vaccine for the US, titled Operation Warp Speed. Explaining …
Sanofi backtracks on promise of shipping COVID-19 vaccine to the US first
May 18, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronavirus
Sanofi has backtracked on comments it made last week, where the company’s CEO said the US would get priority when …
Ex-BARDA chief warns of ‘darkest’ US winter in modern history due to COVID-19
May 18, 2020Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronavirus
The former head of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has warned that due to the US’s handling …
Abbott’s COVID-19 test, used at the White House, fails to identify up to 48% of positive cases, study argues
May 15, 2020Medical Communications, Research and Development Abbott, COVID-19, coronavirus, pharma
Abbott’s 13-minute ID NOW COVID-19 testing kits have come under scrutiny after a study from New York University (NYU) revealed …
NIH will launch clinical trial testing hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin as a COVID-19 treatment
May 15, 2020Medical Communications COVID-19, coronavirus
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said it is launching a clinical trial testing hydroxychloroquine in combination with azithromycin …
A quarter of English COVID-19 deaths in hospitals were diabetics
May 15, 2020Medical Communications COVID-19, coronavirus, diabetes
The NHS’s first data breakdown of underlying health conditions in COVID-19 fatalities has shown that 1 in 4 deaths in …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
May 15, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronavirus, top 10
The news this week continues to be dominated by COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, with the NIAID announcing the launch of …
Korean researchers find drug that is more effective in treating COVID-19 than remdesivir
May 15, 2020Medical Communications COVID-19, coronavirus
A research team at the Institut Pasteur Korea have identified a drug that appears to be more effective in treating …
French based Sanofi will ship COVID-19 vaccine to the US first
May 14, 2020Business Services COVID-19, Sanofi, Vaccine
French based pharmaceutical company Sanofi has announced it will ship its COVID-19 vaccine that is in development to the US …
African countries see surge in fake coronavirus treatments
May 14, 2020Business Services COVID-19, chloroquine, coronavirus
Counterfeit drugs that are falsely advertised to treat coronavirus have seen a surge in sales in parts of Africa. In …
Trump to announce leaders of the US project to develop a coronavirus vaccine
May 14, 2020Business Services COVID-19, Trump, Vaccine, coronavirus
President Donald Trump is set to announce that Moncef Slaoui, the former head of GlaxoSmithKline’s vaccine division, and Gustave Perna, …
Public Health England approves COVID-19 antibodies test from Roche
May 14, 2020Business Services COVID-19, coronavirus
Public Health England (PHE) have approved Roche’s antibody test to help determine how much of the population has been infected …
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