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Sacklers could give up Purdue Pharma and settle 2,000 lawsuits for $10-12 billion, proposal says

August 28, 2019
Research and Development OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, Sackler family, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma

The Sackler family are offering to settle more than 2,000 opioid crisis lawsuits for between $10-12 billion, according to NBC. …

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Working Life: Linda Armstrong, Global Head, Respiratory Development Unit at Novartis

August 27, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, Working Life, feature, pharma

Linda Armstrong, Global Head, Respiratory Development Unit at Novartis.

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FibroGen rocked by unexpected death of CEO Thomas B Neff

August 27, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CEO, fibrogen, pharma

In a saddening turn of events, San Francisco-based FibroGen has announced that Thomas B Neff, its Chief Executive Officer and …

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NICE refuses GW Pharma’s cannabis-based Epidyolex for treatment-resistant epilepsy

August 27, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Epidiolex, Epidyolex, GW Pharma, NICE, cannabidiol, cannabis, pharma

UK-based GW Pharma has suffered a setback in its home country after drug watchdog NICE chose not to recommend NHS …

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The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) call for action over shortages of hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

August 27, 2019
Manufacturing and Production HRT, UK, healthcare, pharma, shortages

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have called for action from government and pharmaceutical companies to adress ongoing …

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J&J must pay $572 million for fuelling opioid crisis in Oklahoma, judge says

August 27, 2019
Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, Oklahoma, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma

A judge in Oklahoma has said that Johnson & Johnson must pay $572 million for the part it played in …

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Four perspectives from life sciences companies on multichannel engagement

August 23, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Biogen, GSK, Lifesciences, Teva, healthcare, pharma

By 2020, 70% of HCPs are expected to be digital natives, whose experiences with mobile, social, and digital technologies in …

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HHS to fund production of MSD’s Ebola vaccine V920

August 22, 2019
Manufacturing and Production Ebola, HHS, MSD, Vaccine, pharma

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has said it will fund the production of MSD’s investigational Ebola …

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NHS patients to receive AbbVie’s Skyrizi for plaque psoriasis following NICE recommendation

August 21, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, NICE, Skyrizi, pharma

AbbVie’s Skyrizi (risankizumab) has been awarded a positive recommendation from UK drug watchdog NICE, meaning that the IL-23 inhibitor will …

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Teva launch generic version of EpiPen for children

August 21, 2019
Research and Development Mylan, Teva, allergies, children, epipen, pharma

A generic version of Mylan’s EpiPen, manufactured by Teva, is now available for children weighing between 15kg and 30kg in …

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AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi flops in advanced treatment-naive non-small cell lung cancer

August 21, 2019
Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, Imfinzi, lung cancer, pharma

New data have emerged illustrating that AstraZeneca’s anti-CTLA4 antibody Imfinzi (durvalumab) failed to meet its primary endpoint when used in …

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NHS England to fund Hemlibra for patients with severe haemophilia

August 21, 2019
Research and Development Chugai, Hemlibra, Roche, haemophilia, pharma

NHS England is to fund Roche and Chugai Pharma UK’s haemophilia drug Hemlibra, for people with sever congenital haemophilia A …

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Novartis exec pushed out over Zolgensma data scandal denies wrongdoing

August 21, 2019
Research and Development AveXis, FDA, Novartis, Zolgensma, data scandal, pharma, sma

Dr Brian Kaspar, the Novartis exec pushed out of AveXis over the Zolgensma data scandal, has said in a statement …

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California man gets eight years in prison for falsely labelling erectile dysfunction drug

August 20, 2019
Manufacturing and Production FDA, erectile dysfunction, labellnig, pharma, tadalafil

A man from Walnut, California has been sentenced to eight years and four months in federal prison for illegally importing …

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FDA turns down Sarepta’s DMD drug over safety concerns

August 20, 2019
Manufacturing and Production DMD, FDA, approval safety, pharma, sarepta

The FDA has declined to approve Sarepta Therapeutics’ Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) drug, citing safety concerns including risk of infection …

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