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Novartis's Zykadia gets positive results, faces Roche pressure
Saturday, September 24, 2016Novartiss Zykadia drug performed well against a rare form of lung cancer the Swiss company said on Friday citing a study it hopes will help it win expanded regulatory approval for the use of the drug But it faces competition from a medicine produced...
FDA approves Amgen's copy of AbbVie arthritis drug Humira
Saturday, September 24, 2016The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Amgen Incs biosimilar version of AbbVies topselling arthritis drug Humira The drug Amjevita known also as adalimumabatto was approved to treat rheumatoid arthritis psoriatic arthritis Crohns dis...
Vanda Pharmaceuticals prepares to explore a sale
Friday, September 23, 2016Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc VNDAO a US developer of medicines for the central nervous system is preparing to consider strategic alternatives including a potential sale according to people familiar with the matter The move illustrates how Vanda is seek...
U.S. states sue opioid-maker Indivior, alleging anticompetitive practices
Friday, September 23, 2016Thirtyfive US states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Thursday against opioid drug maker Indivior alleging it tried to keep generic versions of a drug off the market Britishbased Indivior which was spun off from Reckitt Benckiser in...
Biostar Pharmaceuticals Signs a Letter of Intent to Acquire Xianyang Yongsheng Health Products Co., Ltd.
Friday, September 23, 2016Biostar Pharmaceuticals Inc a PRCbased manufacturer of pharmaceutical and health supplement products and Xianyang Yongsheng Health Products Co Ltd a privately held PRCbased health product manufacturer located in Xianyang China Xianyang Yongsheng anno...
Lundbeck says Alzheimer's drug fails in late-stage study
Friday, September 23, 2016Danish drugmaker H Lundbeck ASs highly anticipated experimental Alzheimers drug failed in a latestage study underscoring the challenges faced by drugmakers to tackle the debilitating memoryrobbing disease The Copenhagenbased company said on Thursday...
United Nations pledges to fight drug-resistant superbugs
Thursday, September 22, 2016United Nations member countries pledged for the first time on Wednesday to take steps to tackle the threat posed by drugresistant superbugs in a coordinated effort to curb the spread of infections by pathogens that defy antimicrobial medicines The p...
AstraZeneca pulls cancer drug application in Europe
Thursday, September 22, 2016AstraZeneca has pulled an application seeking European approval to sell its experimental cancer drug cediranib in combination with chemotherapy to treat ovarian cancer because of latestage questions raised by regulators reviewing the product However...
Aurobindo Pharma, Cadila recall drugs from US market
Thursday, September 22, 2016Aurobindo Pharma and Cadila Healthcare have recalled over bottles of two different drugs in the US due to presence of foreign tablets and failed dissolution specifications Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc is recalling bottles of Pantoprazole Sodium delaye...
Evotec and Bayer partner to develop new treatments to fight kidney diseases
Thursday, September 22, 2016Evotec AG announced that Evotec and Bayer have entered into a fiveyear multitarget research partnership The goal is the development of multiple clinical candidates for the treatment of kidney diseases such as chronic kidney disease in diabetes patien...
