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The pharmaceutical industry has long made exorbitant profits by free-riding on research carried out by the public sector Hooray for Pfizer! As news of a […]
The pharmaceutical industry has long made exorbitant profits by free-riding on research carried out by the public sector Hooray for Pfizer! As news of a […]
Despite the Pfizer breakthrough, social distancing and remote working won’t disappear overnight Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The news this week […]
The lion’s share of the potential Pfizer vaccine is already claimed by high-income nations The news that joint efforts by the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer […]
Pfizer said sale of shares by Albert Bourla was automated under plan set up in August Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage […]
Roll-Royce gave an eye-catching pitch but the economics of nuclear power needs further inspection An energy white paper is in the offing, so consider Rolls-Royce’s […]
China’s ambition to build a nuclear plant in Essex will likely fail on national security grounds The new national security and investment bill, aiming to […]
Promising clinical data from Pfizer and BioNTech help the index to a £28bn one-day gain Optimism that a mass rollout of Covid-19 vaccines will lead […]
Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca pledged to make their vaccines available on a not-for-profit basis Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The […]
Europe and US create vast facilities for Covid-19 vaccine but poorer nations lack infrastructure say experts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage […]
At last, there is hope of an end to this pandemic. Scientists appear to have performed an amazing feat, the rest of us must do […]
The UK usually has a high take-up for vaccines, experts say, but there are fears over misinformation and scepticism Coronavirus: anti-vaxxers seek to discredit Pfizer’s […]
Readers respond to news that an interim analysis has shown Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine candidate was 90% effective in protecting people from transmission of the virus in […]
There are grounds for optimism but also several unknowns around this coronavirus vaccine Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hopes that the […]
Pfizer’s preliminary results are a huge development, although hurdles still lie ahead Dr Charlotte Summers is a lecturer in intensive care medicine at the University […]
Interim results show vaccine to be 90% effective, but findings have not been peer-reviewed, Australia has only secured enough for five million people, and there […]
But the news highlighted divergences in fortunes across sectors during the pandemic Global stock markets surge after Pfizer Covid vaccine news Nils Pratley: ‘A great […]
Interim trial results are encouraging as scientists welcome news Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It is not yet the end of […]
Couple who set up and run firm are children of long-maligned ‘guest workers’ from Turkey Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage When […]
Early results from phase 3 trial look promising but there are still many questions to be answered Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus […]
FTSE 100 jumps as Pfizer and BioNTech report coronavirus vaccine is 90% effective Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Global stocks have […]
Analysts estimate revenue generated, assuming an annual jab at an average price of $20 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The future […]
Vaccine being trialled by Oxford University and AstraZeneca offers hope for all age groups Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage One of […]
Pharmacy chain says £120 cost will be one of cheapest private tests available Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boots is to […]
Employees at Nottingham head office say they were barred from toilets newly reserved for executives Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boots […]
Even a once bullish PM is now not so optimistic but there are promising signs of a vaccine on the horizon Coronavirus – latest updates […]
Emails show senior managers ‘expecting’ attendance at Nottingham HQ despite big spike in local cases Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boots […]
Profit margin fall, blamed on Covid-19 effects, drags global firm to $3m quarterly loss Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Sales at […]
Company is unclear about whether patient was receiving vaccine or placebo in 60,000-patient study Johnson & Johnson has paused its Covid-19 vaccine trial due to […]
Report reveals country has failed to fully regulate trade despite promises to crack down The Chinese government continues to allow the use of pangolin scales […]
Doctors say patients are seeking to participate in drug’s trials as Regeneron’s stock soar after president touts treatment Doctors are reporting a spike in enquiries […]
Link to drug company boss raises questions about ‘cure’ claims and exclusive access Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage New questions have […]
Pharmaceutical firm reports ‘significant drop in processing capacity’ of reagents, kits and swabs Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Concerns have been […]
