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AstraZeneca to Donate 9 Million Face Masks to Support Healthcare Workers
americanpharmaceuticalreview
March 25, 2020
AstraZeneca is donating nine million face masks to support healthcare workers around the world as they respond to the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) global pandemic.
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FDA Alerts Consumers to Unauthorized Fraudulent COVID-19 Test Kits
americanpharmaceuticalreview
March 25, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is actively and aggressively monitoring the market for any firms marketing products with fraudulent coronavirus (COVID-19) diagnostic ...
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Windtree to Pursue Clinical Study of Lung Injury Treatment in COVID-19 Patients
americanpharmaceuticalreview
March 25, 2020
Windtree Therapeutics announced it is planning to study its proprietary KL4 surfactant to potentially mitigate the pulmonary effects of severe COVID-19 infection.
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Cepheid Receives Emergency Use Authorization for Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Test
americanpharmaceuticalreview
March 25, 2020
Cepheid has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for Xpert® Xpress SARS-CoV-2.
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CMA launches COVID-19 taskforce to combat drug price hikes
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
March 25, 2020
In the UK, the CMA has announced it will establish a taskforce to handle businesses that exploit the COVID-19 outbreak and inflate drug prices.
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Anti-malarial drugs donated to aid fight against COVID-19
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
March 25, 2020
The producers of hydroxychloroquine have stated they will donate 130 million doses if the drug is approved as a treatment for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
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University Hospitals among first in nation to test investigational antiviral drug against COVID-19
prnewswire
March 25, 2020
University Hospitals has secured two clinical trials that will provide the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir to hospitalized adults with a pneumonia ...
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Genentech secures FDA approval to trial Actemra for Covid-19
pharmaceutical-technology
March 25, 2020
Roche unit Genentech has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to conduct a Phase III clinical trial of its rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra (tocilizumab) ...
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Hoth Therapeutics forms JV to develop Covid-19 vaccine
pharmaceutical-technology
March 25, 2020
Hoth Therapeutics has collaborated with Voltron Therapeutics to establish a joint venture (JV), HaloVax, for preclinical studies of vaccine candidates against Covid-19.
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Argonaut’s Advanced Facility Readies to Combat COVID-19
contractpharma
March 25, 2020
Argonaut Manufacturing Services has immediate availability for aseptic drug product manufacturing fill/finish service.