n Scientists in the UK and US identify hundreds of mutations in the COVID-19 virus By www.pharmafile.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 09:42:57 +0000 Two studies from the UK and US have identified hundreds of mutations in COVID-19, which could cause problems for the development of a vaccine. Full Article coronavirus COVID-19 Protein virus Business Services
n UK becomes first European country to pass 30,000 deaths from COVID-19 By www.pharmafile.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:31:27 +0000 Britain has become the first European nation to pass 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus, putting it only behind the US as the worst hit country in the world in terms of fatalities. Full Article coronavirus COVID-19 Business Services
n FDA approval for Tabrecta in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with METex14 By www.pharmafile.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:35:49 +0000 The FDA has awarded marketing authorisation to Novartis for the Oral MET inhibitor Tabrecta for the first-line treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer in patients whose tumors have a mutation that leads to MET exon 14 skipping (METex14), regardless of whether they have previously received any type of treatment. Full Article Incyte Novartis pharma Tabrecta Sales and Marketing
n Black people are four times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white in England and Wales, ONS report shows By www.pharmafile.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:53:35 +0000 A recent report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has shown that black people in Britain are four times more likely to die from the COVID-19 coronavirus than white Britons. Full Article coronavirus COVID-19 Business Services
n NICE gives thumbs-up to Roche's Kadcyla in HER2+ breast cancer sub-population By www.pharmafile.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:00:39 +0000 NICE has revealed that it has recommended the NHS use of Roche’s Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) for HER2+ breast cancer in patients who have residual invasive disease in the breast or lymph nodes after receiving neoadjuvant treatment including a HER2-targeted agent. Full Article breast cancer cancer Kadcyla NHS NICE Roche UK Sales and Marketing
n Imperial College London to lead major coronavirus home testing programme By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 12:39:45 +0100 Aims to track the progress of the infection across the UK Full Article
n AstraZeneca partners with Oxford University on UK’s lead coronavirus vaccine By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 12:50:48 +0100 AZ has pledged to make the vaccine at cost for the duration of the pandemic Full Article
n EMA starts rolling review of Gilead’s COVID-19 hope remdesivir By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 13:01:24 +0100 New crop of data suggests drug can speed recovery from COVID-19 Full Article
n Amgen adds Otezla to the COVID-19 candidate list By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:18:21 +0100 Psoriasis therapy may be a potential treatment for COVID-19 Full Article
n Roche’s COVID-19 antibody test approved for emergency use in the US By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:25:11 +0100 Ramps up capacity for testing across the country Full Article
n US clears emergency use of Gilead’s remdesivir By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 12:32:39 +0100 Move comes after drug showed preliminary efficacy in clinical trial in late April Full Article
n Novartis’ asthma triple heads CHMP’s latest meeting By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:50:48 +0100 Eight new medicines recommended for approval Full Article
n Alnylam and Vir plan gene-silencing attack on COVID-19 virus By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:59:41 +0100 Drug could be ready for clinical trials before the end of the year Full Article
n World leaders donate to COVID-19 vaccine funding drive By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 13:08:40 +0100 Experts says $20bn needed to vaccinate global population Full Article
n Sanofi, Regeneron set up another niche use for PD-1 drug Libtayo By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 11:57:45 +0100 Drug has shown “clinically meaningful responses” for basal cell carcinoma Full Article
n Coronavirus contact-tracing app trial to begin on the Isle of Wight By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 12:06:00 +0100 Initial roll-out will see key workers utilise the app Full Article
n US trials of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine start By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 12:16:48 +0100 It is hoped that the drug may prevent COVID-19 Full Article
n Novo Nordisk trumpets NASH data with semaglutide By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:39:49 +0100 Results could unlock another big market for the company’s star drug Full Article
n FTC clears AbbVie’s $63bn Allergan takeover By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:48:00 +0100 US regulator satisfied that antitrust concerns are remediated Full Article
n Regeneron says antibody for COVID-19 could be ready this year By www.pmlive.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:59:05 +0100 Two antibody cocktails for COVID-19 could be available as early as this autumn Full Article
