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McKesson considers IT unit merger with Change Healthcare

Thursday, June 23, 2016

McKesson Corp one of the largest US drug distributors has held talks about merging its information technology unit with healthcare technology company Change Healthcare Inc three people familiar with the matter said A combination of McKessons IT unit...

Fujifilm signs deal to license Avigan ingredient with China drugmaker

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Fujifilm Corp said Wednesday it has reached a patent license agreement for an effective ingredient in its antiinfluenza drug Avigan Tablet with Chinese pharmaceutical company Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co It is the first time that Fujifilm has si...

AstraZeneca’s Flu-Vaccine Spray Fails Again; U.S. Panel Recommends Shot

Thursday, June 23, 2016

AstraZeneca PLCs nasalspray version of the flu vaccine failed to protect children for three years in row prompting an expert panel to recommend that doctors stop giving it to patients Health officials said FluMist didnt work at all against the flu s...

Caladrius Subsidiary, PCT, to Manufacture Phase 3 Cell Therapy Product for Kiadis Pharma

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Caladrius Biosciences Inc a cell therapy company combining an industryleading development and manufacturing services provider PCT LLC A Caladrius Company or PCT with a select therapeutic development pipeline today announces that PCT has expanded its...

OPKO Health says FDA approves new drug application for Rayaldee

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Fda Approves New Drug Application For Rayaldee To Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Associated With Vitamin D Insufficiency In Stage Says us Launch planned for h Says approval based upon two randomized double blind placebo controlled trials and...

Savara Pharmaceuticals Acquires Serendex Pharmaceuticals

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Savara Pharmaceuticals an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company focused on rare respiratory diseases today announced that the company has acquired the assets of Serendex Pharmaceuticals adding two new programs to its pipeline The lead product of...

Teva and Allergan Sell Generic Drugs to Impax In Latest Divestiture

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Impax Laboratories Inc said Tuesday that it would buy a portfolio of generic drugs from Israels Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and Allergan PLC for million as Teva works to complete its planned purchase of Allergans generics unit The deal inclu...

GlaxoSmithKline says lung drug meets late-stage study goals

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline Plc said its experimental combination therapy for a chronic lung problem met the main goal of a latestage study allowing the company to apply for marketing of the drug by the end of The company said the study met its two m...

Kite Pharma Expands Development of T-Cell Receptor (TCR) Therapies Targeting HPV-Associated Cancers in Partnership with the National Cancer Institute

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Kite Pharma Inc announced that it has entered into a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement CRADA with the Experimental Transplantation and Immunology Branch ETIB of the National Cancer Institute NCI for the research and clinical developm...

Novartis aims to nearly triple biosimilar drugs on market by 2020

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Switzerlands Novartis pledged to nearly triple its number of biosimilar drugs on the market by raising its bet that cheaper versions of blockbuster cancer and immune system medicines will snatch billions in rivals profits Novartiss Sandoz generics...