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European generics firm Zentiva sold in $4.8bn private equity deal
Prague-based pharma company is acquired by GTCR from Advent.
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WHO adds cancer and diabetes drugs to its essential medicines list
As an important policy tool, the new editions by the WHO mark a “significant” step in broadening access to new medicines with proven clinical benefits.
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Teva wins US obesity approval for its GLP-1 generic liraglutide
And Eli Lilly and Company’s new oral GLP-1 obesity therapy orforglipron shines in late-phase clinical trials.
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Resilient supply, reliable care: safeguarding Europe’s generics in an uncertain world
In this article, Michal Nitka, Senior Vice President, Head of Generics Europe & Global Head OTC, Teva Pharmaceuticals, outlines how policy reform, digital innovation, and manufacturing resilience can secure sustainable access to essential treatments - ensuring generic medicines remain a cornerstone of equitable, reliable care.
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Updated licensing agreement marks “major milestone” in global HIV response
The expanded agreement between ViiV Healthcare and Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) provides a more patient-centric treatment approach for HIV patients worldwide.
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Vulnerable medicine list to aid US medicine supply resilience
The analysis from the US Pharmacopeia (USP) provides a mitigation strategy for manufacturers and other stakeholders to improve reliability of medicines amidst supply chain challenges.
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How could tariffs impact the pharmaceutical industry?
Proposed US tariffs on pharmaceutical imports could disrupt global supply chains, drive up production costs, and exacerbate drug shortages. How will the industry respond?
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Stabilising Europe’s generic medicine supply
Ahead of the Critical Medicines Act anticipated in 2025, Teva’s report offers policy recommendations to mitigate the economic pressures risking generic medicine availability in Europe.
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CHMP meeting highlights – June 2024
In its latest meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended several new medicines, including positive opinions for treatments for rare disorders.
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Generics propelling pharmaceutical parenteral packaging market
Preference for small molecule prefilled syringes and a greater demand for prefilled insulin syringes for diabetes is driving growth of the pharmaceutical parenteral packaging market, a report states.
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Novartis completes Sandoz spin-off
As a newly independent company, Sandoz will concentrate on developing generic and biosimilar medicines, while its former parent company Novartis plans to drive its business forward with a strategic focus on innovative medicines.
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CHMP’s September 2023 meeting highlights
In its September 2023 meeting, the EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) recommended nine medicines for approval and the extension of therapeutic indications for 11 medicines.
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UPC opt-out – a strategic balancing act for pharma
The European patent landscape is expected to change in 2023 with the launch of the Unified Patent Court. Owners of classic European patents can decide now if their patent will be litigated in the UPC or withdraw from it. Here, Jules Fabre and Sarah Taylor, lawyers at Pinsent Masons, detail some…
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Citrate-free HCF of adalimumab biosimilar gets positive opinion
A positive opinion has been adopted by the CHMP for a citrate-free high concentration formulation of its biosimilar Hyrimoz® (adalimumab).
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CHMP meeting highlights – December 2022
A total of five drugs were recommended for approval at the CHMP’s December meeting, including a gene therapy and two cancer drugs.
