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UK pharmacist who illegally sold drugs sentenced in court
Jasper Ojela, a registered pharmacist who admitted to supplying the black market with drugs including cancer medications, has been given a 28-month prison sentence.
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Phase III STRENGTH trial for Epanova in mixed dyslipidaemia will close
On recommendations by an independent committee, AstraZeneca will close its STRENGTH trial for Epanova, which has shown low likelihood of being beneficial to patients with mixed dyslipidaemia.
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Endo agrees opioid settlement payment with Oklahoma for $8.75m
The US state of Oklahoma has agreed to a settlement from Endo International after an investigation into its role in the opioid abuse crisis.
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Life science M&A activity reached $357bn in 2019, report finds
According to new research, M&As within the life science industry reached a high last year and is expected to continue its growth in 2020.
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Taro Pharmaceuticals voluntarily recalls one lot of lamotrigine tablets
Due to cross-contamination with enalapril maleate, Taro is voluntarily recalling one lot of its lamotrigine tablets at the consumer level.
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T-cell lymphomas treatment trial update announced by Innate Pharma
Enrolment of new patients in the TELLOMAK trial, which has been evaluating the efficacy and safety of lacutamab in patients with advanced T-cell lymphomas, has been suspended.
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Establishing a new pharmaceutical track and trace system in Dubai
Health authorities in Dubai have announced that they will introduce a new track and trace system to the emirate by mid-2020. This article investigates how this will help to improve the safety and quality of medicinal products.
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NICE argue for more histology-independent cancer drug evidence
Staff at NICE have co-authored a paper which suggests that new, histology-independent cancer treatments require more clinical evidence before approval recommendation by the institution.
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FDA announces one nizatidine and two ranitidine voluntary recalls
Mylan, Appco Pharma and Denton Pharma are voluntarily recalling nizatidine and ranitidine products due to potential unacceptable levels of NDMA.
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The Advance Value Framework: evaluating the benefits of novel medicines
Researchers have proven their methodology for drug benefit evaluation to be effective as a decision support tool in a study with several European drug evaluation bodies.
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Project to investigate environmental impact of pills in Scotland
A new collaborative project has been initiated to identify the impact that pills can have on Scotland's environment from waste water.
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MHRA approves cerebral palsy spasticity drug to treat children
Dysport®, a therapy for spasticity in cerebral palsy patients has been granted a license update to treat children aged two years and older.
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FDA announces new centre to improve compounded drug quality
A new centre has been established by the FDA that will allow the agency to improve the quality and safety of compounded drugs by providing educational programmes to outsourcing facilities.
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Three more companies raise their US drug list prices
Novartis, Merck and Allergan have joined numerous other pharmaceutical companies by increasing the price of certain drugs since the start of 2020.
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Adopting new guidelines could get medicines from CID trials to patients faster
The ECMC has published guidelines for Complex Innovative Design trails which could improve the conduct, quality and acceptability of oncology studies, enabling patients to get access to new medications more quickly.
