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FDA greenlights its first therapy for advanced epithelioid sarcoma population
January 27, 2020Sales and Marketing Cancer, Epizyme, FDA, Tazverik, pharma
The FDA has revealed the approval of its first therapy for the treatment of metastatic or locally advanced epithelioid sarcoma, …
European Commission expands Stelara for paediatric moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
January 24, 2020Research and Development Europe, Janssen, Stelara, pharma
Janssen’s Stelara (ustekinumab) has seen its label expanded in Europe to include the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis …
Roche’s Tecentriq falls short as an adjuvant monotherapy in muscle-invasive urothelial cancer
January 24, 2020Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Roche, pharma, tecentriq, trial failure
Roche has released an update on the development of its immunology Tecentriq (atezolizumab), making it known that the drug failed …
Former Insys sales exec sentenced to a year in prison for offering lap dances to encourage fentanyl spray prescriptions
January 23, 2020Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing insys, pharma
A sales executive at the disgraced and bankrupted firm Insys who was accused of offering lap dances in order to …
Oxford Immunotec to supply TB diagnostic tests to china to aid in coronavirus crisis
January 23, 2020Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, Oxford Immunotec Global, Wuhan, coronavirus, pharma
As fears rise over the impact and spread of Chinese coronavirus following news of a rising death toll and the …
Roche’s risdiplam hits main goal in infants with spinal muscular atrophy
January 23, 2020Research and Development Roche, pharma, risdiplam, spinal muscular atrophy
Roche has announced the success of its survival motor neuron-2 (SMN2) splicing modifier risdiplam in a new trial investigating its …
Horizon’s Tepezza becomes first and only FDA-approved drug for thyroid eye disorder
January 22, 2020Research and Development FDA, Horizon Therapeutics, Tepezza, pharma
Horizon Therapeutics has announced that its IGF-1R inhibitor Tepezza (teprotumumab-trbw) has become the first and only therapy approved by the …
No NICE recommendation for AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso in EGFR+ lung cancer
January 22, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, NICE, Tagrisso, pharma
AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) has been knocked back for routine use on the NHS in England and Wales by the drug …
Novartis establishes its new legal entity in Vietnam
January 22, 2020Research and Development Novartis, Novartis Vietnam, oncology, pharma
Novartis has inaugurated its new legal entity in Vietnam, Novartis Vietnam Co Ltd, and has become one of the first …
EU approval for Roche’s Polivy combo in relapsed/refractory B-cell lymphoma
January 21, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Polivy, Roche, lymphoma, pharma
The European Commission has awarded conditional marketing approval to Roche’s Polivy (polatuzumab vedotin), it has been revealed.
Jazz Pharma’s Sunosi becomes first EU-approved drug of its kind in narcolepsy and sleep apnoea
January 21, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing jazz pharmaceuticals, narcolepsy, pharma
Jazz Pharmaceuticals has secured approval from the European Commission for Sunosi (solriamfetol), it has emerged, as a therapy to improve …
Lynparza secures accelerated FDA review for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
January 20, 2020Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, lynparza, pharma
Following the recommendation of the tablet formulation of the drug for use on the NHS in England and Wales, news …
Collaborating to realise the potential of precision medicine
January 20, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Precision Medicine, feature, pharma
Healthcare is an evolving continuum, and while traditional strategies have seen improvements to patient outcomes over time, voices in the …
Ipsen appoints new Exec VP and Chief Medical Officer
January 17, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing appointment, ipsen, pharma
Ipsen has named Dr Steven Hildemann as its new Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Head of Global Medical Affairs …
Japan welcomes approval of ViiV’s Dovato for HIV-1
January 17, 2020Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Dovato, Japan, ViiV Healthcare, pharma
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has awarded marketing approval to ViiV Healthcare, a subsidiary of GSK, for …
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