Category: Regions

December 4, 2019 Off

Bayer tranforming IT function to digitalize

By Dino Mustafić

Bayer said Wednesday it is transforming its IT function to further accelerate the digitalization of the company, by which leading IT providers will take over standardized services, such as the provision of digital workplaces for employees or the global operation of IT infrastructure.

November 27, 2019 Off

HIkma responds to FDA about GSK’s Advair Diskus

By Dino Mustafić

Hikma has submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) its response to deficiencies in its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline’s Advair Diskus® (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder).

November 11, 2019 Off

Roxadustat phase 3 show treatment of anaemia from chronic kidney disease: AstraZeneca, FibroGen

By Dino Mustafić

AstraZeneca and FibroGen’s pooled cardiovascular (CV) safety analyses showed that roxadustat, an oral first-in-class hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (HIF-PHI), did not increase the risk of MACE, MACE+ and all-cause mortality in non dialysis-dependent (NDD) patients compared to placebo and dialysis-dependent (DD) patients compared to epoetin alfa, a current medicine used to treat anaemia.