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British Health Secretary says more patients with COVID-19 are needed for clinical trials

April 6, 2020
Sales and Marketing COVID-19, UK, clinical trials, coronavirus

Matt Hancock, the UK’s Health Secretary, has said that more patients with the COVID-19 coronavirus are need in clinical trials …

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NICE promotes Professor Gillian Leng as its new Chief Executive

March 18, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, UK, pharma

NICE, the drug watchdog for the NHS in England and Wales, has announced that it has promoted Professor Gillian Leng …

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NHS England to supply HIV prevention drug PrEP with £16m government investment

March 16, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS England, PrEP HIV, PrEP< HIV, UK, pharma

NHS England is set to fund the availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV for local authorities …

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NICE shoots down Dupixent for severe asthma

March 9, 2020
Sales and Marketing Dupixent, NHS, NICE, Regeneron, Sanofi, UK, asthma

NICE, the NHS’ drug watchdog in England and Wales, has announced its decision not to recommend Sanofi and Regeneron’s IL-4 …

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NICE recommends avatrombopag to treat thrombocytopenia in chronic liver disease

March 4, 2020
Research and Development Avatrombopag, NHS, NICE, UK, chronic liver disease

UK drug watchdog NICE has announced its final draft guidance recommending avatrombopag for routine use on the NHS in England …

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GW Pharma takes back control of UK Sativex sales from Bayer

March 2, 2020
Sales and Marketing Bayer, GW Pharma, Sativex, UK

British firm GW Pharmaceuticals has revealed that it plans to reclaim the commercialisation rights to market its cannabis-based multiple sclerosis …

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Acacia Pharma secures first FDA approval with Barhemsys for postoperative nausea and vomiting

February 28, 2020
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Acacia, FDA, UK, US, pharma

UK-based Acacia Pharma has secured its first US approval with the FDA’s decision to authorise Barhemsys (amisulpride injection) for the …

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The March 2020 issue of Pharmafocus is available to read free online now!

February 27, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing England, Pharmafocus, UK, mumps, pharma, pharmacovigilance, type 2 diabetes

The latest monthly edition of Pharmafocus, the March issue, is available to read for free online now! The coronavirus continues …

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Scotland’s life sciences sector on track to break $8 billion by 2025

February 25, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Scotland, UK, life sciences, pharma

A new report from the Scottish Government has revealed that the country’s life sciences sector is on track to breeze …

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Scotland approves targetted combination therapy for advanced melanoma

February 11, 2020
Manufacturing and Production NHS, SMC, Scotland, UK, advanced melanoma, melanoma

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved targeted combination therapy for the treatment of adult patient with unresectable or metastatic …

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Funding cuts and government inaction has led to soaring STI rates in Britain, new study finds

February 5, 2020
Research and Development AIDS, HIV, STDs, STIs, UK, sexual health

The UK faces a new Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) diagnoses every 70 seconds, according to a new report that outlines …

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Read the January/February 2020 edition of Pharmafocus online now!

January 30, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, UK, US, brexit, coronavirus, opioid crisis, pharma

Pharmafocus returns for the New Year with its January/February issue, and things have certainly changed since we left. Brexit got …

NICE refuses Novo Nordisk’s obesity therapy Saxenda for NHS use

January 27, 2020
Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, Novo Nordisk, UK, obesity, saxenda

NICE, the drug watchdog for England and Wales, has revealed that it has chosen not to recommend Novo Nordisk’s Saxenda …

NICE declines to recommend Astellas’ Xospata in rlapsed/refractory FLT3+ acute myeloid leukaemia

January 23, 2020
Sales and Marketing Astellas, NHS, NICE, UK, Xospata, acute myeloid leukaemia

The latest in a series of rejections over the past week, NICE has revealed that it has knocked back the …

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