Pfizer closes acquisition of Hospira for $15bn
This is an effort by Pfizer, which manufactures arthritis pill Celebrex, Prevnar pneumococcal vaccines and the fibromyalgia drug Lyrica, to gain a leading position in the global market
Akeso has received approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for gumokimab (AK111), an anti-Interleukin-17 (IL-17) monoclonal antibody, to treat adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis.
The approval is based on four trials of patients receiving emetogenic chemotherapy, including cisplatin, carboplatin and anthracycline/cyclophosphamide-based regimens. Varubi is a selective and competitive antagonist of human substance