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Fluvoxamine may prevent serious illness in COVID-19 patients
In a preliminary study of COVID-19 patients with mild-to-moderate disease who were attempting to recover in their homes, researchers at Washington University School of...
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Warren Buffett makes big investment in US pharmaceutical firms
The investment company run by billionaire investor Warren Buffett bet $5.7bn (£4.3bn) on pharmaceutical companies during the third quarter of 2020, as the sector...
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Bristol Myers Squibb Completes Acquisition of MyoKardia, Strengthening Company’s Leading Cardiovascular Franchise
Bristol Myers Squibb announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of MyoKardia, Inc. in an all cash transaction for approximately $13.1 billion. With...
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Twin challenges for Indian pharma-boosting drug discovery and localising API production
India is often referred to as the ‘pharmacy of the world’; not without reason. The third largest pharmaceutical market in the world by volume,...
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Exeter University and Medicines Discovery Catapult collaborate on R&D drive
The collaboration will focus on identifying promising innovations that can be adopted through the industry in the ultimate hope of benefitting patients. The collaboration...
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UK government secures 5 million doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
The agreement follows negotiations with Moderna, who recently reported that interim data for its vaccine-candidate shows it is nearly 95% effective. The 5 millions...
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Moderna and Pfizer COVID Vaccines: The Comparison
Moderna Inc. on Monday declared that its vaccine was 94.5% effective.
This came just after a week when Pfizer & its partner BioNTech...
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