n Glutagenic Virus Protection Kit By www.flickr.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:13:37 -0700 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a photo: This product is promoted with unapproved claims to prevent, treat, mitigate, or cure COVID-19. FDA warns consumers to avoid unproven and potentially unsafe products. See the Warning Letter for more information: www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-crimin... More information is available at www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/fraudulent-coron... Photo by FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch This photo is free of all copyright restrictions and available for use and redistribution without permission. Credit to FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch is appreciated but not required. Full Article
n NAD+ Sublingual Gel By www.flickr.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:13:38 -0700 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a photo: This product is promoted with unapproved claims to prevent, treat, mitigate, or cure COVID-19. FDA warns consumers to avoid unproven and potentially unsafe products. See the Warning Letter for more information: www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-crimin... More information is available at www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/fraudulent-coron... Photo by FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch This photo is free of all copyright restrictions and available for use and redistribution without permission. Credit to FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch is appreciated but not required. Full Article
n NMN Sublingual Gel By www.flickr.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:13:38 -0700 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a photo: This product is promoted with unapproved claims to prevent, treat, mitigate, or cure COVID-19. FDA warns consumers to avoid unproven and potentially unsafe products. See the Warning Letter for more information: www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-crimin... More information is available at www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/fraudulent-coron... Photo by FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch This photo is free of all copyright restrictions and available for use and redistribution without permission. Credit to FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch is appreciated but not required. Full Article
n Zinc Charge By www.flickr.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 12:14:44 -0700 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a photo: This product is promoted with unapproved claims to prevent, treat, mitigate, or cure COVID-19. FDA warns consumers to avoid unproven and potentially unsafe products. See the Warning Letter for more information: www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-crimin... More information is available at www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/fraudulent-coron... Photo by FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch This photo is free of all copyright restrictions and available for use and redistribution without permission. Credit to FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch is appreciated but not required. Full Article
n CBD Product - Patriot Hemp Company By www.flickr.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:07:04 -0700 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a photo: This product is promoted with unapproved claims to prevent, treat, mitigate, or cure COVID-19. FDA warns consumers to avoid unproven and potentially unsafe products. See the Warning Letter for more information: CBD Product – Patriot Hemp Company: www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-crimin... More information is available at www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/fraudulent-coron... Photo by FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch This photo is free of all copyright restrictions and available for use and redistribution without permission. Credit to FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch is appreciated but not required. Full Article
n Immunity Blend By www.flickr.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:07:04 -0700 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a photo: This product is promoted with unapproved claims to prevent, treat, mitigate, or cure COVID-19. FDA warns consumers to avoid unproven and potentially unsafe products. See the Warning Letter for more information: www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-crimin... More information is available at www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/fraudulent-coron... Photo by FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch This photo is free of all copyright restrictions and available for use and redistribution without permission. Credit to FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch is appreciated but not required. Full Article
n Protection Blend By www.flickr.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:07:05 -0700 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a photo: This product is promoted with unapproved claims to prevent, treat, mitigate, or cure COVID-19. FDA warns consumers to avoid unproven and potentially unsafe products. See the Warning Letter for more information: www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-crimin... More information is available at www.fda.gov/consumers/health-fraud-scams/fraudulent-coron... Photo by FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch This photo is free of all copyright restrictions and available for use and redistribution without permission. Credit to FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs, Health Fraud Branch is appreciated but not required. Full Article
