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Rx drugs bulk buying may save governments money but poses a risk for some patients, says Canadian think-tank
14 May 2013
Governments that opt for prescription drug bulk-purchasing agreements can save taxpayers money but at the risk of reducing patient health by limiting access to optimal medicines, concludes a new report from the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
Countries must fix critical access to medicines flaws in Trans-Pacific Trade Pact, says MSF
14 May 2013
As negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) restart in Lima, Peru, tomorrow (May 15), countries must prioritize fixing critical flaws in the agreement that could leave millions of people in developing countries with limited access to affordable generic medicines, international medical humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said today.
BioAlliance updates on Livatag development
14 May 2013
French orphan cancer drug developer BioAlliance Pharma (Euronext Paris: BIO) says that the International Independent Board of Experts' Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) again recommended continuing the ReLive Phase III trial without modification.
India-developed rotavirus vaccine demonstrates strong efficacy
14 May 2013
In a public-private partnership, the Indian government's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Bharat Biotech announced positive results from a Phase III clinical trial of a rotavirus vaccine developed and manufactured in India. Data from the trial, presented at the International Symposium on Rotavirus Vaccines for India - The Evidence and the Promise, showed ROTAVAC to have an excellent safety and efficacy profile, is reported by EurekAlert.
Merck KGaA adjusted 1st-qtr earnings leap 19%, beating forecasts
14 May 2013
Shares of Germany's Merck KGaA out on 1.9% to 124.52 euros this morning (May 14), after the company reported first-quarter 2013 results showing a 4% increase in sales to 2.7 billion euros ($3.5 billion), driven by 3.5% growth in its pharma unit Merck Serono to 1.55 billion euros, a 9.0% rise in Performance materials to 421 million euros, 2.5% growth in Millipore sales to 669 million euros, and 7.9% growth in consumer health to 108 million euros.
IQWiG re-assessments come up with same view for saxagliptin and different for crizotinib
14 May 2013
Under the rules of the German Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products (AMNOG), the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has now assessed additional information to studies for two drugs, US pharma behemoth Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) Xalkori (crizotinib) and Drug major Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and AstraZeneca's (LSE: AZN) Onglyza/Komboglyze (saxagliptin).
US DoJ says Ranbaxy pleads guilty and agrees to pay $500 million in settlements
14 May 2013
In the largest drug safety settlement to date with a generic drug manufacturer, Ranbaxy USA, a subsidiary of Indian generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories 9BSE; 500359) has pleaded guilty to felony charges relating to the manufacture and distribution of certain adulterated drugs made at two of Ranbaxy's manufacturing facilities in India, the US Justice Department announced yesterday (May 13).
Shire's ADHA drug Elvanse accepted for NHS use in Scotland; UK guidance on fidaxomicin
14 May 2013
Ireland-headquartered Shire plc (LSE: SHP) said yesterday (May 13) that its single-daily dose long-acting prodrug stimulant, Elvanse (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate), is accepted for use within the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland as part of a comprehensive treatment program for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children aged six years of age and over when response to previous methylphenidate treatment is considered clinically inadequate.
US FDA grants priority review for Janssen's simeprevir, accepts Biogen Idec's Eloctate and Actavis' progestin-only patch filing
13 May 2013
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted Priority Review to the New Drug Application for simeprevir (TMC435), an investigational NS3/4A protease inhibitor administered as a 150mg capsule once daily with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for the treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C in adult patients with compensated liver disease under development at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) subsidiary Janssen Research & Development.
Brazilian pharma exports to GCC up 73% to reach over $7.4 million in 2012
13 May 2013
Brazil exported $7.48 million worth of pharmaceutical products to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region in 2012, increasing by over 73% compared to $4.31 million in 2011, according to figures released by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC). The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) accounted for the biggest share of the Brazilian pharmaceutical exports at 57.02% and 41.61%, respectively.
- Alchemia and Merck Serono collaborate on HA-Irinotecan with Erbitux
- AstraZeneca's naloxegol meets endpoints; EMA validates Gilead's sofosbuvir MAA
- US FDA advisory panel backs approval of Merck & Co's suvorexant, but only at lower doses
- Boehringer Ingelheim gets FDA warning letter on cGMP failures
- Positive new data on Novartis' Galvus in elderly type 2 diabetes patients
