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This month, we discuss Rett syndrome and pharmacological advancements in the treatment of this rare condition. 29 October 2022
Pharmaceutical
The Russian government is planning to take measures to prevent a shortage of anti-HIV drugs in the country by the increased procurements drugs and their more active supplies to the domestic market, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 24 October 2022
Pharmaceutical
Global drugmakers continue their operations in Russia, despite its ongoing military conflict with Ukraine and the ever deteriorating economic situation in the country, according to recent statements by some Russian senior state officials and local media, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 24 October 2022
Pharmaceutical
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Egyptian government has offered tremendous opportunities for the localization of the vaccine and biologics’ industry in Egypt, writes The Pharma Letter's local correspondent. 17 October 2022
Pharmaceutical
The Russian pharmaceutical sector is steadily developing despite the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine and the ever-tightening sanctions pressure against the country, according to recent statements by some leading local pharma analysts and Russian media, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 14 October 2022
Pharmaceutical
The share of counterfeit medicines in the Russian pharmaceutical market has declined to minimal figures in the last five years, which was mainly due to efforts that have been made by the state, according to a recent report published by the Russian pharmaceutical regulator Roszdravnadzor and some local media, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 6 October 2022
Pharmaceutical
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) is a group of hereditary disorders characterized by sensory loss, muscle weakness and atrophy. As a result of damage to peripheral nerve axons and the myelin surrounding them, nerve cells of individuals with CMT are unable to properly send electrical signals to motor nerves and sensory peripheral nerves. 1 October 2022
Biosimilars
Biosimilars are compounds that have demonstrated no clinically meaningful differences in safety, purity and potency from a reference biologic drug. As of September 2022, 38 biosimilars have been approved for use within the USA. 29 September 2022
Pharmaceutical
Russia plans to accelerate the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for antibiotics, as well as to pay more attention to the development of drugs against chronic infections, as part of a new State Concept for the Development of Pharmaceutical industry in Russia that is designed until 2030, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 29 September 2022
Biosimilars
Increasing access to capital has resulted in a surge of Indian biopharmaceutical companies focusing on research and development. A think-tank has advised the government that it is imperative to streamline regulatory approval procedures for the biotechnology industry and eliminate redundant steps so as to expedite the approval process, reports The Pharma Letter’s India correspondent. 28 September 2022
Pharmaceutical
The Russian drug market will reach a value of $35 billion by 2024, despite the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the ever-tightening sanctions pressure on Russia, according to calculations by experts from the Russian consulting company in the field of pharmaceuticals SBS Consulting, report The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 20 September 2022
Pharmaceutical
India's drug regulator has stepped up efforts to stop the sale of unapproved antibiotic cocktail combinations over the counter. The regulator has warned that certain fixed-dose combinations (FDCs) will be banned unless scientific trials are conducted to verify their regularisation before they can be distributed, reports The Pharma Letter’s India correspondent. 8 September 2022
Pharmaceutical
The government of Russia has increased procurements of expensive drugs almost three-fold this year, mainly due the increase in the number of long-term agreements that are signed between the Russian state and drugmakers, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 1 September 2022
Pharmaceutical
Yaneth Giha, the first woman to serve as executive director of FIFARMA, the Latin American Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industry, spoke to Angel Galindo, The Pharma Letter’s Latin America correspondent. 1 September 2022
Biotechnology
In just three months, Henlius’ heavily invested PD1 blockbuster Hansizhuang (serplulimab) rewarded the company with nearly 80 million renminbi ($11.6 million) since its launch in March 2022 in China to treat microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H). 27 August 2022
Pharmaceutical
The accelerated approval pathway (AAP), which was first introduced by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1992 to tackle the HIV epidemic, enables expedited development and approval of new therapies for serious diseases that lack efficient treatment options.1,2 26 August 2022
Biotechnology
August is spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) awareness month – an opportunity to reflect on the current and future treatment landscape. 25 August 2022
Pharmaceutical
Global drugmakers have significantly reduced their investments and payments into Russia and its pharmaceutical market this year due to the ongoing military conflict between Ukraine and Russia and sanctions imposed on the latter, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 23 August 2022
Generics
As generic drugmakers are dragged to court by patent holders and the cost of litigation soars for both generic as well as innovative pharma companies, many are settling patent disputes out of court. Generic companies often agree to delay their entry into the market in exchange for certain benefits, such as licenses to other patents, reports The Pharma Letter’s India correspondent. 16 August 2022
