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Boehringer Ingelheim transitions to propellant-free Combivent Respimat; names new BMD member
17 May 2013
German family-owned drug major Boehringer Ingelheim said today (May 17) that it is updating health care professionals (HCPs) and patients that the transition to Combivent Respimat (ipratropium bromide and albuterol) Inhalation Spray for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is nearly complete.
European pharmacist organizations make joint call for action on medicines shortages
17 May 2013
The representative organizations for European community, hospital and industrial pharmacists have issued a joint call for action by governments, regulators and the European Commission to tackle the growing problem of medicines shortages.
GlaxoSmithKline reveals new research on health care models in developing countries
17 May 2013
UK pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) and the International Center for Social Franchising (ICSF) have undertaken the first ever global in-depth study to identify health care innovations in developing countries that have the potential to be replicated to increase access to affordable medicine.
AbbVie to pay $50 million to expand GLPG0634 deal with Galapagos to Crohn's disease
17 May 2013
US drugmaker AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) says it is extending its deal with Belgium-based Galapagos (Euronext: GLPG) on their GLPG0634 clinical development collaboration to include Crohn's disease. Galapagos will fund and complete a Phase II program in Crohn's disease, which is designed to facilitate rapid progression into Phase III.
Sanofi prepares for regulatory filing of MF candidate on positive JAKARTA study results
17 May 2013
French drug major Sanofi (Euronext: SAN) and NYSE: SNY) this morning (May 17) revealed that the pivotal study, JAKARTA, examining the selective JAK2 inhibitor SAR302503 for myelofibrosis (MF), met its primary endpoint in both dose groups.
Neovacs moving forward in rheumatoid arthritis, say analysts
17 May 2013
French biotech firm Neovacs (Alternext Paris: ALNEV) intends to initiate a Phase IIb trial with its lead product TNFalpha-Kinoid in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The strategy is designed to maintain momentum of the programme while it seeks a partner.
Infectious disease treatments market driven by growth in middle-income to low-income countries
17 May 2013
The infectious disease treatments market increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9% between 2008 and 2012, reaching a value of around $19 billion at the end of 2012, according to a new report added to the offering of Companiesandmarkets.com.
Bristol-Myers' data on Yervoy and nivolumab causes a stir
17 May 2013
Release of abstracts of presentations to be made at the forthcoming49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting by US drug major Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY), notably extended follow-up from a Phase nivolumab study, results from Phase I nivolumab and Yervoy (ipilimumab; which was approved as a treatment for melanoma in 2011) combination study, and five-year survival data from four Phase II Yervoy studies, caused a great deal of excitement in the investment community.
Bayer to strengthen consumer business with Steigerwald acquisition
17 May 2013
Germany's Bayer (BAYN: DE) has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH, based in Darmstadt, a privately held pharmaceutical company specializing in pharmacy-only herbal medicines. Financial terms of the accord were not disclosed.
RuiYi and Genor BioPharma collaborate on development in China of RYI-008
17 May 2013
USA and China-based RuiYi says it has entered into an exclusive license and collaborative development agreement with Genor BioPharma for the development of RYI-008 in China. RYI-008 is a novel anti-Interleukin-6 monoclonal antibody with a unique pharmacologic profile that has the potential to define a new paradigm in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer.
- Boehringer Ingelheim gets FDA warning letter on cGMP failures
- AstraZeneca's naloxegol meets endpoints; EMA validates Gilead's sofosbuvir MAA
- Sanofi and Regeneron's dupilumab shows 87% reduction in risk of asthma exacerbations
- Italy's pharma market slump set to continue, warns GlobalData
- Pfizer to split-off remaining 80% interest in Zoetis