Drugs company says infection controls at some of its sites are so secure the app is not needed Coronavirus – latest updates See all our […]
Dexamethasone ‘normally reserved for people going into respiratory failure’, says expert Trump coronavirus treatment – live updates The latest intervention from Donald Trump’s medical team […]
Neither remdesivir nor REGN-COV2 have completed large-scale randomised trials, say UK scientists Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists still lack conclusive […]
US representative Katie Porter used her now-signature whiteboard as she questioned former Celgene CEO Mark Alles over the connection between the significant price hike for Revlimid, […]
Campaign scoring countries for global access efforts calls for more British transparency Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK is doing […]
Former Sunday Times editor’s genius and empathy will be missed, say campaigners At 5.39am on Thursday morning Guy Tweedy, a thalidomide survivor, campaigner and friend […]
Boots, LloydsPharmacy and Well Pharmacy report unprecedented take-up and many chemists run out of stock Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Pharmacies […]
Healthcare workers and health departments will be among the first to use the rapid antigen tests Full Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by state […]
We are raiding the Audio Long Reads archives and bringing you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week’s […]
Regulator agrees to float of UK firms but recreational suppliers still banned Medicinal cannabis companies have been cleared by the UK’s financial regulator to float […]
Heidi Chow on why the pharmaceutical industry must not be left in the driving seat to supply an effective Covid-19 vaccine The biggest gamble that […]
Trials of vaccine being developed with AstraZeneca had been paused after participant fell ill Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The closely […]
Expert behind vaccine confidence report points to halting of Oxford Covid trial as example Doctors and scientists need to show more empathy towards volunteers in […]
Pharmaceutical firm’s boss says 2020 deadline possible if regulators move fast Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine could still […]
Tests have been paused after a UK volunteer became ill. How will it affect the search for a cure? The AstraZeneca vaccine trial has been […]
Is this the end for hopes of an early breakthrough in the race to find a coronavirus drug? The halt in development of the University […]
A spokesman for AstraZeneca, the company working on the coronavirus vaccine, said pausing trials was common during vaccine development The development of a promising Covid-19 […]
Prosecutors believed Purdue was implicated in mail and wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy. Yet the firm got a slap on the wrist The opioid […]
World’s largest vaccine makers to begin testing on people in US with eye on rollout in early 2021 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our […]
Authorities order 50% more doses than in 2019 in bid to avoid hospitals being overwhelmed Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Italian […]
UK drugmaker and Oxford Biomedica to produce more of potential coronavirus product Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage AstraZeneca has expanded an […]
AstraZeneca | Sizes of cities | Starlings | Mickey Mouse degrees | Passport photos As a participant in the Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine trial, I’d […]
Experts raise concern over compound that has not been proven safe but could reach public as dietary supplement Allies of Donald Trump have promoted a […]
Volunteers are receiving doses of drug, which has potential both as a vaccine and a treatment Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage […]
While a cure-all drug or therapy is a long way off, there have been some breakthroughs Many different drugs and therapies are being trialled and […]
AstraZeneca says it has not discussed ‘emergency use authorisation’ with the US Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The company manufacturing the […]
The vaccine is designed to mimic the coronavirus and train the immune system to react if a person is later infected Sign up for Guardian […]
A justice department document shows prosecutors recommended the OxyContin face wire fraud and money-laundering charges A Department of Justice internal memorandum obtained by the Guardian […]
Research suggests honey also more effective than many over-the-counter medicines Honey may be better than conventional treatments for coughs, blocked noses and sore throats, researchers […]
Russia is not the only country pursuing domestic politics over global cooperation in the fight against coronavirus We’re all waiting for a coronavirus vaccine, but […]
Government secures early access to those being developed by Novavax and Janssen Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK government has […]
Businesses already struggling with the fallout from Covid-19 will be forced to deal with a mountain of new bureaucracy in the middle of a deep […]
The president thinks that as long as they buoy the stock market, they’re helping the US economy – and that’s pure rubbish Since the start […]
Products made by diagnostics firm Randox removed from care homes and individuals Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage the Up to 750,000 […]
