– BASAGLAR is the first FDA-approved follow-on insulin glargine treatment – BASAGLAR will be available in the U.S. starting on December 15, 2016 INDIANAPOLIS and RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Dec. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted […]
– VIBERZI is a First-In-Class, Proactive Treatment Option for Adults Suffering From IBS-D DUBLIN, Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company, announced today that VIBERZI™ (eluxadoline), the company’s first-in-class treatment for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D), is now available by prescription in the U.S. “We are excited […]
Praluent® is the only PCSK9 inhibitor preferred across UnitedHealth Group formularies, including OptumRx and UnitedHealthcare Commercial, Medicare, and Managed Medicaid formularies BRIDGEWATER, N.J. and TARRYTOWN, N.Y., Dec. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that UnitedHealth Group will provide preferred access to Praluent® (alirocumab) Injection through OptumRx and UnitedHealthcare for Commercial, […]
Coartem® Dispersible*, the first WHO prequalified[1] pediatric antimalarial treatment, has become the standard of care in over 30 malaria-endemic countries Since 2009, Novartis has supplied 300 million Coartem® Dispersible treatments without profit, mostly to the public sector, to treat children suffering from malaria Together with other innovations, Coartem® Dispersible contributed to reduce the malaria death […]
Regulatory applications for venetoclax have been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency Additional results in previously treated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia from a separate Phase Ib study published online today in New England Journal of Medicine Basel, 7 December 2015 – Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced new, […]
Once-Daily, Oral Product Candidate Showed Efficacy Equivalent to Olanzapine With Clinically Meaningful and Statistically Significant Lower Weight Gain in 300-Patient Study Company Plans to Initiate Pivotal Development Program in 2015 DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 7, 2015– Alkermes plc (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced positive topline results from the 12-week, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, dose-ranging stage of a phase 2 […]
Safety and Tolerability Profile of ALKS 5461 Confirmed in FORWARD-1 Study, a Supportive Study in the FORWARD Phase 3 Pivotal Program Dosing Regimen Confirmed; Efficacy Data Showed Statistically Significant Improvements in Depression Scores Beginning at Week One and Continuing Through Eight-Week Treatment Period DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 6, 2015– Alkermes plc (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced topline results […]
CHESHIRE, Conn. December 10, 2014 –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) today announced that Soliris® (eculizumab) has been granted orphan drug designation (ODD) by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for the treatment of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG), a rare, debilitating neurologic disorder. In patients with MG, uncontrolled complement activation due to antibodies […]
New Analyses Report Clinical Benefits of Ongoing Soliris Therapy in Children and Adults with aHUS With or Without Identified Genetic Mutations Observational Data Highlight Importance of High Sensitivity Flow Cytometry to Enable Reliable Detection of PNH Cells CHESHIRE, Conn. December 8, 2014 –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN) today announced that researchers presented data that continue […]
HemOnc experts validate unmet need and performance of new ThunderBolts Myeloid NGS Panel at ASH 2014 BILLERICA, Mass. — December 5, 2014 — RainDance Technologies, Inc., a genomics tools company simplifying the analysis of complex genetic diseases, today announced the formation of the RainDance HemOnc Consortium, composed of a select group of hematologic clinical research […]