Bio Pharma Dive
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
While agency advisers raised concerns over molnupiravir's modest benefits and potential risks, a majority felt the antiviral drug is a needed option for COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease.
World of DTC Marketing
DECEMBER 3, 2021
LEAD-IN: Yesterday I had a long talk with someone who has been in the industry for over 25 years. She has decided to leave the pharma industry because she said, “patients have been reduced to numbers on an excel spreadsheet” and “I am tired of trying to get coworkers to see them as people with real needs.” According to my WordPress stats, I have over 100 readers a day.
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Camargo
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
The development of biological products (or biologics) represents a major advancement in modern medicine, enabling the treatment of patients with many illnesses where no other therapeutics were previously available. When developing biologics, sponsors must manage several scientific considerations specific to large molecule products, including biochemical characterization studies to confirm structural identity, biological activity studies to confirm potency, and mechanism of action maintenance.
Pharma Times
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Following its recent approval of an injectable HIV-1 treatment from the National institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has high hopes in developing a cure for the virus in the future.
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Bio Pharma Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
After several family members had early heart attacks, Kathiresan vowed to understand why they happen. His research journey has changed medical practice and led to a new biotech startup, Verve Therapeutics, that seeks to prevent them.
World of DTC Marketing
DECEMBER 1, 2021
OPENING: TV is great at creating awareness, but it can also scare patients away if one of your side effects is “may lead to death.” This is one side effect that stands out when your target audience watches your spot along with “serious heart rhythm problems” and “new cancers have happened during treatment.” I understand that DTC marketers are in love with TV even though it’s becoming less effective.
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NY Times
NOVEMBER 27, 2021
A new treatment using stem cells that produce insulin has surprised experts and given them hope for the 1.5 million Americans living with the disease.
Bio Pharma Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
A $250 million acquisition of startup Lengo Therapeutics has given Blueprint a lung cancer drug that could compete with medicines from Takeda and J&J.
World of DTC Marketing
DECEMBER 2, 2021
GOOD MORNING: The FDA is taking a scientific approach to evaluating direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertising, focusing on measuring consumer perceptions of the information presented in ads. Since when is consumer behavior ever scientific? According to Science Direct “participants who saw exaggerated images (in DTC ads) were more likely than those who saw no image or accurate images to overestimate efficacy.
pharmaphorum
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
An investigator-led trial of Jazz Pharma’s cannabis extract-based drug Sativex in glioblastoma – an aggressive form of brain cancer – will get underway in the UK next year. The three-year phase 2 trial will be carried out by researchers at Leeds University led by professor of clinical oncology and neuro-oncology Susan Short, and see if adding Sativex (nabiximols) to standard chemotherapy for recurrent glioblastoma can extend survival.
NY Times
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Spain surpassed others in Europe by avoiding politicized debate about Covid shots. Citizens also largely heeded the health guidance from their leaders.
Bio Pharma Dive
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Philip Dormitzer, who helped Pfizer develop shots for COVID-19, RSV and influenza, will become the British pharma's head of vaccine R&D next month.
World of DTC Marketing
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
SUMMARY: When it comes to reaching health care professionals, there is only one choice as far as I am concerned, and that’s Medscape. Working with them has always been a pleasure, and we can always “list match” targeted physicians. Health care professionals are going digital, and if you want to reach them, the options are growing. Lately, there has been a lot of talk about Doximity, but as the data below indicates, Medscape has much more traffic.
Pharma Times
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Analyses provided by UK cancer charity Macmillan has provided insights into the repercussions experienced by patients waiting to receive treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pharma Mirror
DECEMBER 1, 2021
Rockville, Emmes today announced that it conducted the data and statistical analysis for the third iteration of the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT-3), using its proprietary Advantage eClinical system. The ACTT-3 trial assessed the efficacy and safety of interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir compared to remdesivir alone in hospitalized adults with COVID-19.
Bio Pharma Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Several companies, including Pfizer and Moderna, are already at work adapting their coronavirus shots to the newly identified variant, which experts worry could more readily evade vaccine protection.
pharmaphorum
DECEMBER 3, 2021
An online training academy that aims to raise the digital skills of NHS health and care workers is due to open its virtual doors next March, according to the Organisation for the Review of Care and Health Apps (ORCHA). The Digital Health Academy – developed with pharma company Boehringer Ingelheim – is part of a drive to get digital health tools and apps used more routinely in the management of health conditions, according to ORCHA.
Pharma Times
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Researchers have identified in those patients experiencing blood clots after vaccination a subsequent condition referred to as vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT).
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Pharma Mirror
DECEMBER 1, 2021
CPhI awards the first ever CPhI Verified certificate to Medinfar – an international pharmaceutical manufacturer of Rx, cosmetics, food supplements and veterinary products. The new certification was given after a detailed evaluation by SGS – the world’s leading verification, inspection and certification company – spanning some 14 separate criteria, including the company’s approach to quality and environmental management, supply chain, health and safety and business continuity planning.
Bio Pharma Dive
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
While Regeneron is still testing its treatment against the new variant, the biotech is readying contingency plans, including second-generation versions of its drug.
BioPharma Reporter
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Australian biotech EnGeneIC, which is developing its nanocell tech for use in infectious diseases (including a COVID-19 vaccine) as well as a cancer treatment, has announced a deal with US biotech ImmunityBio to develop, manufacture and commercialize the tech.
Pharma Times
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
An additional six cases of the Omicron variant have now been detected in Scotland, bringing the UK total so far to nine.
Speaker: Dr. Ben Locwin - Biopharmaceutical Executive & Healthcare Futurist
What will the future hold for clinical research? A recent draft from the FDA provides valuable insight. In "Optimizing the Dosage of Human Prescription Drugs and Biological Products for the Treatment of Oncologic Diseases," the FDA notes that "targeted therapies demonstrate different dose-response relationships compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy, such that doses below the Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) may have similar efficacy to the MTD but with fewer toxicities.
pharmaphorum
DECEMBER 2, 2021
The UK medicines regulator has approved GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotech’s antibody for COVID-19, Xevudy, which has been shown to be effective against the new Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 in lab testing. Xevudy (sotrovimab) is the second COVID-19 antibody to be approved by the MHRA after Roche/Regeneron’s Ronapreve (casirivimab and imdevimab), which got a green light during the summer.
Bio Pharma Dive
DECEMBER 1, 2021
The Massachusetts biotech is eliminating 140 positions as it looks to cut costs following disappointing study results for its sole commercial product.
BioSpace
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
In October, Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced stunning results in a type 1 diabetes patient who had been dosed with the company’s experimental therapy.
Pharma Times
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Scientists and health experts have cautioned that the new variant could have the ability to bypass the effectiveness of vaccines that are currently available.
Outsourcing Pharma
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
A leader from the health tech solutions company explains how progress in genetic testing has helped advance the detection and prevention of breast cancer.
Bio Pharma Dive
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Usama Malik, chief financial officer of Immunomedics from 2017 to late 2020, is charged with tipping his partner and several relatives of positive study results for the biotech's breast cancer drug.
BioSpace
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Researchers from Harvard University and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) found that the Moderna mRNA vaccine was slightly better than the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Pharma Times
DECEMBER 1, 2021
The UK government has aimed to expand their COVID-19 vaccination programme, in accordance with guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
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