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Pfizer’s $14bn Medivation Buyout Shows How Far Pharma Will Go In Oncology

 
• By Jessica Merrill

The competitive bidding process for Medivation shows just how much big pharma is willing to pay for commercial-stage oncology assets. Now that Pfizer has won the biotech, it will have to prove Xtandi is worth the price.

Coverage of this major industry development is provided courtesy of Scrip, our affiliated publication focused on insights and analysis to inform decision-making from a commercial perspective. Look to Scrip in the coming days for additional coverage of what this deal says about the current environment for big pharma deal-making, as well as a companion article already posted on how potential treatment combinations are helping to drive Pfizer's strategy. (Also see "With Medivation, Pfizer Sees A Chance For More Combinations" - Scrip, 22 August, 2016.)

A buyer’s market? Not when it comes to commercial-stage oncology assets – as the case of Medivation Inc. shows. Pfizer Inc. announced Aug

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Ocaliva: Still No Clarity On Why EU Court Opposed Revocation Of Approval

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

Advanz Pharma would have had to show that the European Commission’s decision to revoke Ocaliva’s conditional marketing approval risked causing serious and irreparable harm, according to lawyers from Van Bael & Bellis.

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Brazil Pilots Digital Drug Pack Inserts

 
• By Francesca Bruce

A new pilot aims to take Brazil closer to ‘digital transformation.’

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Brazil To Upgrade Pricing Framework To Keep Up With Market Developments

 
• By Francesca Bruce

Brazil plans to clarify its medicine pricing framework, for example by outlining the procedures for setting medicine prices and bring it up to date with recent developments in the sector.

England: HTA Sandbox Helping To Assess ‘Challenging’ Drugs And Indications

 
• By Eliza Slawther

England’s health technology assessment institute explains how its sandbox environment is helping to test new evaluation methods for drugs or indications with which it does not have experience, such as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis.

Unlocking Opportunities: How To Engage With The EMA On Animal Testing Alternatives

 
• By Neena Brizmohun

The European Medicines Agency, like its counterpart in the US, is increasingly focusing on the use of alternatives to animal testing.