pharmaceuticals

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<p>Sanofi-based subsidiary Genzyme Ireland Ltd recorded a surge in profits as revenues increased by 14% from €1.57bn to €1.78bn. Picture: Denis Minihane</p>

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Waterford arm of biopharma firm Sanofi sees pre-tax profits rise 82%

Sanofi Waterford is a primary distribution centre for many of the firm's major products and services, some of which are focused on rare inherited disorders, kidney disease, orthopaedics and cancer

John Whelan: Pharma in Ireland has bounced back, but how long will it last?

<p>Consumer products firm Haleon makes Panadol in Co Waterford. Haleon shares fell 2% on Monday.</p>

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Pfizer to cut stake further in Panadol-maker Haleon

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Contraceptives, antibiotics, painkillers... human medicines having negative effect on wildlife

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Pfizer to maintain push to break into obesity market after setback

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Ireland 'well placed' for future pharma innovation

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Intellectual Property's growing role in the Irish economy

For many global companies, Ireland is a perfect entry point to the EU, with a strong infrastructure in place, including a workforce with IP experience

Sun, 12 Nov, 2023

Demand Surges For Weight Loss Drug Ozempic

Terry Prone: Fatten up the tax receipts with production of weight-loss drug

Vaccine factories could be speedily re-purposed for Ozempic/Wegovy production

Mon, 06 Nov, 2023

Ozempic drug maker reports success with diabetes drug

German dialysis provider Fresenius Medical Care's shares plunged as much as 24% in Frankfurt trade on news of the study's results

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023

New proposals to widen access to medicines before Cabinet

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is to seek approval to draft legislation that will also address shortages in medicine

Tue, 03 Oct, 2023

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Warning of 'real and serious risk' of medicine shortages in year ahead

Medicines for Ireland says that the country, as a small market, is 'more likely to be badly impacted by inflationary pressure'

Thu, 21 Sep, 2023

Amgen Set To Join Dow Jones Industrial Average Index

US authorities clear Amgen’s €26.8bn takeover of Horizon Therapeutics

The acquisition is Amgen’s largest ever

Fri, 01 Sep, 2023

Wegovy weight-loss drug maker targets European governments

Analysts estimate the obesity market could be worth as much as $100bn (€92bn) by the end of the decade as the race to develop weight-loss drugs heats up

Fri, 25 Aug, 2023

John Whelan: Irish pharma pushes back against EU plans

Considering that the pharmaceutical industry contributes more to Ireland’s trade balance than any other sector, the European Commission’s radical proposals for the sector have the industry here and across the rest of Europe dismayed and more than a ...

Sun, 16 Jul, 2023

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Shares in GSK and Sanofi surge as court rules on Zantac heartburn treatment

Judge Rosenberg rejected scientific evidence, and said experts used 'unreliable methodologies to conclude ranitidine degrades into NDMA inside of the human body.'

Wed, 07 Dec, 2022

Limerick-based pharma giant Regeneron posts better-than-expected earnings

The company's quarterly revenue fell 44% to almost $2.86bn (€2.8bn), but came in just ahead of analysts' expectations of $2.8bn (€2.7bn).

Wed, 03 Aug, 2022

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UK remains a key trade market for Ireland since Brexit

The UK is the largest source of goods imported into the country, while the US remains Ireland's largest export destination

Mon, 25 Jul, 2022

UK fines Pfizer £63m for charging NHS 'unfairly high prices' for epileptic drug

Over a four-year period, Pfizer charged prices between 780% and 1,600% higher than Epanutin sold for previously

Thu, 21 Jul, 2022

Biogen sets out plan for development of Alzheimer's drug

Since the approval of Aduhelm in June last year, the value of Biogen shares have nearly halved.

Wed, 20 Jul, 2022

Johnson & Johnson cuts outlook on strong dollar even as sales rise to $24bn in latest quarter

Johnson & Johnson's pharmaceuticals unit, its largest, has helped the company soften the blow from its pandemic-battered medical device business.

Tue, 19 Jul, 2022

Johnson & Johnson cuts profit forecast as it suspends guidance for Covid vaccine sales

Slowing demand for coronavirus shots will have more significant consequences on J&J’s competitors, Pfizer and Moderna

Tue, 19 Apr, 2022

J&J and other pharma giants secure first legal win in €43bn opioid legal case

Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceutical, and other former opioid makers have scored the pharmaceutical industry’s first win in the sprawling four-year litigation in the US over the drugs.

Tue, 02 Nov, 2021

Irish pharma chief: Covid-19 vaccine 'to transform economy by the spring'

The head of the Irish drugs firm that is involved in international Covid-19 vaccine trials said that large parts of the vulnerable Irish population will have been vaccinated against Covid-19 by April or May, promising to transform the economic ...

Wed, 28 Oct, 2020

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Leo Varadkar 'encouraged' after Covid update call with Irish-based pharma giants

Tánaiste and Enterprise Minister Leo Varadkar has said he was “encouraged” after meeting, virtually, with a number of pharmaceutical giants developing vaccines or therapeutic treatments in Ireland.

Tue, 06 Oct, 2020

Johnson & Johnson to get $1bn for potential vaccine

US in vaccine deal with Johnson and Johnson as it stocks up on treatments in an attempt to tame the coronavirus pandemic

Wed, 05 Aug, 2020

Regeneron seeking more workers in Limerick for its Covid-19 response efforts

Regeneron aims to have hundreds of thousands of treatment doses ready for distribution this autumn

Wed, 22 Jul, 2020

Novartis counts cost of exit from drugs vaccine business

Novartis lowered its 2020 sales outlook after a second-quarter fall as the Swiss drugmaker counts the cost of exiting the vaccine market six years ago.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2020

Pharma giant GSK announces major restructuring drive to cut £400m in costs

GlaxoSmithKline has announced a major restructuring programme that will see the company slash £400 million (€449m) in annual costs in an effort to bolster research spending.

Wed, 25 Jul, 2018

Pharmaceuticals unlikely to avoid a harsh Brexit

International policy leaders attending the Bio Pharma Ambition conference in Dublin Castle last week were addressed by Dr Lorraine Nolan, chief executive of Ireland’s Health Products Regulatory Authority and a member of the European Medical Agency (EMA).

Mon, 26 Feb, 2018

Collective approach on drugs: United move may help cut health bill

Next Wednesday Martin Shkreli, currently a guest at New York’s Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, is expected to discover how long he will spend in prison on securities fraud convictions.

Wed, 14 Feb, 2018

Sanofi upbeat despite setback

French pharmaceuticals group Sanofi, which employs over 650 people at a plant in Waterford, has said it had suffered from low uptake for a new cholesterol drug and from concerns about a dengue vaccine, but says it was confident its pipeline of new products would support long-term growth.

Thu, 14 Dec, 2017