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Sanofi has decided to stop pursuing regulatory filing for its blood cancer drug fedratinib after new safety concerns arose from several clinical trials. Read More
Orphan drug incentives, new technology and anxiety over expiring patents have dramatically spurred investment into biotech products, with the number of large molecule, biologic drugs in development tripling over the past decade. Read More
Tamper-evident packaging and registered product trademarks are two features Johnson & Johnson (J&J) employs to minimize a product’s risk of being counterfeited or diverted. Read More
Twenty-five drugmakers have agreed to pay the state of Louisiana more than $88 million to settle Medicaid and Medicare fraud charges lodged against them as part of the state’s continuing crusade to recover funds paid out to drug companies improperly. Read More
In a new “sunshine” bid, Britain’s brand drugmakers will begin disclosing payments made to physicians in connection with the development or sale of medicines, beginning in 2016. Read More
Positive results from the first long-term trial of evolocumab, Amgen’s next-generation heart drug, are heating up the race to develop the emerging class of drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors. Read More
Kadmon Pharmaceuticals has once again been warned by the FDA for making misleading claims in advertisements, this time for omitting risk information and falsely implying that its hepatitis C drug Ribasphere is a monotherapy. Read More
Illinois-based drugmaker Horizon Pharma has acquired the U.S. rights to AstraZeneca’s Vimovo delayed-release tablets in order to bolster the company’s primary care portfolio. Rights outside the U.S. will be retained by AstraZeneca. Read More
The European Commission has granted marketing approval for Bayer and Algeta's Xofigo to treat castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) that has spread to bones but not other organs. Read More
In the wake of record-breaking numbers of drug shortages, particularly generic injectables, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) is advising drugmakers to establish a drug shortage task force. Read More