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NICE approves AstraZeneca’s COPD drug
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published draft guidance recommending roflumilast (Daxas, AstraZeneca) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca plc is an Anglo–Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company.
In 2013, it moved its headquarters to Cambridge, United Kingdom, and concentrated its R&D in three sites: Cambridge, Gaithersburg, Maryland (location of MedImmune) for work on biopharmaceuticals, and Mölndal (near Gothenburg) in Sweden, for research on traditional chemical drugs. In 2015, it was the eighth-largest drug company in the world based on sales revenue.
AstraZeneca has a portfolio of products for major disease areas including cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, infection, neuroscience, respiratory and inflammation. The company was founded in 1999 through the merger of the Swedish Astra AB and the English Zeneca Group (itself formed by the demerger of the pharmaceutical operations of Imperial Chemical Industries in 1993). It has made numerous corporate acquisitions, including Cambridge Antibody Technology (in 2006), MedImmune (in 2007), Spirogen (in 2013) and Definiens (by MedImmune in 2014).
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Lynparza significantly reduces risk of disease worsening or death
8 June 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
AstraZeneca's positive results from its trial that showed a statistically-significant and clinically-meaningful improvement in progression-free survival...
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New medicine shows potential to reduce oral steroid use in severe asthma patients
26 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
A trial led by a McMaster University respirology professor shows promising results for a new medicine for severe asthma patients.
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Brilique (ticagrelor) new formulation gains European approval
25 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for AstraZeneca’s Brilique (ticagrelor) orodispersible tablets (ODT) as a new formulation...
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AstraZeneca enters agreement with Recordati for Seloken in Europe
24 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
AstraZeneca has entered into an agreement with Recordati for the commercial rights to Seloken/Seloken ZOK treatments in Europe...
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Relocating the EMA: An open letter from EFPIA and Pharma Heads of Research
16 May 2017 | By European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
The EMA is a world class regulator, whose scientific recommendations are a vital element of the ongoing effort to provide EU citizens with quality medicines
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Inducing protein aggregation by extensional flow makes drugs less effective
9 May 2017 | By University of Leeds
Data from a new device demonstrates maximal levels of extensional flow which manufacturers could use for different processes, without damaging proteins...
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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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AstraZeneca’s new formulation tablets receive positive CHMP opinion
5 May 2017 | By
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion recommending the adoption of AstraZeneca’s Brilique (ticagrelor) 90mg orodispersible tablets (ODT) as a new method of treatment administration. This opinion is the first step towards the adoption of a new…
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AstraZeneca’s bladder cancer treatment receives FDA approval
3 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) to treat metastatic urothelial carcinoma...
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AstraZeneca’s lung cancer drug receives full approval in the EU
27 April 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
The European Commission (EC) has granted full marketing authorisation for AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) for the treatment of adult patients with locally-advanced or metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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2017 Pipelines: Drugs to watch
The annual Drugs to Watch report forecasts that eight new drugs will enter the market in 2017 and achieve blockbuster sales of more than $900 billion by 2021...
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New drug reduces daily menopausal hot flushes by 73%
6 April 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
In a trial carried out at Imperial College, researchers showed that women who suffered seven or more hot flushes a day could reduce the number by 73%...
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AstraZeneca lung cancer drug receives FDA approval
4 April 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval for AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) tablets, for the treatment of patients with metastatic epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) T790M mutation-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), as detected by an FDA-approved test, whose disease has progressed on or after an EGFR…
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AstraZeneca’s potential drug for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder receives EU orphan designation
30 March 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan designation to inebilizumab (formerly MEDI-551) for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD).
