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Reckitt Benckiser to unveil £105 R&D site in Hull by end of June

April 11, 2019
Manufacturing and Production Hull, R&D, Reckitt Benckiser, UK, pharma

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has announced that its £105 million research and development facility in the UK city of Hull – …

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Novartis’ Kisqali combo rejected by NICE for advanced breast cancer

April 11, 2019
Sales and Marketing Kisqali, NHS, NICE, Novartis, pharma

Novartis’ Kisqali (ribociclib) has been rejected for use on the NHS by NICE for the treatment of advanced breast cancer, …

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FDA green lights Amgen and UCB’s Evenity in postmenopausal osteoporosis patients

April 10, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Evenity, FDA, UCB Pharma, osteoporosis, pharma

The FDA has decided to approve Amgen and UCB Pharma’s Evenity (romosozumab-aqqg) for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis patients at …

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Europe approves Lynparza in HER2-, gBRCAm advanced breast cancer

April 10, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, MSD, breast cancer, lynparza, pharma

Lynparza (olparib), the poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor developed by AstraZeneca and MSD, has been awarded marketing approval by …

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Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) execs testify before US Senate

April 10, 2019
Research and Development PBMs, Rebates, Senate, US, pharma, senator, sfc

Executives representing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) appeared before the US Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday as they testified on the …

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Epilepsy Society calls for review of UK supply chain following “steep rise” in access issues

April 9, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Epilepsy Society, UK, brexit, epilepsy, market access, pharma

The Epilepsy Society has drawn attention to the “steep rise” in UK patients who are encountering difficulty in accessing seizure …

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United Therapeutics terminates oral pulmonary arterial hypertension drug following Phase 3 failure

April 9, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Tyvaso, United Therapeutics, pharma, pulmonary arterial hypertension

United Therapeutics has revealed in a short announcement that, because its pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapy failed to meet its …

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ViiV Healthcares scores first twin-drug FDA approval for untreated HIV-1

April 9, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development GSK, HIV, ViiV Healthcare, pharma

ViiV Healthcare, the pharmaceutical firm owned by Shionogi, Pfizer and predominantly GSK, has announced its two-drug HIV regimen Dovato (dolutegravir …

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Eisai and MSD’s Lenvima recommended for NHS Scotland in advanced or unresectable liver cancer

April 8, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, UK, liver cancer, pharma

Patients in Scotland with with advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) will now be able to access Eisai and MSD’s …

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Kymab announces Merck exec Simon Sturge as new CEO

April 8, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim, appointment, kymab, pharma

UK-based biotech Kymab has identified Merck KGaA executive Simon Sturge as its new Chief Executive Officer, taking over the reins …

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Protecting public health: Is real-world evidence the key?

April 8, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing feature, pharma, real world data, real world evidence, real-world data, real-world evidence

In often tough regulatory climates and with threats to public health are growing in sceptical corners of society, the need …

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NICE turns down Astellas’ Xtandi in prostate cancer

April 8, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Cancer, NHS, NICE, UK, pharma, prostate cancer

Astellas’ Xtandi (enzalutamide) has been rejected by UK medicines watchdog NICE for use on the NHS as a therapy for …

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Alnylam and Sanofi close research phase of 2014’s $700m RNAi rare disease partnership

April 8, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alnylam, Genzyme, Sanofi, pharma, rare disease

Alnylam and Sanofi have announced their intention to bring to an end the research and option phase of a $700 …

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Osteoporisis risk in over half of European women over 70, three-quarters not treated, Amgen study finds

April 8, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Europe, UK, bones, osteoporosis, pharma, real world data, real-world data

A new study from Amgen analysing real-world data has revealed that more than half of European women over 70 years …

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Merrimack shuts down development of investigational cancer drug, staff cuts to follow

April 8, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing cacner, merrimack, oncology, pharma

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals has taken the decision to terminate development of its antibody-directed nanotherapeutic cancer therapy MM-310 in the treatment of …

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