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Boehringer and Roche IPF drugs win FDA approval

October 16, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, ERS, Esbriet, FDA, IPF, InterMune, Roche, US, lung scarring, lungs, ofev

The FDA has approved both Roche’s Esbriet (pirfenidone) and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Ofev (nintedanib) for the treatment of the fatal lung …

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AbbVie reconsiders Shire deal over tax laws

October 15, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, Obama, Shire, US, mergers, tax

AbbVie will reconsider its planned $54.6 billion takeover of Shire in light of new US proposals designed to curb companies …

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Texas Ebola victim dies as diseases spreads

October 9, 2014
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A Liberian national named Thomas Eric Duncan has died in an isolation ward of a Dallas, Texas hospital after being …

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West to build new manufacturing plant in Ireland

October 6, 2014
Manufacturing and Production Ireland, Pharma services, US, manufacturing, west

West Pharmaceutical Services which focusses on injectable drug administration, is expanding its global manufacturing operations to include a new site …

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Shire accused of dishonest marketing in US

September 25, 2014
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Shire will pay a fine of $56.5 million to resolve a string of legal allegations in the US surrounding the …

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Fishawack opens US office in San Francisco

September 2, 2014
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Medical communications firm Fishawack has opened a new office in San Francisco in the US. Under its flagship Fishawack Communications brand …

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Reprieve for AstraZeneca as US drops drug investigation

August 19, 2014
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The US Justice Department has pulled a controversial investigation into AstraZeneca’s pivotal clinical trial after finding no wrongdoing. The inquiry …

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US focus: still top of the pharma pile

June 16, 2014
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Population: 313.9 million (2012) Government: Federal presidential republic Leader: President Barack Obama of the liberal Democratic Party Gross Domestic Product: …

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Boehringer settles US lawsuits

May 29, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Pradaxa, US, blood, lawsuits, warfarin

Boehringer Ingelheim has sought to bring to an end around 4,000 legal cases which have been brought against the company …

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US cancer docs warn of rising drug prices

May 7, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, NICE, Obama, US, United States, republicans

American cancer doctors are warning that the rising price of oncology medicines is making it unaffordable for the country’s healthcare …

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WuXi begins US plant

May 2, 2014
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Contract manufacturing organisation WuXi PharmaTech has begun work on a new facility in Philadelphia’s Navy Yard for the production of …

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FDA ‘not trusted’ by Americans

March 19, 2014
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More than one-third of Americans in a new survey think the Food and Drug Administration is holding back new cures …

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New Alzheimer’s test ‘90% accurate’

March 10, 2014
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US researchers have developed a blood test which they say is able to predict with overwhelming accuracy if someone will …

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Drug sellers charged for smuggling cancer drugs into US

February 18, 2014
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Two individuals in the US have been prosecuted for smuggling adulterated and misbranded prescription cancer treatments from Turkey and other …

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EU regulator recommended 81 medicines in 2013

January 21, 2014
CHMP, EC, EU, FDA, US, rare diseases

Last year the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended 81 medicines for marketing approval, compared with just …

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