World Call for Europe to make its own medicines amid China COVID-19 crisis Europe is working with China to meet a shortfall in protective equipment amid fears of a global shortage of medicines and masks. 13/02/2020
world news Drugmaker launches lottery for life-saving gene therapy in babies Swiss drugmaker Novartis has launched an international lottery for its groundbreaking and extremely costly gene therapy Zolgensma, sparking both hope and outrage among patients’ families. 02/01/2020
View Dose dispensing is the solution healthcare providers and patients have been searching for ǀ View Although modern medical treatments are saving lives, an increase in the lack of therapeutic adherence in patients - especially those that are polymedicated - is noticed across the continent. In other words, their behaviour does not correspond with the recommendations or prescriptions of the doctor. 11/12/2019
World Web Summit 2019: AI and drug development mark new era for pharma Web Summit 2019: AI and drug development mark new era for pharma 07/11/2019
USA Drug companies reach 11th-hour deal to settle US opioids lawsuit The US three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker reached a last-minute deal to settle a lawsuit over the opioid crisis just at the first federal trial was about to start. 21/10/2019
Hungary Hungarians raise €2m for sick toddler to access world's priciest drug People in Hungary have raised €2m for the family of a toddler with a rare genetic disorder to access the world’s most expensive drug 25/09/2019
France Mediator: Landmark trial opens in France over antidiabetic pill Servier Laboratories, the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines (ANSM) and 21 other defendants will face 2,684 plaintiffs. They allege that Mediator, marketed as an antidiabetic drug, has cost the lives of hundreds of patients. 23/09/2019
United Kingdom Drugs companies sign 'gagging orders' over no deal Brexit preparations Britain's government has previously urged the health sector to stockpile medical supply as drugs could be severely restricted in the event of a no-deal Brexit. 24/12/2018
View Businesses stockpiling for a 'no deal' Brexit are paying a heavy price Businesses in the UK being forced to stockpile products because of the uncertainty over a ‘no deal’ Brexit are paying a heavy price. 14/11/2018
USA German pharma company fails to block US execution German pharma company fails to block US execution 15/08/2018
markets Amazon announces $1b acquisition of online pharamacy PillPack Amazon announced it will acquire online pharmacy Pillpack on Thursday, dropping the shares of the two largest drugstore chains in the U.S. over 8%. 28/06/2018
Poland Poland spends billions on drugs - but are they the right ones? View Poland has won acclaim for its system to decide which medicines should be funded by taxpayers but still faces challenges in striking the right balance between expertise and transparency on healthcare policies. 18/12/2017
Canada Canada: Death of a Billionaire The mysterious death of a pharmaceuticals billionaire and his wife in Toronto is now being investigated by homicide detectives. 18/12/2017
world news Paris and Amsterdam snatch London’s lost EU agencies The race to host the European medicines and banking agencies after Brexit was so tight that the winners were ultimately drawn from a bowl. 20/11/2017
France Using viruses to fight cancer We find out about immuno-oncology, whereby the DNA of specific viruses is modified so they can track down the cancer cells. The viruses then either destroy the cells' structure by replicating themselv 08/09/2017
View View: Being bold in the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria The car manufacturer Volvo made the bold move of stopping production of fossil-fuel vehicles by 2019. Why we need more grit like that in the existential fight against microbial resistance. 12/07/2017
world news Johnson&Johnson faces class action suit in Australia US health giant sued in Australia in a class action case by more than 700 women 04/07/2017
USA A hangover cure that actually works? Two students at Yale University say they have developed a hangover-prevention supplement that actually works. 15/05/2017
USA Baby powder lawsuit: Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay 100 million US multinational Johnson and Johnson has been ordered to pay around 100 million euros to a woman who says the firm’s talcum powder caused her to develop ovarian… 05/05/2017
USA Critics slam 'assembly line executions' in Arkansas Tension is rising in Arkansas as it prepares to put seven prisoners to death over an 11 day period starting from Monday. 14/04/2017
corporate German drugmaker Stada agrees takeover A lengthy takeover process ends with German generic drugmaker Stada agreeing to be bought by investment groups Bain Capital and Cinven. 10/04/2017
corporate Johnson & Johnson pays big for Swiss biotech firm Actelion US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson is to buy biotech company Actelion to access its highly profitable range of medicines for rare diseases. 26/01/2017
business planet The vital role of SMEs in medical research This week’s Business Planet comes from the German city of Bonn. 28/12/2016
corporate Britain fines Pfizer record 98-million euros for huge drug price hike Britain’s competition watchdog has fined Pfizer a record 98 million euros for radically raising the cost of an epilepsy drug. 07/12/2016
economy US: EpiPen costs to be slashed for some patients amid wave of criticism Under mounting pressure, pharmaceutical company Mylan says it will slash the costs of emergency EpiPens for some patients in the US. 26/08/2016
corporate Pfizer to buy Medivation and boost cancer drug portfolio Pfizer has outbid Sanofi to buy the US cancer drug company Medivation, thereby acquiring the prostate cancer treatment Xtandi. 22/08/2016
