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GSK forced to pay back £1.5m to Scottish Government after recent job cuts
December 20, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, pharma
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has been ordered to pay back £1.5 million to the Scottish Government because of its failure …
Spark gains approval for gene therapy, paving way for first $1m treatment
December 20, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Spark Therapeutics, biotech, drugs, gene therapy, pharma, pharmaceutical
The FDA handed approval to Spark Therapeutics’ gene therapy for an inherited eye disorder, making it the first treatment of …
Allergan and Gedeon Richter’s Vraylar posts strong Phase 3 data in bipolar depression
December 19, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Allergan, Gedeon Richter, Vraylar, bipolar, bipolar depression, pharma
Vraylar (cariprazine), a drug developed as part of a partnership between Allergan and Gedeon Richter, has demonstrated strong results at …
Boehringer scoops schizophrenia candidates for €627.5m
December 19, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Autifony, Boehringer Ingelheim, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Boehringer Ingelheim has moved early to secure an exclusive option on Autifony’s lead candidate for the treatment of schizophrenia, AUT00206, …
FDA pledges to crack down on homeopathy treatments
December 19, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA homeopathy, US, pharma
Following in the steps of authorities in the European Union, Australia and the United Kingdom, the FDA has pledged to …
100,000 vacancies contribute to NHS crisis
December 19, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications NHS, UK, biotech, drugs, nurses, pharma, pharmaceutical
Warning shots have been fired by both the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Labour Party about the recruitment issues …
Novartis snaps up Priority Review Voucher for $130m
December 18, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Novartis, Ultragenyx, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Novartis has got its wallet out to pick up a Priority Review Voucher (PRV) from Ultragenyx, forking out $130 million …
Rare disease medicines access faces a perfect storm
December 18, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, rare disease
With access to rare disease treatments coming under increasing attention, both in the EU and the US, Pharmafile.com took the …
FDA approves Pfizer’s Xeljanz for psoriatic arthritis
December 18, 2017Sales and Marketing FDA, Pfizer, Xeljanz, pharma, psoriatic arthritis
Pfizer has revealed that the FDA has passed marketing approval for Xeljanz (tofacitinib) for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis …
Apotex founder found dead at home
December 18, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apotex, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Apotex, the world’s seventh largest generics manufacturer, has lost its Chairman and founder, after Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, …
Boehringer loses CFO over financial strategy dispute
December 18, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Boehringer Ingelheim, appointment, pharma
Boehringer Ingelheim is set to part ways with its Chief Financial Officer Simone Menne after 16 months due to fundamental …
Keytruda falls hard at gastric cancer hurdle
December 18, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MSD, biotech, drugs, keytruda, pharma, pharmaceutical
There was a time when PD-1/L1 immunotherapy treatments could do no wrong, blasting through indication after indication. However, the limits …
New PARP inhibitor hits UK market, offering distinct advantage
December 18, 2017Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Novartis, Tesaro, Zejula, biotech, drugs, lynparza, pharma, pharmaceutical
Tesaro’s Zejula has been launched in the UK but availability on the NHS has still not been decided. The PARP …
Cancer Research UK agrees largest drug discovery collab to date
December 15, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer Research UK, Celgene, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Cancer Research UK has announced that its subsidiary, Cancer Research Technology (CRT), and Celgene have agreed a drug discovery collaboration. …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
December 15, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ionis, Sanofi, Teva, haemophilia, pharma, top ten
Just 10 days away from Christmas, and big news is still flowing in the industry. Sanofi remains embroiled in scandal …
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