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US President orders government to buy drugs from domestic firms
pharmaceutical-technology
August 10, 2020
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that requires the federal government to purchase some essential medicines from domestic manufacturers.
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Eastman Kodak to get a $765 mn loan from US govt to produce pharma ingredients
expresspharma
July 29, 2020
The Trump administration has been looking to bolster the ability to produce drugs and their raw materials in the US.
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Number of US COVID-19 clinical trials surpasses China: GlobalData
expresspharma
July 28, 2020
Clinical trials in India also growing at a higher rate, and the country is now in fourth place for COVID-19 trials.
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AZ' COPD therapy wins US approval
pharmatimes
July 27, 2020
AstraZeneca has bagged a green light in the US for Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate) as maintenance treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the third leading cause of death globally.
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US DOJ permits six drug makers to share info about COVID-19 MAb treatments to expedite production
expresspharma
July 27, 2020
The approval granted through a business review letter from the Justice Department's antitrust division, however, has not allowed any discussion on the pricing of the treatments and production costs.
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US awards $450m contract to Regeneron for Covid-19 therapy supply
pharmaceutical-technology
July 09, 2020
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has received a $450m contract from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and the Department of Defense for the manufacture and supply of its antibody cocktail therapy against Covid-19.
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US nod for Roche's breast cancer combo
pharmatimes
June 30, 2020
US regulators have approved Roche's Phesgo, a fixed-dose combination of Perjeta (pertuzumab) and Herceptin (trastuzumab) with hyaluronidase, for the treatment of early and metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.
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Akron Biotech Expands to Second US Manufacturing Facility
contractpharma
April 02, 2020
Akron Biotechnology, which develops and manufactures cGMP-compliant cytokines and other ancillary materials to enable cell and gene therapy development and commercialization.
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US urges India to lift export ban on pharmaceutical ingredients
pharmaceutical-technology
April 01, 2020
Officials of the US have asked India to lift the ban imposed on export of pharmaceutical ingredients amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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US overtakes China with largest number of coronavirus cases
pharmaceutical-technology
March 30, 2020
The US now has more confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) than any other country with 85,996 cases, surpassing China and Italy.