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Novartis launches first large-scale smartphone-based study in multiple sclerosis

August 23, 2017
Research and Development MS, Novartis, life sciences, multiple sclerosis, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Novartis has launched what it claims is the first large-scale mobile research study which will gather data on multiple sclerosis …

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Research unveils new drug targets for more effective treatment of liver disease

August 22, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development life sciences, liver, liver cancer, liver disease, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Researchers from KTH The Royal Institute of Technology and Gothenburg University have identified new drug targets in the treatment of …

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FDA approves Ironwood’s combination gout treatment

August 22, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Duzallo, FDA, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, gout, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has announced that the FDA has approved its drug Duzallo for the treatment of hyperuricemia associated with gout …

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US Congressmen accuse Teva of price hikes over 1,000%

August 21, 2017
Sales and Marketing Copaxone, Teva, life sciences, medicine, multiple sclerosis, pharma, pharmaceutical, price hiking

A pair of US Congressmen have fired allegations at Israeli drugmaker Teva accusing the firm of hiking the price of …

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New study debunks hypothesis that antidepressants are ineffective

August 21, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing SSRIs, anti-depressants, citalopram, life sciences, medicine, paroextine, pharma, pharmaceuticals

A research group at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have released findings rebutting the claim …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

August 18, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical, top ten

A lot has happened in the world this week, but the pharma industry still found itself on the frontlines of …

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FDA recalls liquid pharma products after bacterial contamination detected

August 17, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceutical

The FDA has announced that it has been forced to recall a range of liquid pharmaceutical and dietary supplement products …

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Novo diabetes drug outperforms Lilly rival at Phase 3

August 17, 2017
Research and Development Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, diabetes, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical, type 2 diabetes

Novo Nordisk has revealed that its diabetes drug semaglutide managed to outperform Eli Lilly’s own treatment dulaglutide (Trulicity) in controlling …

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New personalised molecular blood test could shake up cancer treatment

August 16, 2017
Research and Development Cancer, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical, standford university

A team of researchers at Stanford University have engineered a new, highly-sensitive molecular test to detect and monitor cancer which …

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BMS left red-faced as Opdivo+Yervoy fails to beat rival Pfizer drug in kidney cancer

August 16, 2017
Research and Development BMS, Kidney cancer, Yervoy, life sciences, opdivo, pharma, pharmaceutical

Bristol-Myers Squibb has been left somewhat red-faced after its combination of Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab) failed to show any …

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Novo Nordisk reshuffles Executive Management team with two major additions

August 15, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, appointment, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical

This month has seen two new additions to Novo Nordisk’s Executive Management team. First of the pair is Camila Sylvest, …

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Over 1,000 currently active cancer trials spell trouble for patient recruitment

August 14, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, drugs, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical

The number of active clinical trials in the cancer space has reached more than 1,000 and rising, outstripping the number …

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‘Hugely disturbing’ rise in UK children with type 2 diabetes, report finds

August 14, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing childhood obesity, diabetes, healthcare, life sciences, obesity, pharma, pharmaceuticals

A report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has highlighted a “hugely disturbing” rise in cases …

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FDA investigating intragastric obesity treatment linked to five deaths

August 14, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing life sciences, medicine, obesity, pharma, pharmaceutical

The FDA has launched an investigation after five deaths thought to be caused by an obesity treatment surgery in which …

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Celgene opts not to acquire Sutro Biopharma for $1bn, reworks existing partnership

August 11, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Celgene, Sutro Biopharma, biotech, healthcare, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical

Celgene has announced that it has chosen not to scoop up Sutro Biopharma, rejecting to take advantage of an option …

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