A novel computational drug screening strategy combined with lab experiments suggest that pralatrexate, a chemotherapy medication originally developed to treat lymphoma, could potentially be repurposed to treat COVID-19.
Two new gene therapies—from Novartis and Spark Therapeutics—carry price tags higher than any other drugs in the U.S., elbowing aside the brands we've seen at the top for years, a GoodRx analysis shows. And with drugmakers doubling down in rare diseases, the trend will likely continue.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has entered an agreement with Medison Pharma to commercialise its RNAi therapeutic Onpattro in Israel. Novartis has signed an agreement to use Kinaxis’ RapidResponse platform, a Cloud-based software that provides country-specific product expiry monitoring and planning across a company’s global network.
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals sells marketed drugs to Aurobindo subsidiary for up to $300M
Teva Pharma`s Pralatrexate tentatively approved in US an anti-cancer therapy
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: SPPI), a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in Hematology and Oncology, announced today the divestment of ZEVALIN rights in Japan and other countries in Asia Pacific (excluding China and India), Middle East, Africa and Latin America, to Mundipharma. Spectrum will receive an up-front payment of $15 million plus $5 million in profits on initial ZEVALIN supply. Spectrum will continue to own ZEVALIN rights for US, Canada, and Europe.