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Eli Lilly will assess its JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor Olumiant (baricitinib) as a potential treatment for COVID-19 in a Phase III study. Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly said the latest study will complement an ongoing study of the rheumatoid arthritis drug being conducted in...

When to Start Creating Your Secondary Packaging Strategy Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with a drug product in clinical development are usually focused on a quick commercial launch. Secondary packaging aspects are often less considered. Correlations with secondary packaging (in this...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to limit movement all over the world, clinical trials have had to adapt by leveraging methodologies typically associated with hybrid or remote clinical trial designs. The alternative would be to suspend the trial and...

A smartphone diagnostic test for COVID-19 being developed by a University of Utah researcher holds the potential for quick, accurate testing without the need for individuals to go to a healthcare facility. A prototype may be ready within two...

Global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), Sterling Pharma Solutions, has commenced production of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), a treatment currently under investigation for COVID-19. Sterling will be manufacturing the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) with the finished product being manufactured and supplied...

Abbott Laboratories has won Emergency Use Authorization for another COVID-19-related diagnostics test for antibodies. This morning, the company said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its SARS-CoV-2 IgG lab-based serology blood test on the Alinity i system. With the...

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a research-led, integrated global pharmaceutical company has initiated Phase 3 clinical trials in India on Antiviral tablet Favipiravir, for which it received approval from India’s drug regulator DCGI in late April. Glenmark is the first company in...