n Endo, Allergan Nearing Deals to Limit Ohio Litigation Over Opioids - Report By www.thestreet.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:23:05 EDT Click to view a price quote on AGN. Full Article
n Elanco to Buy Bayer's Animal Health Business for $7.6 Billion By www.thestreet.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 09:35:13 EDT Click to view a price quote on ELAN. Full Article
n Lannett to Be U.S. Distributor of Posaconazole Delayed-Release Tablets By www.thestreet.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 08:18:15 EDT Click to view a price quote on LCI. Full Article
n Rick Simpson Oil (RSO): Benefits, Effects and Research By www.thestreet.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:42:15 EST Click to view a price quote on TLRY. Full Article
n Oligonucleotide Therapeutics and Delivery Conference 2020 By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0200 16 - 17 September 2020, London, UK. Oligonucleotide therapeutics - the emerging medicine class - are harnessing the therapeutic benefit of targeting genetic material via antisense, mRNA, RNAi, saRNA and siRNA. Their market growth: CAGR of 13.7% projected to reach USD 8.2 billion by 2024 is driven by their potential to provide more efficacious and less toxic alternatives to small molecules. Full Article Featured Events
n Oxford COVID-19 vaccine programme opens for clinical trial recruitment By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0200 University of Oxford researchers working in an unprecedented vaccine development effort to prevent COVID-19 have started screening healthy volunteers (aged 18-55) for their upcoming ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine trial in the Thames Valley Region. The vaccine based on an adenovirus vaccine vector and the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is already in production but won’t be ready for some weeks still. Full Article Featured Research Research & Development
n AstraZeneca and Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute initiate Phase III DARE-19 trial with Farxiga in COVID-19 patients By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0200 AstraZeneca and Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute have initiated a randomised, global Phase III trial to assess the potential of Farxiga (dapagliflozin) as a treatment in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 who are at risk of developing serious complications, such as organ failure. Full Article Featured AstraZeneca Business
n Key nose cells identified as likely COVID-19 virus entry points By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0200 Two specific cell types in the nose have been identified as likely initial infection points for COVID-19 coronavirus. Scientists discovered that goblet and ciliated cells in the nose have high levels of the entry proteins that the COVID-19 virus uses to get into our cells. The identification of these cells by researchers from the Full Article Featured Research Research & Development
n Loss of smell associated with milder clinical course in COVID-19 By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0200 Following an earlier study that validated the loss of smell and taste as indicators of SARS-CoV-2 infection, researchers at UC San Diego Health report in newly published findings that olfactory impairment suggests the resulting COVID-19 disease is more likely to be mild to moderate, a potential early indicator that could help health care providers determine which patients may require hospitalization. Full Article Featured Research Research & Development
n Novartis announces plan to initiate clinical trial of canakinumab for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0200 Novartis announced plans to initiate a Phase III clinical trial to study canakinumab in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. The CAN-COVID trial will examine the efficacy of utilizing canakinumab, an interleukin (IL)-1β blocker, to treat a type of severe immune overreaction called cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in people with COVID-19 pneumonia. Full Article Featured Novartis Business
n AstraZeneca and Oxford University announce landmark agreement for COVID-19 vaccine By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0200 AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford announced an agreement for the global development and distribution of the University’s potential recombinant adenovirus vaccine aimed at preventing COVID-19 infection from SARS-CoV-2. The collaboration aims to bring to patients the potential vaccine known as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, being developed by the Jenner Institute and Oxford Vaccine Group, at the University of Oxford. Full Article Featured AstraZeneca Business
n Antibodies from llamas could help in fight against COVID-19 By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 10:00:00 +0200 The hunt for an effective treatment for COVID-19 has led one team of researchers to find an improbable ally for their work: a llama named Winter. The team - from The University of Texas at Austin, the National Institutes of Health and Ghent University in Belgium - reports their findings about a potential avenue for a coronavirus treatment involving llamas on May 5 in the journal Cell. Full Article Featured Research Research & Development
