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Investigational antibiotic shows high cure rates in gonorrhoea at Phase 2

November 8, 2018
Research and Development National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, gonorrhoea, pharma, zoliflodacin

A Phase 2 study sponsored by The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a branch of the National …

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Pharma stocks soar after US midterm elections

November 8, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production Shares, Stock, Trump, biotech, pharma, stock market

Despite the threat of a bipartisan pricing plan, pharma stocks have soared after the announcement of the results of the …

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FDA approves BMS’ multiple myeloma combo after it doubles progression-free survival

November 7, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cancer, Empliciti, FDA, US, multiple myeloma, pharma

The FDA has seen fit to approve Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Empliciti (elotuzumab) intravenous injection in combination with pomalidomide and dexamethasone for …

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Lilly’s Trulicity reduces major cardiovascular events in “ambitious” trial of type 2 diabetes

November 7, 2018
Research and Development Eli Lilly, Trulicity, cardiovascular events, pharma, type 2 diabetes

Eli Lilly has revealed new data on Trulicity (dulaglutide), showing that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist achieved its primary endpoint …

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UK to push earlier diagnosis and better treatment with 5 AI-driven technology centres

November 6, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AI, Leeds, London, Oxford, UK, glasgow, pharma

The UK’s Business Secretary has announced the introduction of five specialist collaborative centres across the UK which with leverage advanced …

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The November 2018 issue of Pharmafocus is available to read online now!

November 6, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, President trump, Trump, anti vaxxer, brexit, clinical trials, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma, vaccines

As the US continues to battle the demons in its healthcare system, Donald Trump looks like he may finally make …

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FDA controversially approves potent opioid up to ten times stronger than fentanyl

November 6, 2018
Sales and Marketing Dsuvia, FDA, US, fentanyl, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma

Despite voices of criticism, the FDA has opted to approve AcelRX’s Dsuvia (sufentanil), an opioid medication said to be five …

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GSK’s anti-seizure drug shows promise in early depression study

November 2, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Potiga, depression, pharma

Researchers have found that GlaxoSmithKline’s ezogabine (Potiga), approved by the FDA in 2011 as an anti-seizure therapy, could have applications …

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Committee advises against FDA approval of Alkermes’ novel depression drug

November 2, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Alkermes, FDA, depression, pharma

Alkermes has been knocked back with the disappointing, though not entirely unexpected, news that the FDA-appointed Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee …

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Galectin-3: The protein paving new treatment avenues

November 1, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Galectin-3, Galectins, breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, pharma

Matthew Blakeley, LADI-III Beamline Scientist at Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) and Derek Logan, Associate Professor in Structural Biology at Lund University, …

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Sanofi teams up with Denali in $1.125bn neurological and inflammatory development deal

November 1, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Denali Therapeutics, Sanofi, pharma

Sanofi has sealed the deal with Denali Therapeutics to leverage the latter’s small molecule candidates in the development of new …

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MSD’s Keytruda/chemo combo scores first-line FDA approval in NSC lung cancer

November 1, 2018
Sales and Marketing Cancer, MSD, NSCLC, keytruda, lung cancer, pharma

MSD’s blockbuster anti-PD-1 immunotherapy has secured another FDA approval, it has emerged, in combination with carboplatin and either paclitaxel or …

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Metropolitan Police charge ITH Pharma over IV feed-linked baby deaths

October 31, 2018
Research and Development ITH Pharma, Metropolitan Police, NHS, pharma

An investigation into the deaths and illnesses of several babies at a number of UK hospitals has prompted London’s Metropolitan …

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AstraZeneca flogs two drug licenses in $922 million deal

October 31, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, pharma

AstraZeneca has signed a deal with Grünenthal worth up to $922 million in which the latter will acquire the regional …

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Common diabetes drug can protect against age-related macular degeneration, research shows

October 31, 2018
Research and Development age-related macular degeneration, diabetes, eye, metformin, pharma

A Taiwanese research team has demonstrated a link between the use of the common diabetes medication metformin and significantly lower …

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