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COMMENT: What does Amarin’s off-patent victory over the FDA mean for the industry?

March 14, 2016
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Amarin, FDA, off label, off-label, vascepa

Last week, Pharmafile.com reported that small biopharma Amarin had settled litigation with US drugs regulator the FDA that will allow …

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Regulation of drug promotion ‘should be toughened up’, study finds

January 29, 2016
Medical Communications ABPI Code, Department of Justice, PMCPA, Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority, Sunshine Act, marketing, off label, off-label, promotion

The voluntary code of conduct system that regulates the pharma industry’s promotion of off-label prescribing has a ‘limited capacity’ to …

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France ‘to approve’ Avastin use

July 3, 2014
Sales and Marketing AMD, France, Lucentis, Novartis, Roche, avastin, off label, off-label, wet AMD

The French government is planning to allow Roche’s cancer drug Avastin to be prescribed off-label to treat wet age-related macular …

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$700m fines for Amgen

December 20, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Amgen, FDA, off label, off-label

Amgen has pleaded guilty to misbranding its anaemia drug Aranesp following a string of US lawsuits against the biotech company. The …

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New Avastin data could be bad news for Lucentis

August 14, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DMO, Lucentis, Novartis, Roche, avastin, off label, off-label, wet AMD

The day after Novartis gained a new US licence for Lucentis to treat diabetic macular oedema, new data was published …

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GMC won’t relax off-label prescribing guidelines

April 25, 2012
Sales and Marketing GMC, Lucentis, Novartis, Roche, avastin, off label, off-label

The GMC has decided not to relax guidelines on off-label prescribing when a licensed alternative exists. The GMC’s current rules …

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Charity challenges government on Avastin for wet AMD

April 24, 2012
Sales and Marketing Lucentis, Novartis, Roche, avastin, off label, off-label, wet AMD

A leading patient group has called on the government to get to grips with the issue of off-label prescribing, as …

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NICE looking into unlicensed and off-label drug use

March 26, 2012
Sales and Marketing DoH, NICE, off label, off-label, postcode, unlicensed

NICE is reviewing the use of off-label and unlicensed medicines across the NHS in England. This follows a pilot project …

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GMC guidance on off-label drug use delayed

March 19, 2012
Sales and Marketing GMC, Lucentis, avastin, off label, off-label, prescribing

The General Medical Council has delayed the release of new guidance for off-label prescribing. The doctors’ regulator was expected to …

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