The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) use of Mekinist (trametinib) in combination with Tafinlar (dabrafenib) for the treatment of patients with unresectable melanoma or metastatic melanoma with BRAF ...
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Women with aggressive breast cancer who receive combination targeted therapy with chemotherapy prior to surgery have a slightly improved chance of staying cancer-free, researchers say. However, the improvement was not statistically ...
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A vaccine that protects children against four strains of flu may be more effective than the usual three-strain vaccine, a new study suggests. The four-strain (or so-called "quadrivalent") vaccine is available as a nasal spray or an ...
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Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium and vilanterol inhalation powder) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for once-daily treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD, an umbrella term that includes the ...
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GlaxoSmithKline, the British pharmaceutical giant, says it will stop paying doctors to market its drugs at conferences and will no longer reward sales agents whose physician customers write the most prescriptions. These practices are ...
The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix [Human papillomavirus bivalent (types 16 and 18) vaccine, recombinant] as a two-dose schedule for girls aged 9 to 14. ...
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The most-recognized anti-infective brand in North America is Cipro. The brand was most-recognized by 7 percent of physicians in a survey conducted by Brand Institute Inc. during the second quarter of 2013. Cipro, comprising ciprofloxacin, ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Theravance's Anoro Ellipta as a once-daily, long-term maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Officials at GlaxoSmithKline in England said the company will no longer tie bonuses to sales targets and will phase out paying doctors to speak at conferences. In a statement, the drug manufacturer said it is changing its global sales and ...
A collaborative pharmaceutical project focused on improving the pathway for developing paediatric formulations has been given the go-ahead after successfully securing an innovation grant. The UK-wide consortium, led by Astra Zeneca, ...
LED chip, lamp and lighting fixture maker Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA says that Anne Whitaker, president, North American Pharmaceuticals, of Sanofi S.A., has been appointed to its board of directors. “Anne has proven herself to be a ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) first adjuvanted vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 influenza, also known as avian or bird flu. The pandemic Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Monovalent Vaccine, ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first adjuvanted pandemic influenza vaccine, Q-pan, to protect against H5N1 influenza, or avian flu. The vaccine, manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, was developed in partnership with the ...
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Amicus Therapeutics have announced that Amicus has received global rights for the global drug development, regulatory and commercial activities of migalastat HCl as a monotherapy and in combination with enzyme ...
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Quackity quack, the quacks are back, and this time they're targeting fish oil supplements, claiming that taking fish oils raises your risk of prostate cancer. Hogwash. This is just another case of pure fearmongering quackery by the ...