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No-deal Brexit could cause shortages and higher prices, healthcare distributors warn
June 19, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, UK, brexit, distribution, pharma, supply chain
The Healthcare Distribution Association (HDA) has warned MPs that Britain could face shortages of medicines if it were to leave …
NICE recommends Amgen’s Blincyto in rare acute lymphoblastic leukaemia sub-population
June 19, 2019Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Cancer, NICE, acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, blincyto, pharma
Patients on the NHS in England and Wales will now be able to access Amgen’s Blincyto (blinatumomab) after NICE reveals …
Contract manufacturing services industry set to grow at CAGR of 10.6% between 2017-2027
June 19, 2019Research and Development EU, Europe, biopharma, contract manufacturing services, manufacturing, pharma
The biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.6% between 2017 …
MSD’s Keytruda snatches up first approval in small cell lung cancer
June 19, 2019Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, MSD, US, keytruda, lung cancer, pharma
MSD has revealed that its anti-PD-1 immunotherapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) has been awarded marketing authorisation from the FDA as a monotherapy …
EU pharmaceutical industry lost €16.5 billion in sales as staff shift to patent infringing firms
June 19, 2019Research and Development EU, counterfeit, generics, pharma, sales
A report from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has said ‘counterfeit’ drugs cost the EU pharmaceutical industry €16.5 …
FDA expand Paragraph IV Patent Certifications List for generic drugmakers
June 19, 2019Research and Development FDA, Hatch-Waxman act, generic drugs, generics, pharma
The FDA has said that it is expanding a database used by generic drugmakers to get information on when their …
EU approval for MSD and AZ’s Lynparza in first-line BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian cancer
June 18, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, MSD, lynparza, ovarian cancer, pharma
AstraZeneca and MSD’s jointly-developed therapy Lynparza (olaparib) has scored its third EU approval, the pair announced, with authorisation for the …
Roche secures world first with Japanese Rozlytrek approval in advanced recurrent solid tumours
June 18, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Japan, Roche, Rozlytrek, pharma
Roche’s personalised cancer therapy Rozlytrek (entrectinib) has seen its first approval: the drug has been approved in Japan for the …
MHRA recall M&A Pharmachem’s paracetamol due to fungal contamination
June 18, 2019Manufacturing and Production Contamination, MHRA, fungal, paracetamol, pharma
The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a recall of M&A Pharmachem’s 500mg paracetamol tablets. The …
Boehringer Ingelheim open new plant in Catalonia
June 17, 2019Sales and Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim, Catalonia, Sant Cugat de Valles, barcelona, pharma
Boehringer Ingelheim has opened a new manufacturing facility in the town of Sant Cugat del Vallès near Barcelona. The new …
WHO decide not to declare global emergency
June 17, 2019Sales and Marketing Ebola, UN, WHO, global emergency, health, pharma
The WHO has decided not to declare the Ebola crisis in the Congo a global emergency. While the WHO said …
Drugmakers sue Trump over prices in TV ads
June 17, 2019Sales and Marketing Amgen, Eli Lilly, HHS, MSD, Merck, Trump, pharma
Amgen, Eli Lilly and MSD have sued the Trump administration to try and block measures to force pharma companies to …
Patient dies after receiving faecal transplant
June 17, 2019Sales and Marketing Adverse Event, E.Coli. AMR, FDA, faecal transplant, pharma
A person has died after experiencing an adverse event related to a faecal transplant. The FDA has warned that two …
The missing link: Blockchain in clinical data management
June 14, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Big Data, blockchain, data, data management, pharma, supply chain
Louis Goss explores the potential uses for the much-hyped technology blockchain as a tool to tackle the data management challenges …
Gilead inks deal with Canadian antibody discovery firm AbCellera
June 14, 2019Medical Communications AbCellera, Gilead, monoclonal antibodies, pharma
Gilead has entered into an agreement with Canadian monoclonal antibody discovery firm AbCellera. The two firms will take part in …
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