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Grunenthal establishes commercial footprint in the US
biospectrumasia
November 15, 2018
Averitas Pharma will be commercialising the pain patch Qutenza (8% capsaicin) for Grunenthal in the US.
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Sandoz pulls the plug on US biosimilar rituximab
cphi-online
November 08, 2018
"We are disappointed to have to make this decision and stand behind the safety, efficacy and quality of our medicine, which met the stringent criteria for approval in the European Union, Switzerland, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
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Aurobindo recalls hypertensive drug in US
expressbpd
November 06, 2018
Aurobindo Pharma has initiated voluntary recall of 22 batches of drug substance Irbesartan, used in treatment of hypertension from the US market due to the presence of an impurity, which is believed to cause cancer, the US Food and Drug Administration has
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Economic impact of excess weight now exceeds $1.7 trillion
worldpharmanews
November 01, 2018
The impact of obesity and overweight on the U.S. economy has eclipsed $1.7 trillion, an amount equivalent to 9.3 percent of the nation's gross domestic product, according to a new Milken Institute report on the role excess weight plays in the prevalence a
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President Trump unveils new plans to bring US drug prices in line with the rest of the world
pharmafile
October 31, 2018
Two weeks before the all-important midterm elections in the US, and after repeated strongly-worded promises, President Trump has unveiled an initiative to finally bring down prescription drug prices in the country.
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US administration squares off with pharmaceutical companies over proposed drug pricing reforms
firstwordpharma
October 29, 2018
US administration squares off with pharmaceutical companies over proposed drug pricing reforms
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US court invalidates patent on Johnson & Johnson's prostate cancer drug Zytiga
firstwordpharma
October 29, 2018
US court invalidates patent on Johnson & Johnson's prostate cancer drug Zytiga
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US to lower Medicare drug prices based on overseas prices
pharmaceutical-technology
October 29, 2018
US to lower Medicare drug prices based on overseas prices
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US team develops tool to identify disease-carrying mosquitoes
biospectrumasia
October 25, 2018
The tool comprises a smartphone camera, 3D-printed box and simple chemical test to assess if a dead mosquito is of the Aedes aegypti species.
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US and Cuba form biotech joint venture to develop cancer drugs
pharmaceutical-technology
September 29, 2018
US and Cuba have formed a biotech joint venture, called Innovative Immunotherapy Alliance, focused on the research and development of cancer drugs to prolong and improve survival of patients.