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China opens market to Indian drugs with reduced tariffs
pharmafile
July 17, 2018
India and China have reached an agreement aimed at reducing tariffs on Indian pharmaceuticals going between the world’s two most populous countries.
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UK and Irish regulators recall valsartan drugs over impurity concerns
pharmaceutical-technology
July 12, 2018
UK and Irish regulatory authorities have recalled all batches of valsartan containing drugs manufactured by Dexcel Pharma and Accord Healthcare, previously known as Actavis Group.
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Blood test to determine best timing to administer drugs
biospectrumasia
July 06, 2018
The team based its research on the fact that the efficacy of drugs changes depending on what time of day they are administered.
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Unfazed by Trump, Pfizer hikes prices for 100 of its drugs
pharmafile
July 06, 2018
Undeterred by these proposals, a number of pharma firms have proceeded to simply ignore the lacklustre plans and raise their prices anyway.
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Some existing anti-cancer drugs may act in part by targeting RNA
worldpharmanews
July 05, 2018
Bolstering the notion that RNA should be considered an important drug-discovery target, scientists at Scripps Research have found that several existing, FDA-approved anti-cancer drugs may work, in part
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Controversial U.S. cost watchdog plans to expose 'unsupported' price hikes on old drugs
fiercepharma
June 29, 2018
U.S. drug cost effectiveness organization Institute for Clinical and Economic Review routinely clashes with pharma by arguing that new drug prices are too high. Now, the group plans to spotlight price hikes on old drugs that aren't supported by new clinic
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ITeos raises $75M to trial immuno-oncology drugs
fiercebiotech
June 25, 2018
iTeos Therapeutics has raised $75 million (€64 million) to take two immuno-oncology assets into the clinic. The MPM Capital-led series B tees iTeos up to start dosing patients with an adenosine A2A antagonist later this year while expanding into new offic
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UK announces review of medicinal cannabis
pharmatimes
June 21, 2018
Home secretary Sajid Javid has announced a review of medicinal cannabis in the UK, in response to growing pressure to allow use of cannabis oil to help control seizures in children with severe forms of epilepsy.
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Ophthalmic Drugs Conference 2018
worldpharmanews
June 05, 2018
As the global population ages, the incidence of ophthalmic disorders continues to grow, and thus the interest of pharmaceutical and biotech companies is increasingly focused towards innovation of novel approaches for the development of ophthalmic drugs
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New drugs could also be deployed against lung and pancreatic cancers
worldpharmanews
June 05, 2018
A new anti-cancer drug may be effective against a wider range of cancers than previously thought. Using a mouse model and samples taken from cancer patients