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Roche to test Acterma as a treatment for COVID-19

Shares of Roche Holding AG gained 3.7% in premarket trading on Thursday after the Swiss drugmaker said it plans to run a Phase 3 clinical testing Acterma, its rheumatoid arthritis drug, as a treatment for patients with COVID-19 who have bee.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 19th, 2020

Aimmune Therapeutics stock rallies after FDA approves peanut-allergy drug

Shares of Aimmune Therapeutics Inc. rose more than 12% in the extended session Friday after the Brisbane, Calif., company said the FDA has approved one of its drugs, Palforzia, for patients with peanut allergies. The o.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 31st, 2020

No Harm in Reducing Use of Roche Drug for Breast Cancer, Study Says

Treating breast-cancer patients with an expensive Roche drug for six months instead of 12 reduced heart-related side effects without sacrificing effectiveness, a new study found......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjMay 16th, 2018

FDA Approves Migraine Medicine

Doctors say the new migraine drug from Amgen and Novartis can change patients’ lives by lowering the number of migraine days suffered by patients each month......»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjMay 18th, 2018

The danger of "value frameworks" in medicine

In the debate over prescription drug prices, one group is being overlooked: people with rare diseases. The needs of these patients, who rely on specialty medications for their lives and livelihoods,... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkJun 14th, 2018

FDA Approves $450,000-a-Year Treatment for Rare Disease

Patients who have hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis, or hATTR, will take the drug for the rest of their lives. Alnylam Phar.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneAug 11th, 2018

Roche Announces Positive Data on Breast Cancer Drug Kadcyla

Roche's (RHHBY) breast cancer drug Kadcyla, in a late-stage study in patients suffering from HER2-positive eBCmet, met its goal. Roche RHHBY announced encouraging results from a phase III st.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytOct 16th, 2018

Exelixis stock up more than 4% after FDA drug approval

Shares of Exelixis Inc. rose more than 4% in the extended session Monday after the Alameda, Calif., biotech company said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its Cabometix drug for patients with certain types of advanced liver cancer.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 14th, 2019

Roche, joining rivals, donates hemophilia drug to boost access

Switzerland's Roche will donate its new hemophilia A drug Hemlibra to a World Hemophilia Federation program, it said on Wednesday, joining rivals who also back the effort to help patients in developing countries who face treatment hurdles......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 6th, 2019

Patients Find Weight Loss Drug Zepbound A Game Changer, But Makers See Production Delay Until 2025

Facing a shortage, GLP-1 weight loss drugs by Eli Lilly & Novo Nordisk struggle to meet demand. Learn about supply issues and efforts to address them, impacting availability till 2025. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 18th, 2024

Democrat Katie Porter accuses pharma CEO of inflating drug prices and "lying" to patients and policymakers - all with the help of her whiteboard

Rep. Katie Porter, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, has become well-known for using her "whiteboard of justice" to grill CEOs. Representative Katie Porter (D-.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMay 18th, 2021

Heron"s stock rises after FDA approval of surgical medicine

Shares of Heron Therapeutics Inc. gained 3.0% in trading on Thursday after the company said the Food and Drug Administration had approved its non-opioid anesthetic for use in some surgical patients. The drug, Zynrelef, is expected to bec.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 13th, 2021

The Daily Biotech Pulse: Hyperphosphatemia Drug Regulatory Review Extended, Phathom Pharma Data Readout, 2 IPOs

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours. Scaling The Peaks (Biotech Stocks Hitting 52-week Highs April 29) read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 30th, 2021

: Shares in pharma giant Roche rise as COVID-19 tests offset drug sales slump

Demand for healthcare giant Roche’s COVID-19 tests helped to offset a decline in the core drugs business, the company said on Wednesday, as it reported sales for the first quarter of 2021 and confirmed its outlook for the year......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 21st, 2021

In San Francisco, Drug Overdoses Claimed Twice As Many Lives As COVID-19

In San Francisco, Drug Overdoses Claimed Twice As Many Lives As COVID-19 Authored by Ivan Pentchoukov via The Epoch Times, More than twice as many people died from accidental drug overdoses in San Francisco in 2020 than.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytApr 18th, 2021

Pfizer says FDA review time for dermatitis drug candidate has been extended

Shares of Pfizer Inc. were up 0.1% after the drug mak.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 7th, 2021

Humanigen skyrockets 107% after results show its drug candidate improves COVID-19 survival in patients without a ventilator

The company anno.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMar 29th, 2021

Ionis shares tumble 19% after Roche halts Phase 3 study for rare-disease drug

Shares of Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. were down 19.6% in premarket trading on Tuesday, the day after the company said Roche Holding AG decided to discontinue.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 24th, 2021

Ionis shares tumble19% after Roche halts Phase 3 study for rare-disease drug

Shares of Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. were down 19.6% in premarket trading on Tuesday, the day after the company said Roche Holding AG decided to discontinue.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 23rd, 2021

"Medical distancing" continues to hamper health care providers, drug developers

Many patients continue to avoid health care settings for fear of exposing themselves to Covid-19......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 19th, 2021