n Researchers identify four possible treatments for COVID-19 By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 10:00:00 +0200 While COVID-19 has infected millions of people worldwide and killed hundreds of thousands, there is currently no vaccine. In response, researchers have been evaluating the effectiveness of various antiviral drugs as possible COVID-19 treatments. Full Article Featured Research Research & Development
n Supercomputer simulations present potential active substances against coronavirus By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:00:00 +0200 Several drugs approved for treating hepatitis C viral infection were identified as potential candidates against COVID-19, a new disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. This is the result of research based on extensive calculations using the MOGON II supercomputer at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU). One of the most powerful computers in the world, Full Article Featured Research Research & Development
n Pre-filled Syringes San Francisco Conference 2020 By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 12:00:00 +0200 14 - 15 September 2020, San Francisco, USA. The global pre-filled syringes market was valued at $4.9 billion in 2018 and with the rapid growth of the industry, is expected to exceed $9.7 billion by 2025. With that in mind, this event will bring together specialists within the industry to provide an exclusive insight into the sphere of regulation, new digital technology trends, human studies and innovative design and delivery systems within the prefilled syringe industry. Full Article Featured Events
n Study reveals most critically ill patients with COVID-19 survive with standard treatment By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:00:00 +0200 Clinicians from two hospitals in Boston report that the majority of even the sickest patients with COVID-19 - those who require ventilators in intensive care units - get better when they receive existing guideline-supported treatment for respiratory failure. The clinicians, who are from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, published their findings in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Full Article Featured Research Research & Development
n Repurposing existing drugs for COVID-19 offers a more rapid alternative to a vaccine By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 10:00:00 +0200 Repurposing existing medicines focused on known drug targets is likely to offer a more rapid hope of tackling COVID-19 than developing and manufacturing a vaccine, argue an international team of scientists in the British Journal of Pharmacology today. Since the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in late 2019, more than 3.5 million people are known to have been infected, leading to over 240,000 deaths worldwide from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Full Article Featured Research Research & Development
n Vitamin D linked to low virus death rate By www.pharmanews.eu Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 10:00:00 +0200 A new study has found an association between low average levels of vitamin D and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries. The research, led by Dr Lee Smith of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and Mr Petre Cristian Ilie, lead urologist of Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, is published in the journal Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. Full Article Featured Research Research & Development
n India remains on USTR list of IP problem countries By www.thepharmaletter.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 16:58:00 +0100 India continues to be on the 'Priority Watch List' of the US Trade Representative (USTR) for lack of… Full Article Focus On/Generics/India/Intellectual property law/Legal/Patents & Trademarks/USA
n US-Swiss partnership takes aim at rare heart condition By www.thepharmaletter.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:15:00 +0100 A new collaboration targeting rare heart diseases has been formed between California’s BioMarin Pharmaceutical… Full Article BioMarin Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/Cardio-vascular/Deals/DiNA-001/DiNAQOR/Licensing/Rare diseases/Research/Switzerland/USA
n Mallinckrodt’s INOmax successful in trial of neonates with pulmonary hypertension By www.thepharmaletter.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:20:00 +0100 UK-based Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals has ended a trial of INOmax (nitric oxide) gas early due to positive… Full Article Drug Trial/Inomax/Mallinckrodt/Nitric Oxide/Pharmaceutical/Research/Respiratory and Pulmonary/UK
n European progress in long path for Lokelma By www.thepharmaletter.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:08:00 +0100 The European medicines regulator has OK’d a label update for AstraZeneca’s Lokelma (sodium zirconium… Full Article AstraZeneca/Biotechnology/Cardio-vascular/Drug Trial/Europe/European Medicines Agency/Focus On/Lokelma/Regulation/Research/UK
n COVID-19 leading to shortage of orphan drugs in Russia By www.thepharmaletter.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:09:00 +0100 The ongoing spread of COVID-19 in Russia is leading to shortages of drugs against orphan diseases in… Full Article Anti-virals/Coronavirus/Focus On/From our correspondent/Hydroxychloroquine/In Depth/Pharmaceutical/Public health/Rare diseases/Russia/Russian market
