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Sickle cell drug wins Priority Review by the FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given an investigational sickle cell medicine, crizanlizumab (SEG101), Priority Review.
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Top five generic drug makers
The global generic drugs market continues to grow. With increasing demand for more accessible medication, pharmaceutical companies are harnessing the benefits offered by generic drugs. Here are the top five generic drugs makers by revenue.
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Expecting the unexpected in drug formulations
The increasing complexity of formulations and active biological products raises new challenges for pre-filled syringe development. James Mellman, Device Manager at Novartis, speaks to Nikki Withers about the challenges of selecting the right primary packaging for injectable formulations and how he has learnt to expect the unexpected.
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GSK and Novartis ‘misled’ consumers, says Federal Court of Australia
GSK and Novartis found to have misled consumers with the packaging and pricing of their osteoarthritis pain treatment.
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Formulation In-Depth Focus 2019
As today’s scientists continue to identify new biopharmaceutical products with potential to treat a wide array of diseases, formulation remains the determining factor in their success. But what is involved in these increasingly complex formulation processes and how do they impact the packaging and delivery systems?
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Europe-Africa partnership spearheads development of next-generation antimalarial drug
The grant will support African trials of a novel antimalarial combination comprising KAF156 (ganaplacide) and lumefantrine in a new once-daily formulation...
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Top novel drug approvals: February 2019
Cablivi and Egaten were the two top novel drugs approved last month, with a focus on parasitic infestation and the rare disorder, aTTP...
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Expansion of the global antibiotics market size
The global antibiotics market is set to increase at a CAGR of 4 percent to $62.06 billion, due to the rising prevalence of infectious diseases...
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Sales of generic oncology drugs surge
A report has forecasted that the generic oncology drugs market could register an impressive 6 percent CAGR up to the year 2028...
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Late-stage pipeline drugs could compete with only treatment for SMA
A number of drugs currently in their late stages in the development process could see competition for nusinersen, the only current SMA treatment, rise...
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NHS announces groundbreaking personalised child cancer treatment
The NHS has announced a groundbreaking new treatment, CAR-T, for children with leukaemia...
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Aimovig approved by EU for migraine prevention
Researchers found that more than one quarter (26 per cent) of patients taking Aimovig 70mg were migraine free after month 15...
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FDA approves the inclusion of new evidence for Cosentyx in PsA
The FDA has approved the inclusion of new evidence that Cosentyx significantly slows the progression of joint structural damage..
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FDA expands approval of Gilenya to treat multiple sclerosis in paediatric patients
The FDA has approved Gilenya to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis in children and adolescents age 10 years and older...
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Novartis invests $100 mn to eliminate malaria
Novartis is to invest more than $ 100 million to advance research and development of new antimalarials over the next five years...
