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FDA greenlights Gilead’s Epclusa in hepatitis C patients over six years old

March 20, 2020
Medical Communications, Research and Development Epclusa, Gilead, pharma

Gilead’s Epclusa (sofosbuvir and velpatasvir) has been awarded new marketing approval from the FDA in the treatment of hepatitis C …

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Drug launches across Europe will be affected by coronavirus

March 20, 2020
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EU, Europe, coronavirus, pharma

The COVID-19 pandemic will affect European launches of drugs for a host of diseases including HIV, cancer and sickle cell …

News
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Japan grants orphan drug designation to Lynparza for BRCA+ unresectable pancreatic cancer

March 19, 2020
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Japan, lynparza, pharma

AstraZeneca has confirmed that its PARP inhibitor Lynparza (olaparib) has been awarded orphan drug designation in Japan for the maintenance …

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Japan approves Novartis’ Zolgensma for spinal muscular atrophy in patients under two years old

March 19, 2020
Sales and Marketing Japan, Novartis, Zolgensma, pharma, spinal muscular atrophy

Novartis has revealed that its gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) has secured approval from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and …

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Global drug spending projected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2024, report argues

March 18, 2020
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IQVIA, pharma, report

Total global spending on medicines is set to break $1.1 trillion by 2024, a new report released by IQVIA has …

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100 coronavirus cases linked to Biogen-hosted event in Boston, State of Massachusetts confirms

March 18, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development Biogen, coronavirus, pharma

It is now known that around 100 of the known cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus can be traced to an …

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$63bn Allergan/AbbVie merger review could be delayed by coronavirus

March 18, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Allergan, merger, pharma

The $63 billion merger of major pharma players AbbVie and Allergan could be facing hurdles on the road to regulatory …

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NICE promotes Professor Gillian Leng as its new Chief Executive

March 18, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, UK, pharma

NICE, the drug watchdog for the NHS in England and Wales, has announced that it has promoted Professor Gillian Leng …

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New technologies and industry collaboration will help fight chronic illnesses

March 17, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing feature, pharma

Authored by Dan Boot, Head of Digital Innovation at RB Health.Around the world, populations are aging. According to the World …

Feature
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Novo Nordisk halts three haemophilia studies after participants suffer thrombotic events

March 17, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Novo Nordisk, haemophilia, pharma

Novo Nordisk has moved to temporarily shut down two of its Phase 3 and one of its Phase 2 clinical …

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Success and failure at Phase 3 for AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi combos in first-line small cell lung cancer

March 17, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, Imfinzi, pharma

AstraZeneca has pulled back the curtain on new Phase 3 data for Imfinzi (durvalumab) in the first-line treatment of extensive-stage …

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Human dosing begins for first US coronavirus vaccine

March 17, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Moderna, Vaccine, coronavirus, pharma

The race to develop a vaccine against the ongoing outbreak of novel coronavirus has stepped up with the news that …

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Genmab announces newly-created Chief Financial Officer appointment

March 16, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genmab, pharma

Genmab has announced the establishment of the new position of Chief Operating Officer at the company, and has furthermore named …

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Trump tried to solicit US-exclusivity for coronavirus vaccine, report claims

March 16, 2020
Sales and Marketing CureVac, Trump, US, coronavirus, pharma

President Trump has attracted criticism from all sides over his response to the novel coronavirus outbreak; after repeatedly downplaying the …

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NHS England to supply HIV prevention drug PrEP with £16m government investment

March 16, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS England, PrEP HIV, PrEP< HIV, UK, pharma

NHS England is set to fund the availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV for local authorities …

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