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A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine highlights some of the problems that drug shortages bring to the healthcare system, including a rise in prices. The research, as highlighted by Business Insider, examined the prices of 917 drugs that were in shortage between 2015 and 2016.
Dr. Amin Al Amiri: the Programs are part of ministry’s initiatives during ‘Year of Zayed’ to provide quality of care to patients
Harnessing the body’s own immune system to fight cancer has been one of the key focuses of drugmakers over the past several years. This year, the Nobel committee recognized two research pioneers for their trailblazing efforts in this field.
Pfizer announced its succession plan for when Ian Read steps down as chief executive officer on January 1, 2019. The new chief executive officer will be Albert Bourla, who is currently the company’s chief operating officer.
Eli Lilly just signed a license deal with Tokyo’s Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. for OWL833, Chugai’s oral non-peptidic GLP-1 receptor agonist. It is Phase 1-ready being evaluated for type 2 diabetes.
AstraZeneca and its MedImmune division released data on overall survival (OS) in its Phase III PACIFIC clinical trial of Imfinzi (durvalumab).
Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. It is estimated that this year there will be more than 22,000 women in the U.S. diagnosed with the disease and about 14,000 disease-related deaths.
According to BioPharm Catalyst there were, or soon will be, 58 biopharma IPOs in 2018. And the trend doesn’t appear to be slowing. Here’s a look at five upcoming biotech IPOs.
AstraZeneca announced positive results from its Phase III DECLARE-TIMI 58 cardiovascular outcomes clinical trial of Farxiga (dapagliflozin).
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