Reasons for shortages are often unclear and substitutes, which are not subsidised by PBS, are prohibitively expensive Australia is experiencing a critical shortage of key […]
Activists accuse company of pushing remdesivir to boost profit GS-441524 has been used to treat a coronavirus in cats Coronavirus – latest global updates Activists […]
Companies should ensure six weeks’ worth of drugs for end of transition period, DHSC says Pharmaceutical companies should stockpile six weeks’ worth of drugs to […]
Companies can return to work from 1 August, but many employers are making their own plans Companies ready to defy Boris Johnson’s planned return to […]
GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur could supply vaccine by early next year if it is successful Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The […]
The trade committee urged ministers to develop “parallel supply chains” as a solution Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain needs to […]
Pharmaceuticals company buys global rights to new technology from Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo Drugmaker AstraZeneca could pay up to $6bn (£4.7bn) for the global rights to […]
AstraZeneca and GSK both release results this week. But picking winners in the sector may be complicated It was the press announcement heard around the […]
Synairgen’s share price rises 540% on morning of news of successful drugs trial Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Three professors at […]
AstraZeneca and others should not own a lucrative patent on a medicine that is needed by poor as well as rich nations • See all […]
GSK’s share price has been left standing by AstraZeneca’s high-risk success in cancer treatments Monday’s most important vaccine news was the promising early data from […]
Stake of 10% in CureVac is part of deal that could eventually be worth more than £800m Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus […]
Minister says Britain and allies confident Russian intelligence was behind cyber-attacks Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK security minister James […]
Care homes and members of public told to immediately stop using firm’s kits Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK government […]
An official review of vaginal mesh and medicines in pregnancy reveals systemic weaknesses, and sexism too Greater openness about women’s bodies was one of the […]
Cumberlege report is a damning reminder of how arrogant, intimidating doctors have suppressed their patients’ views Julia Cumberlege’s report into avoidable harm inflicted by the […]
We need a public register to show if healthcare professionals are in the pay of industry – or more patients will suffer It was never […]
The family behind the firm that made OxyContin denies wrongdoing – but numerous cases against them have been halted while a court deliberates With most […]
With the NHS deal on Kaftrio, I’m likely to live longer. This is why swift access to novel treatments is so important It’s been 15 […]
Former pharmaceutical executive died of cancer on 30 June Sackler was named as defendant in key opioid lawsuits Jonathan Sackler, one of the owners of […]
Hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir not found to help patients in hospital Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The World Health Organization (WHO) said […]
University is leading rivals but first drugs may not work fully, says vaccine taskforce chair Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Oxford […]
No other country will be able to buy remdesivir, which can help recovery from Covid-19, for next three months at least Coronavirus – latest US […]
I have to inject myself with needles just to stay alive. Still, Bayer will continue to sell Roundup, and refused to label it as carcinogenic […]
Regulators also criticise sale of paracetamol and hand sanitiser at excessive costs Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Two UK watchdogs have […]
Evidence given to parliamentary committee sparks new calls to develop national capability to manufacture medicines and key supplies Australian companies were “shocked” to experience price-gouging […]
Rich countries’ governments are putting all their trust in a marriage of markets and philanthropy called Gavi Vaccines for Covid-19 are coming. Billions of dollars […]
Legislation protects those needed in future pandemics who may be struggling now Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK government has […]
Thanks to the success of the Human Genome Project, 20 years ago this week, scientists can track biology and disease at a molecular level Twenty […]
Four unnamed stores suspected by competition regulator of profiteering during Covid-19 crisis Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The competition watchdog is […]
Manufacturers warn they will struggle to meet demand as governments seek to ease pressure on health services Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus […]
Richard Horton does not hold back in his criticism of the UK’s response to the pandemic and the medical establishment’s part in backing fatal government […]
Pascal Soriot heroically defended the company against Pfizer, but now he needs to calm his investors It’s hard to keep AstraZeneca out of the headlines. […]
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