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FDA approves first two drugs for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy
May 7, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Pfizer, US, Vyndamax, Vyndaqel, pharma
The FDA has approved its first two therapies for the treatment of cardiomyopathy of wild-type or hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR-CM), …
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says he will not rule out ‘compulsory vaccination’
May 7, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Matt Hancock, infectious diseases, pharma, public health, vaccines
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said he would not rule out ‘compulsory vaccination,’ as he argued that those spreading anti-vaccine …
GSK and Innoviva’s triple asthma therapy Trelegy Ellipta impresses at Phase 3
May 3, 2019Medical Communications, Research and Development GSK, Innoviva, Trelegy, ellipta, pharma
GSK and partner Innoviva have lifted the curtain on new Phase 3 data for their single inhaler triple therapy Trelegy …
ABPI names Novartis’ Haseeb Ahmad as new President
May 3, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Novartis, appointment, pharma
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has revealed the appointment of a new President: Haseeb Ahmad will assume …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week!
May 3, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eli Lilly, Gilead, autism, dementia, opioids, pharma
This week was marked by the failure of two Phase 3 trials after both Eli Lilly and Gilead suffered from …
Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor found guilty of bribing doctors
May 3, 2019Medical Communications Insys Therapeutics, John Kapoor, Subsys, fentanyl, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma
The founder of opioid drugmaker Insys Therapeutics has been found guilty of bribing doctors in order to persuade them to …
HIV cannot be transmitted when viral load is undetectable, study shows
May 3, 2019Medical Communications Art, HIV, U=U, anti-retroviral drugs, infectious diseases, pharma
The risk of transmitting HIV through gay sex when the infected partner’s HIV load has been fully supressed by antiretroviral …
Sanofi’s Dengvaxia becomes first FDA-approved dengue vaccine, but with caveats…
May 2, 2019Sales and Marketing FDA, Sanofi, dengue, dengvaxia, pharma
Sanofi has announced that the FDA has granted authorisation to its tetravalent vaccine Dengvaxia for prevention of dengue disease originating …
Allergan shareholders reject proposal to split roles of chairman and CEO
May 2, 2019Research and Development Allergan, Appaloosa, CEO, board of directors, hedge fund, pharma
Allergan shareholders have rejected a proposal to immediately separate the roles of CEO and chairman, both of which are currently …
Hormone-based therapies show promise in children and adults with autism
May 2, 2019Research and Development ASD, autism, pharma, vasopressin
A hormone-based therapy might improve social function in people with autism, according to the results of two separate clinical trials. …
FDA approves AbbVie’s Mavyret for children with Hepatitis C (HCV)
May 1, 2019Research and Development AbbVie, HCV, hepatitis C, mavyret, pharma
The FDA has approved AbbVie’s Mavyret tables (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir) as a treatment for hepatitis C (HCV) in children aged 12 to 17 …
FDA refuses to review Nabriva’s injectable antibiotic for urinary tract infections
May 1, 2019Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Contepo, Nabriva, pharma, urinary tract infections
Biopharma firm Nabriva Therapeutics has revealed that its antibiotic Contepo (fosfomycin) has been rejected for review by the FDA as …
Gilead’s CFO and Executive Vice President to depart in 2020
May 1, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Gilead, appointment, pharma
Gilead has announced that Robin Washington, the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of more than a decade, …
GSK’s Benlysta becomes first FDA-approved IV therapy for paediatric lupus
April 30, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Benlysta, FDA, GSK, Lupus, US, pharma
GSK has scored approval in the US with Benlysta (belimumab) for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in paediatric …
Donald Trump says he will not accept campaign money from pharma
April 30, 2019Manufacturing and Production Donald Trump, USA, campaign contributionss, pharma, politics
President Donald Trump has said he will not accept money from pharmaceutical companies in the run up to the 2020 …
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