The regulatory filing of investigational IL-23p19 inhibitor tildrakizumab with the European Medicines Agency was validated last week, according to Almirall and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries. Read More »
AbbVie has joined three other pharmaceutical companies in the Oncology Research Information Exchange Network Avatar Research Program. Read More »
Pfizer Inc.'s meningococcal group B vaccine TRUMENBA has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use. Read More »
Walgreens recently designated over 50 of its nationwide pharmacy locations as cancer specialty centers outfitted with highly trained staff in breast, prostate, colorectal, lung and blood cancer directives with specialized curricula. Read More »
XELJANZ (tofacitinib citrate) has been approved by the European Commission in mono or combination therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. Read More »
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s open label multicenter study, published in Drug Design, Development and Therapy, supports the efficacy and use of Vaprisol Injection for treating hyponatremic patients with severe hepatic impairment. Read More »
Genentech's drug Rituxan was recently granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation Status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »
Shionogi Inc. and Purdue Pharma L.P.'s Symproic 0.2 mg tablets C-II have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as a once-daily oral peripherally-acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist medication in treating opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in adult patients with chronic non-cancer pain. Read More »
Allergan PLC and Parateks Pharmaceuticals' Phase 3 trials of sarecycline met their 12-week primary efficacy endpoints. Read More »
EMD Serano, the biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA, and Pfizer Inc. recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market Bavencio Injection 20 mg/mL for intravenous use. Read More »
Keryx Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s largest Medicare Part D plan sponsor in the United States has added the company’s Auryxia drug to its Medicare Part D plan formularies. Read More »
CVS Health recently announced a partnership with the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and the Pittsburgh Public Schools that will showcase the company’s Pharmacists Teach prescription drug prevention program to public school students with the help of student pharmacists from the university. Read More »
Shire PLC's recombinant ADAMTS13 drug, SHP655, has been given fast-track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »
Based on 27,564 patient cardiovascular outcomes study, Amgen has established that maximally reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels with Repatha leads to a further reduction in major cardiovascular events, including heart attacks, strokes and coronary revascularizations. Read More »
Restasis MultiDose will now be available and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for help treating patients with a type of Chronic Dry Eye by helping them make more of their own tears. Read More »
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc. recently announced findings from a real-world data analysis of the U.S. Medicare database that compares risk of stroke or systemic embolism and rate of major bleeding among patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who were treated with direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin. Read More »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Allergan PLC’s Juvéderm Vollure XC for use correcting moderate to severe facial wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds, in adults over 21. Read More »
Mylan N.V., a global pharmaceutical company, recently announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tentatively approved the company's New Drug Application for Efavirenz, Lamivudine and Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate Tablets, 400 mg/300 mg/300 mg ("TLE400"). Read More »
CVS Health has launched a prescription savings program called Reduced RX that will provide various discounts for certain medications through CVS Caremark directly to patients. Read More »
Amgen recently announced that the European Commission (EC) granted the company authorization to bring to market Amgevita in all available indications. Read More »
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