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Global health body under pressure to stop Zika virus

Thursday, January 28, 2016

The World Health Organization will hold a special session on Thursday on the Zika virus as the UN agency comes under pressure for quick action against the infection linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil that is spreading through Latin Americ...

FDA approves Neos Therapeutics' long-acting ADHD drug

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Neos Therapeutics Incs drug to treat a common type of childhood behavioral disorder was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration making it the first of its kind to win US approval The drug Adzenys XRODT is approved for the treatment of Attent...

Massachusetts official challenges Gilead's hepatitis C drug prices

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Massachusetts attorney general is studying whether prices of Gilead Sciences blockbuster treatments for hepatitis C violate state law according to a letter the prosecutor sent to the Californiabased drugmaker The letter from the states Attorney Gene...

Trillium Therapeutics acquires Privately-Held Fluorinov Pharma Inc for $32 Million

Thursday, January 28, 2016

Trillium Therapeutics Inc a clinical immunooncology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of cancer today announced that it has acquired all of the outstanding shares of Fluorinov Pharma Inc a privatelyheld oncology company Fluori...

Biosimilar drugs get boost as UK cost agency backs their use

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Cheaper biosimilar copies of expensive biotech drugs received a boost in Britain on Tuesday when the countrys health costeffectiveness agency NICE said patients needing such medicines should be started with the least expensive drug Socalled biosimil...

Novo Nordisk launches Tresiba in the United States

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Novo Nordisk launches Tresiba in the United States Longacting Tresiba U now available for adults living with diabetes Tresiba insulin degludec injection is a oncedaily longacting basal insulin Tresiba was approved by the US Food and Drug Administr...

Amatsigroup acquires Q-Biologicals and strengthens its offering for international pharmaceutical groups

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Amatsigroup the leading French provider of services for the development of human and veterinary pharmaceutical products today announces the acquisition of QBiologicals a Belgian company that provides a comprehensive range of biologics process develop...

Big Pharma's bet on Big Data creates opportunities and risks

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Novartis wants every puff of its emphysema drug Onbrez to go into the cloud The Swiss drugmaker has teamed up with US technology firm Qualcomm to develop an internetconnected inhaler that can send information about how often it is used to remote com...

GSK, Astra, J&J link with universities in new drug research fund

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

GlaxoSmithKline AstraZeneca and Johnson Johnson have joined with three leading British universities to create a new million pounds million fund backing early drug research The Apollo Therapeutics Fund which aims to improve the speed and potential...

Pharma exports to developed nations become easier as government scraps 'No Objection Certificate' rule

Monday, January 25, 2016

The Modi governments easeofdoing business drive is set to benefit Indias drug manufacturers especially companies such as Sun Pharmaceuticals Wockhardt Ranbaxy Laboratories Dr Reddys Laboratories and Cipla which export their products to highly regulat...