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Is it too late for Biogen?

World of DTC Marketing

Biogen will partner with Roche on the development, and potential sale of a promising cancer drug the Swiss pharma is advancing for several types of lymphoma, announcing Tuesday it’s exercised an option to share rights to the treatment. Food and Drug Administration on Biogen Inc.’s

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A scientific approach to irrational consumer choices

World of DTC Marketing

GOOD MORNING: The FDA is taking a scientific approach to evaluating direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertising, focusing on measuring consumer perceptions of the information presented in ads. Presenting quantitative information increased participants’ gist and verbatim recall of drug efficacy. ” Uh…no.

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Disruption in healthcare is coming

World of DTC Marketing

A new feature—a sensor that monitors changes in the heart rate for irregularities that can lead to strokes and heart failure—has just been approved by America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new initiative, Care Studio, aims at doctors rather than patients. Then there is the cost of generic drugs.

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A sad day for us all as the FDA continues to lose credibility

World of DTC Marketing

SUMMARY: The approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, after its advisory panel turned it down, begs the Inspector General to open an investigation into the FDA. Biogen’s $56,000 drug is proof that it was never about the science; it’s about a lifesaver for a sinking company. standards for approving new drugs”.

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Shareholders versus patients: Who is more important?

World of DTC Marketing

Milton Friedman A newly approved drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease is expected to become a multibillion-dollar expense for Medicare. By one projection, spending on the drug for Medicare patients could end up being higher than the budgets for the Environmental Protection Agency or NASA. (New Milton Friedman.

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New ethical guidance for paediatric clinical trials

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have published initial guidance deliberating how ethical it is for children to take part in research trials. Thus, numerous drugs and medical devices approved and licensed by the FDA are missing essential paediatric-specific information on their product labels.

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First biosimilar to HUMIRA® available in US

European Pharmaceutical Review

Amgen’s AMJEVITA was the first biosimilar to Humira approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in 2016. “AMJEVITA provides another treatment option for patients and their doctors.” AMJEVITA (adalimumab-atto), a biosimilar to Humira ® (adalimumab), is now available in the US.