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Nycomed announced plans for an international phase III/IV study investigating the effect of Daxas® (500μg tablets, once daily) versus placebo on exacerbation rates in COPD patients who are concomitantly treated with fixed combination long-acting-ß2-agonists (LABA) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS),...

APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that it has issued a voluntary recall of five lots of Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection, which is used for recurrent or progressive metastatic colorectal cancer. This recall is being conducted as a precautionary measure and there...

Eli Lilly and Company announced that Greg Plowman, M.D., Ph.D., will lead Lilly's oncology research efforts as the vice president, oncology research and senior vice president of ImClone Systems research. In this innovative new role created...

AstraZeneca announced enrolment of the first patient in the Phase III clinical programme for NKTR-118, an oral peripherally-acting opioid antagonist being investigated for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation (OIC). The Phase III clinical programme is designed to investigate the...

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited announced 300 million Japanese yen donation to aid emergency relief for the earthquake on March 11, through The Japanese Red Cross Society, in view of the huge damages in the wide geographical area affected in...

Amgen announced that the company will donate $1 million to Japanese disaster relief efforts. Amgen and the Amgen Foundation will distribute the funds to both Direct Relief International and International Medical Corps to bring basic needs and vital health...

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded four new grants to help improve awareness, prevention and care of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) in China and India. The grants total nearly $1 million USD and bring the Foundation’s...