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Pfizer buys immuno-inflammatory firm Arena Pharmaceuticals for $6.7b

Outsourcing Pharma

The pharmaceutical company currently has several promising treatments in development for gastroenterological, dermatological, and cardiological conditions.

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Shields Health Solutions’ New Collaboration to Boost Specialty Pharmacy Access in Chronic Care

XTalks

This collaboration aims to support patients with chronic and complex conditions, particularly in oncology, rheumatology and dermatology. million specialty care expansion in California, aimed at increasing access to cardiology, neurology and urology care, adding 44 physicians to meet rising patient needs.

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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog

These have included clinical trials for rare diseases across metabolic (n=5), oncology (n=5), cardiology (n=3), dermatology (n=3), pulmonary (n=3), hematology (n=2), hepatology (n=2), ocular (n=2), transplant (n=1), gastrointestinal (n=1), immunology (n=1), infectious (n=1), neurology (n=1), orthopedic (n=1), and toxicology (n=1) indications.

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Predicting heart disease from the skin

Scienmag

Jefferson researchers find that the genetic underpinnings of a skin disorder at birth indicate future heart problems PHILADELPHIA – Our skin tells us when we’ve spent too much time in the sun or when the dry air of winter has sucked away too much moisture. Now Jefferson researchers find that the skin can also foretell […].

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Pfizer Completes Acquisition of Arena Pharmaceuticals

The Pharma Data

With a focus on immuno-inflammatory conditions in Rheumatology, Gastroenterology and Medical Dermatology, our current portfolio of approved medicines and investigational molecules spans multiple action and delivery mechanisms, from topicals to small molecules, biologics and biosimilars.

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Pfizer Investor Day Features Significant Number of Pipeline Advances for COVID-19 Programs and Across Numerous Therapeutic Areas

The Pharma Data

The Inflammation & Immunology pipeline is focused on patients with autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases across rheumatology, gastroenterology and dermatology, with five distinct immuno-kinases, in oral and topical formulations, studied for potential treatment of 10 diseases, and three additional novel biologics in Phase 2 studies.

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Nine for 2021: The COVID-19 legacy

pharmaphorum

An IQVIA survey to Neurology, Cardiology, Rheumatology, Dermatology and Ophthalmologists in June 2020 across the lead five European countries showed an average of 30% of patients either “no shows” or still waiting for treatment that was delayed.

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