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FDA rejects Mallinckrodt’s abuse-deterrent version of opioid painkiller Roxicodone
December 12, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Mallinckrodt, Roxicodone, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma
Mallinckrodt has hit a snag in its quest to bring an abuse-deterrent version of Roxicodone (oxycodone hydrochloride) to market in …
Allergan strengthens Finance Leadership Team with two appointments
December 12, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allergan, MIT, Regeneron, appointment, pharma
The Dublin-headquartered multinational Allergan has appointed two experienced pharma investors to its Finance Leadership Team. The biopharmaceutical firm yesterday announced …
Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Verkazia for severe eye condition in children and adolescents
December 12, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing SMC, Santen, Scotland, UK, Verkazia, pharma, vernal keratoconjunctivitis
UK-based pharmaceutical firm Santen has announced that the Scottish Medicines Consortium has awarded approval to its eye drops emulsion Verkazia …
FDA approves first prescription mobile app for opioid use disorder, courtesy of Sandoz and Pear Therapeutics
December 11, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Novartis, Pear Therapeutics, app, opioid crisis, opioid epidemic, opioids, pharma, reSET-o
A digital therapeutic launched by Pear Therapeutics and Novartis’ generics and biosimilars division Sandoz has become the first FDA-approved app …
Boehringer’s France restructure will cull over 300 jobs
December 11, 2018Manufacturing and Production Boehringer, Sanofi, job cuts, pharma
Boehringer Ingelheim is set to follow in the recent steps of Sanofi with the announcement of a cull of over …
Psychedelic therapy: A new approach to mental health
December 10, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing LSD, MDMA, controlled substances, depression, mental health, pharma, psychotherapy
In November 2018, a Phase 2 clinical trial found that 76% of patients who underwent MDMA-assisted psychotherapy no longer had …
AstraZeneca partners up with CRUK for new UK cancer drug discovery facility
December 10, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, CRUK, Cancer, pharma
AstraZeneca is to team up with Cancer Research UK to build a new centre of excellence for accelerating the discovery …
Amgen unveils double whammy of data for its investigational cancer immunotherapies at ASH 2018
December 5, 2018Research and Development ASH 2018, Amgen, Cancer, acute myeloid leukaemia, myeloma, pharma
Amgen has presented the first clinical data at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting 2018 for two investigational …
New diagnostic test can detect any cancer type in minutes with 90% accuracy
December 5, 2018Research and Development Australia, Cancer, pharma
Researchers at the University of Queensland have a test which can rapidly detect the presence of cancer in a patient’s …
UK Government announces first-of-its-kind Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre
December 5, 2018Research and Development UK, pharma, vaccines
Plans for a Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre in the UK have been unveiled by Business Secretary Greg Clark, in a …
Roche’s first-line Tecentriq combo scores accelerated FDA review
December 5, 2018Research and Development ASH 2018, Cancer, Roche, lung cancer, pharma, tecentriq
Roche’s immunotherapy Tecentriq has secured Priority Review from the FDA, the company has announced, in combination with carboplatin and etoposide …
Darzalex “significantly reduces” disease progression and death in multiple myeloma at ASH 2018
December 5, 2018Research and Development ASH 2018, Janssen, darzalex, multiple myeloma, pharma
Janssen has taken the opportunity at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting 2018 to unveil new Phase 3 …
NICE approves Cimzia but blocks Ilumetri in treatment of psoriasis
December 4, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Almirall, Cimzia, Ilumetri, NICE, UCB, UK, pharma, psoriasis
UK drug watchdog NICE has announced two new recommendations relating to medicines for the treatment of psoriasis, approving UCB Pharma’s …
Hemlibra shows “clinically meaningful” bleed control in paediatric haemophilia A patients
December 4, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development ASH 2018, Hemlibra, Roche, haemophilia, pharma
In another reveal at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting 2018, Roche unveiled new Phase 3 findings for …
Cancer drug access for NHS patients is slowing, ICR reports
December 4, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, NHS, NICE, UK, pharma
A new report from the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has indicated that NHS patients in the UK are suffering …
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