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India sets controversial price caps on 650 drugs
India has started the countdown on new price controls for a vastly expanded list of drugs, a move that is expected to cut deeply into the profits of drugmakers for hundreds of drugs.
GSK tries novel approach in emerging markets: price cuts
GlaxoSmithKline CFO Simon Dingemans has found one of the mainstays of retail works just fine for drugs, particularly in emerging markets where GSK wants to build its foothold. You just put them on sale.
Media reports used to track global vaccine backlash
New data has been published analyzing one year's worth of media reports--more than 10,000 pieces from 144 countries--to get a sense of where negative vaccine views were most prevalent.
GlaxoSmithKline's Breo nod augurs new respiratory franchise, analysts say
The FDA granted approval to GlaxoSmithKline's new respiratory drug Breo Ellipta. By itself, that's a solid victory for GSK, which needs to build up its respiratory franchise before Advair copycats finally make their way to market. Analysts figure Breo for a blockbuster in the U.S., with peak sales at around $1.3 billion.
GSK signs up with DKSH to tap Hong Kong market
GlaxoSmithKline is turning to market-expansion contractors DKSH to push its antibiotic products in Hong Kong, part of the drugmaker's efforts to cash in on booming Asian demand.
UPDATED: GlaxoSmithKline gains blockbuster FDA approval of lung drug Breo
GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance have won FDA approval for their drug Breo Ellipta for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the third-biggest killer of Americans, the agency announced. The approval comes with an undesirable boxed warning from the agency that LABA therapies boost risk of asthma-related deaths.
GlaxoSmithKline exec details expectations for online clinical trial research
GlaxoSmithKline turned on a website that serves as a conduit for authorized researchers to tap clinical study data on certain GSK drugs, placing the pharma giant on the forefront of transparency in pharma and spurring skepticism about the process for releasing anonymous patient-level data from its vaults.
GlaxoSmithKline, Merck offer GAVI 95% discount on HPV vaccines
GlaxoSmithKline and Merck are slashing the prices of their HPV vaccinations in a deal with the GAVI Alliance, which delivers immunizations to the developing world.
GSK, Merck agree on HPV vax discount with GAVI
Social issues have held back uptake of GlaxoSmithKline and Merck human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines in the U.S., but globally the problem is more fundamental--the shots cost too much. It is these low-income countries--where 85% of cervical cancer cases occur--that need the vaccines most though.
GSK anonymously listens to online vax talk, then mines data for nuggets
GlaxoSmithKline has used a text analytics model to analyze public discussion boards in an attempt to assess patient sentiment about vaccines and glean insights into why vaccine fears persist despite clinical evidence of their safety.
