Tune in TODAY – I’ll be doing a live on-line interview on Social Media in Pharma with Paul Chaney – starts at 1 pm EST (just use the call-in number – see the link). Also, here’s a page on my site with all sorts of social media resources for pharma professionals: http://bit.ly/socialrx
TODAY’S NEWS
AstraZeneca’s new Plavix-competitor Brilinta expected to go big – It is the first antiplatelet drug to demonstrate it can reduce cardiovascular (CV) deaths compared to the current gold standard treatment, Plavix (clopidogrel) in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Results of the 18600 patient Phase III PLATO trial comparing the two drugs, were revealed at the recent European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress in Barcelona…Platelet expert Dr Victor Serebruany agreed the mortality data is ”marvelous,” with 107 extra lives saved compared to Plavix. “It has never been seen before and no one expected it,” he said…more
Big oncology news (approval for new lymphoma drug) today – Allos Therapeutics Inc. said Friday that regulators approved its injectable drug Folotyn as a treatment for peripheral T-cell lymphoma, a group of rare, agressive blood cancers, sending its shares soaring. Allos said the Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval, allowing the company to market Folotyn for use in patients whose cancer has returned or not responded to previous treatment. Allos expects to begin selling the drug in October. There are no drugs on the market that treat peripheral T-cell lymphoma, Allos said…more Plus, some future hope from Roche on melanoma?
So the FDA is finally going to start wresting with social media in pharma! Here’s what companies need to do to prepare for the hearing this fall. And here also.
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An interview with the President and CEO of Sanofi-Aventis US (Gregory Irace), on the big changes they are undergoing to re-structure the company, and the way they deliver information.
Coming up next month:
Oct. 19-21 – eXL’s Digital Pharma conference, Bridgewater, NJ. This event will be quite progressive, with more of an informal “unconference” format to maximize interaction. I’ll be co-leading a pre-conference workshop on the 19th on social media, and live-blogging/Twittering. Here’s a discount code for 15% your registration: P615WOO
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