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Sandoz receives EU approval for Erelzi (biosimilar etanercept)
The European Commission (EC) has approved Sandoz’ (a Novartis division) Erelzi (biosimilar etanercept) for use in Europe, to treat inflammatory diseases...
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EU approval for Regeneron and Sanofi’s rheumatoid arthritis drug
The European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for Regeneron and Sanofi’s Kevzara (sarilumab) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis...
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Formulation Development & Delivery In-Depth Focus
In this Formulation Development & Delivery In-Depth Focus: A report on the use of freeze-drying to develop orally disintegrating tablets; a review of mucosal drug delivery; an interview on drug delivery through the skin; and a profile of three analytical technologies used to develop drug delivery systems...
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Scientific Poster Gallery 2017
In this supplement, we've brought together a collection of interesting posters from leading companies in order to celebrate cutting-edge research in the pharmaceutical industry and to share with our readers some of the varied work being carried out by their colleagues...
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Issue #3 2017 – Digital version
In Issue #3 2017: In-Depth Focuses covering Raman Spectroscopy, Separations & Purifications, Formulation Development & Delivery; Guide To Testing Services; GMP and mutual recognition; Regulatory Insight; RMMs; Microbiology Series; and much more...
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Shire on Haemophilia: How to treat a bleeding disorder
We caught up with Naghmana Bajwa, MD, Global Medical Affairs Haematology Lead at Shire to find out the latest in haemophilia disease research...
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Microfluidics offers superior drug encapsulation
Dolomite Microfluidics is making microencapsulation technology more widely accessible with the Telos® droplet system, designed for high throughput and easy scale up...
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Aptar Pharma extends nasal pump manufacturing capabilities
Aptar Pharma has announced the installation of manufacturing capacity for its child-resistant and Senior-Friendly Classic Nasal Pump in their Congers, NY site.
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Analytical techniques for faster development of drug delivery systems
The challenge of efficiently delivering a drug to its site of action, while maintaining its efficacy and minimising its potential toxicity, has received much attention in recent years, with the growing use of complex and often delicate biological molecules as therapeutic agents...
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Shashank Jain on formulation for drug delivery via the skin
EPR Editor Steve Bremer discusses drug delivery through the skin with Shashank Jain, Formulation Research Scientist at G&W Laboratories.
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FDA approves first cancer treatment for any solid tumor with a specific biomarker
24 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
The US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to a treatment for patients whose cancers have a specific genetic feature (biomarker)...
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Antibiotic therapy for nearly 1 in 4 adults with pneumonia does not work
22 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
Approximately one in four adults prescribed an antibiotic in an outpatient setting for community-acquired pneumonia does not respond to treatment...
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SpeeDx and Thermo Fisher Scientific announce strategic partnership for FDA clearance of molecular diagnostic test
ResistancePlus™ MG Test would bring disease and antibiotic resistance testing for potential “superbug”...
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Roche receives FDA approval for bladder cancer biomarker assay
5 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
The FDA has approved Roche’s biomarker assay as a complementary diagnostic to provide PD-L1 status for patients with urothelial carcinoma...
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FDA approves new combination treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia
4 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
The drug is approved for use in combination with LeukoStrat CDx FLT3 Mutation Assay, which is used to detect the FLT3 mutation in patients with AML...
