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European biotechs outperform US for investment return, report claims

November 29, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EU, Europe, US, investment, pharma

A new report from RSA Group has revealed that European biotech companies are “significantly outperforming” their US counterparts in terms …

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Children are still prescribed codeine despite FDA warnings, study finds

November 20, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing US, codeine, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma

A new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics has found that, despite warnings from the FDA, doctors are still …

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Indivior’s opioid addiction treatment recommended by FDA advisory panel

November 1, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, RGP-6000, Trump, US, indivior, opioid crisis, opioids

Another step has been made in the fight back against the ongoing opioid crisis in the US as it emerges …

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Novartis sheds generics plant and 450 jobs amid pricing pressure

October 18, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Novartis, US, closure, generics, manufacturing, pharma

Novartis has announced its intention to shut down its US generics manufacturing plant in Broomfield, Colorado, a move that will …

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Lupin scoops up women’s health specialist Symbiomix for $150 million

October 11, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing India, Lupin, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Symbiomix, US, acquisition, pharma

The US arm of Mumbai’s Lupin Pharmaceuticals has announced that it is has acquired US-based gynaecologic treatment specialist Symbiomix Therapeutics …

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Novo Nordisk settles lawsuit over illegal marketing practices for $58.7 million

September 6, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Novo Nordisk, US, US Justice Department, Victoza, diabetes, pharma, pharmaceutical

Novo Nordisk has resolved a probe by the US Justice Department which accused the Danish drugmaker of illegal marketing activities …

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Sanofi backs out of controversial Zika vaccine project

September 4, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, US, Vaccine, Zika, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Sanofi’s development of a Zika vaccine, alongside the US’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), has hit the headlines …

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One in twelve US doctors accepted opioid-related payments from pharma, finds study

August 10, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing US, bribe, drugs, life sciences, medicine, opioids, pharma, pharmaceutical

In the first large-scale study of its kind, a team of researchers at Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for Addiction …

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FDA gives approval for Gilead’s hepatitis C therapy

July 19, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Gilead, US, Vosevi, biotech, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical

The FDA has announced that it has chosen to approve Vosevi (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir), Gilead’s investigational drug for the treatment of chronic …

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New director of CDC courts controversy from all angles

July 10, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDC, Trump, US

It seems that an appointment in Trump’s administration cannot avoid being a topic of some controversy. That’s the case with …

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Sanofi to pay $20m fine for overcharging US veterans

April 4, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, US

Sanofi Pasteur, the French firm’s vaccines unit, has agreed to pay a $19.8 million settlement over claims it overcharged the …

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EU-US reach landmark deal on mutual recognition of manufacturing inspection

March 3, 2017
Medical Communications EMA, EU, FDA, US

The European Union and the US has announced that an agreement has been made to mutually recognise inspection of drug …

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Obama seals $6.3 billion 21st Century Cures Act

December 14, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development Biden, Obama, US, congress

President Barack Obama put pen to paper on the 21st Century Cures Act on 13 December, which commits to investing …

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Pfizer sues Texas agency over leak of drug prices

November 21, 2016
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Drug pricing, Pfizer, US, texas

Pfizer has sued Texas’ Health and Human Services Commission, after it claimed the agency violated state and federal law by …

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Myelofibrosis market to increase to be worth over $1 billion by 2025

November 16, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, US, myelofibrosis

The myelofibrosis market is expected to grow from $545.2 million in 2015 to $1.02 billion by 2025, almost doubling in …

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