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AMR advisor calls for public utility company to tackle AMR
March 28, 2019Medical Communications, Research and Development AMR, Lord Jim O'Neill, antimicrobial resistance, pharma, public health
Lord Jim O’Neill, an economist and former government advisor on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), has accused the pharmaceutical industry of “spewing …
Measles outbreak spurs New York County to ban all unvaccinated children from public spaces
March 27, 2019Research and Development New York, US, pharma, vaccination, vaccines
Rockland County, New York State, is taking serious measures to combat its biggest measles outbreak in decades, making the decision …
Japan awards AbbVie’s Skyrizi with first approval, in 4 psoriasis indications
March 27, 2019Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Japan, Skyrizi, pharma, psoriasis
AbbVie has announced that its interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitor Skyrizi (risankizumab) has been awarded approval in Japan from the nation’s Ministry …
Novo Nordisk’s oral semaglutide outclasses Januvia with new data in type 2 diabetes
March 26, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Novo Nordisk, Ozempic, diabetes, pharma, type 2 diabetes
Novo Nordisk has revealed new dose-specific Phase 3a data for its glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue oral semaglutide, indicating that the …
Aimmune’s peanut allergy therapy closes in on approval with promising Phase 3 data
March 26, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AR101, Aimmune, allergy, pharma
Aimmune Therapeutics is gearing up for regulatory review of its investigational food allergy therapy AR101 following the release of new …
Conducting internal investigations within a pharmaceutical business
March 25, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Reed Smith, feature, internal investigations, pharma
Though often necessary, internal investigations are seldom smooth or easy. Rosanne Kay, Partner at law firm Reed Smith, outlines a …
Sanofi and Lexicon’s Zynquista denied type 1 diabetes approval by FDA complete response letter
March 25, 2019Sales and Marketing Zynquista. FDA, diabetes, pharma
Sanofi and Lexicon’s Zynquista (sotagliflozin) has hit a hurdle on its way to US approval for the treatment of type …
AZ’s diabetes drug Forxiga secures EU approval for adjunctive use in type 1 patients
March 25, 2019Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Forxiga, diabetes, pharma
AstraZeneca has revealed that its sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor Forxiga (dapagliflozin) has secured approval from the European Commission for …
FDA authorises Jazz Pharma’s sleep disorder therapy Sunosi
March 22, 2019Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, jazz pharmaceuticals, pharma, sleep apnoea
Jazz Pharmaceuticals has announced that its dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (DNRI) Sunosi (solriamfetol) has been approved by the FDA …
Celgene inks drug discovery deal worth at least £25m with AI firm Exscientia
March 21, 2019Research and Development Celgene, Exscientia, drug discovery, pharma
Celgene has entered into a new three-year partnership with British artificial intelligence and drug discovery firm Exscientia to the value …
J&J bows to PETA pressure and drops forced swim tests in mice
March 21, 2019Medical Communications J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, PETA, animal welfare, pharma
Johnson & Johnson has announced it is to end its practice of forced swim tests on mice, rats and other …
Venezuela relaunch pharmaceutical industry with Chinese and Russian backing
March 21, 2019Manufacturing and Production China, Maduro, Russia, USA, Venezuela, pharma
President Maduro has pledged to relaunch Venezuela’s pharmaceutical industry, as part of an effort to address shortages of medicines in …
Roche’s Tecentriq chalks up another FDA approval, this time in first-line extensive-stage small cell lung cancer
March 20, 2019Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Roche, lung cancer, pharma, tecentriq
Roche has secured another US approval for its immunotherapy Tecentriq (atezolizumab), as the FDA reveals its approval of the drug …
FDA approves first-ever postpartum depression therapy: Sage Therapeutics’ Zulresso
March 20, 2019Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Sage Therapeutics, depression, pharma, postpartum depression
The FDA has announced its decision to approve Sage Therapeutics’ intraveneous injection Zulresso (brexanolone), marking the first authorisation of a …
AZ’s Farxiga reduces major adverse cardiovascular event risk in type 2 diabetes, new data shows
March 19, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, cardiovascular, farxiga, pharma
AstraZeneca has lifted the curtain on new Phase 3 data for its sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor Farxiga (dapagliflozin), reinforcing …
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