telaprevir
NICE recommends Incivo for hepatitis C
March 16, 2012Sales and Marketing Incivo, Janssen, NICE, Victrelis, telaprevir
NICE is recommending Janssen’s hepatitis C pill Incivo for funding on the NHS in England. The drug has bypassed the …
Kalydeco to be landmark in cystic fibrosis treatment
February 1, 2012Vertex, cystic fibrosis, telaprevir
Vertex’s first-in-class treatment for cystic fibrosis Kalydeco has been approved by the FDA. The approval is a landmark in the …
Hepatitis C rivals go head to head
July 19, 2011Sales and Marketing Incivek, Incivo, Victrelis, boceprevir, hepatitis C, telaprevir
The field of hepatitis C treatment has two new groundbreaking medicines to treat the condition.Merck’s Victrelis (boceprevir) and Johnson & …
NICE to appraise hep C drugs Victrelis and telaprevir
May 26, 2011Sales and Marketing Brinavess, Ilaris, NICE, Victrelis, Xarelto, Zytiga, telaprevir
NICE’s next round of drug appraisals is set to include two new hepatitis C drugs – Merck Sharpe and Dohme’s …
J&J and Vertex’s hep C drug Incivek approved by FDA
May 24, 2011Sales and Marketing FDA, Incivek, Johnson & Johnson, Vertex, hepatitis C, telaprevir
The FDA has approved Johnson & Johnson/Vertex’s new oral hepatitis C drug Incivek. Incivek (telaprevir), a protease inhibitor, is now …
Telaprevir to be added to standard hep C therapy
March 27, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing hepatitis C, telaprevir
Telaprevir – currently being co-developed by Vertex, Johnson & Johnson and Mitsubishi Tanabe – will become part of a standard …
Key drug launches for 2011
January 20, 2011Sales and Marketing Benlysta, Cladribine, Movectro, Pradaxa, Xarelto, axitinib, boceprevir, crizotinib, telaprevir
This year is expected to see new treatments for hepatitis C, multiple sclerosis and lupus among those that could reach …
Regulators fast-track Merck’s hepatitis C drug boceprevir
January 7, 2011Sales and Marketing Merck & Co, boceprevir, hepatitis C, telaprevir
Merck’s new oral hepatitis C drug boceprevir will receive fast track reviews from both the FDA and the EMA after …
New hepatitis C drug offers cure for more patients
December 17, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing HCV, Janssen, hepatitis C, liver disease, telaprevir
A new treatment from Janssen which could help cure many more patients with hepatitis C has been submitted in Europe. …
