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Competition is on the horizon for costly narcolepsy treatments

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When patients experience intense emotion, either positive or negative, they are rendered unconscious. But increased competition is on the horizon. Both the physician and the patient have to be registered and the drugs can only come from a primary source through limited distribution. Competition starts to heat up.

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Enterprising Yourself At The Top Of The Spine Distributorship Game With Daniel Tighe

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This is 2007. You are so spoiled if you are trying to get into this now because there’s competition in this space for you to reach that next level. It was like, “I need to get as many patients that have this condition to him, and he will give it as an option.” They are taking phone calls from patients directly a lot.

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Oncology biosimilar case studies: rituximab biosimilars

Pharmaceutical Technology

Globally, the first rituximab biosimilar, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories’ Reditux, was approved in India in 2007. However, in the second year of biosimilar competition, Rituxan sales started to significantly erode. Rituxan’s success made it a prime target for biosimilar developers.

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Sweeping changes in leaked EU pharma law draft reignite profit vs access conflict

Pharmaceutical Technology

The overhaul will address drug marketing exclusivity length, pricing, patient access, innovation incentives, antimicrobial resistance, clinical trials, supply chain security and shortages, and environmental impact. EU competitiveness Moll said the legislation revisions should instead be used to make Europe more attractive to pharma companies.

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Pressure rises on Lucentis, as Coherus biosimilar gets FDA nod

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Lucentis was first approved in the US in 2007 for wet AMD and grew quickly thereafter as additional indications were approved. Coherus’ chief commercial officer Paul Reider said the availability of Cimerli will “provide both greater treatment access and choice for patients, payors and providers in the US retinal disease community.”

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Nine for 2023, part two: healthcare’s hard problem, the prognosis for diagnosis, and key new pharmacotherapy platforms

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Across swathes of primary care, pharmacological innovation has stalled; the last new antihypertensive class was introduced in 2007 and new antibiotics have trickled in at a dangerously slow pace. More approvals, in larger patient population conditions will elevate the ongoing discussion of how to pay for these therapies.

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Teva asks SCOTUS to overturn “skinny label” verdict on GSK drug

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The case hinges around the concept of “ skinny labelling ” which was introduced to stop drugmakers extending the exclusivity period for their branded medicines – through a stream of new indications or patient populations – that can be protected with so-called “use” patents. The substance patent expired in 2007.