Pharmaceutical
Amid the ongoing military conflict between Ukraine and Russia and the ever-tightening sanctions pressure on Russia, the Kremlin is considering investing about 200 billion roubles ($12.1 billion) in the achievement of so-called medicine and pharmaceutical sovereignty. 12 August 2022
Pharmaceutical
Big pharmas are not deterred by China’s increasingly complex business environment. Instead, they are changing strategies to minimize risks while continuing to benefit from China, said speakers at ChinaTrials held last week in Shanghai. 18 November 2024
Generics
Indian drugmaker Aurobindo Pharma has taken on the might of China in terms of Penicillin G pricing, and is doing so by leveraging a fully integrated production process at its new plant. Anticipating the price erosion of Penicillin G, the company has put up an integrated plant from scratch. 10 November 2024
Generics
Indian markets are abuzz with a singular refrain. Donald Trump's Presidency of the United States is set to open new opportunities for India, especially in the pharmaceutical sector. 8 November 2024
Biotechnology
According to UNICEF's State of the World's Children 2023 report, in Latin America
and the Caribbean, 6.8 million children did not benefit from vaccination during the
time of the pandemic and in the following two years, progress has not been as
expected either. 7 November 2024
Biotechnology
As India's bioeconomy soars to a remarkable valuation of $151 billion, the government's Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) has underscored the critical need for innovation and private sector investment to unlock further growth. 21 October 2024
Biotechnology
India's new Biotechnology Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (Bio-RIDE) scheme is a significant step towards consolidating and advancing the country's biotechnology initiative. 7 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
India is set to complete 50 new greenfield pharma manufacturing plants in the next two years under its Production-linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for pharma and medical devices. 30 September 2024
Generics
The number of clinical trials of new drugs in Russia is steadily declining, which could be mainly related with the overall reduction of investment activities in the local pharmaceutical market, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 30 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical laboratories, institutions, guilds and medical federations have taken on the task of designing programs to end health illiteracy in order to have informed, educated, knowledgeable and empowered communities where their health and wellbeing are concerned. 19 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Oligonucleotide therapeutics are rapidly emerging as a promising class of drugs capable of addressing a variety of genetic and complex diseases by targeting RNA sequences.1 16 September 2024
Generics
The protection of intellectual property (IP) rights of foreign pharmaceutical companies in Russia remains complex situation, according to recent statements by Konstantin Panurovsky, legal director of AstraZeneca’s Russian subsidiary, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 13 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
The Russian Ministry of Health wants to speed registration of drugs that are not localized in the Russian Federation at the time of the application submitted by domestic pharmaceutical companies, explaining such changes by "unpredictable geopolitical situation," reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 12 September 2024
Biotechnology
NewCo, a relatively new business model that involves a joint venture (JV) between a biotech and a group of investors to bring the biotech’s promising assets to the global market, is gaining popularity among Chinese biotechs, who traditionally rely on out-licensing deals to capitalize assets, s 11 September 2024
Generics
A significant drop has been noticed in the prices of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), bringing much-needed relief to the pharmaceutical industry and potentially translating to lower drug costs for consumers. 9 September 2024
Biotechnology
Targeted alpha therapy (TAT), or radioligand therapy, is a recent hot area that attracted big pharmas like Bristol Myers Squibb and Novartis. 5 September 2024
Generics
German pharma major Bayer has filed a lawsuit against the Russian drugmaker Promomed to protect the patent rights for Xarelto (rivaroxaban), its treatment for stroke prevention which is the best-selling drug in the Russian market at present, The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent reports. 2 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Scientists from the Russian Institute of Immunology of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA) say they have created the world's first allergy vaccine. 30 August 2024
Generics
In a major crackdown, the Indian government has imposed an immediate ban on 156 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs, including commonly used antibiotics, pain relievers,and multivitamins. 27 August 2024
Pharmaceutical
Russia plans to create conditions for a significant increase of domestic production of anti-Rhesus immunoglobulin drugs after a sharp decrease of their imports to the local market this year, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 22 August 2024
Generics
One of the largest pharmaceutical production facilities in the Russian North-West region will soon be built in the city of Pushkino by the local drugmaker Active Component enterprise, The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent reports. 14 August 2024
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