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Cancer Drug Leaves 12 Diabetic Patients Blind, Pakistan Health Officials Launch Investigation

Avastin is a known anti-cancer treatment sometimes prescribed for off-label use to treat diabetic retinopathy—until now.

September 26, 2023BY Mary Gillis

Alzheimer’s Drug Breakthrough Big Boost for Roche, Eli Lilly

LONDON—The results of a key Alzheimer's drug trial on Wednesday have reignited decades-old hopes that targeting a particular ...

September 29, 2022BY Reuters

Roche’s Single-Dose Influenza Drug Granted FDA Approval for Children Aged 5 and Over

Swiss healthcare company Roche's single-dose oral tablet, Xofluza, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) for the ...

August 13, 2022BY Katabella Roberts

Roche Launches Dual Antigen and Antibody Diagnostic Test for Hepatitis C

ZURICH—Roche has launched an new dual antigen and antibody diagnostic test for hepatitis C, the Swiss pharmaceuticals company ...

July 19, 2022BY Reuters

Roche Says FDA Grants Priority Review to Actemra for COVID-19

ZURICH—Roche said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug administration granted priority review to its Actemra/RoActemra for the ...

April 5, 2022BY Reuters

Swissmedic Approves Roche’s Ronapreve to Treat COVID-19 Patients

ZURICH—Swiss drugs regulator Swissmedic said on Monday it approved Ronapreve, an antibody treatment jointly developed by Roche and ...

December 27, 2021BY Reuters

Roche Says At-Home COVID-19 Rapid Test Gets Ok From FDA

Roche said on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) ...

December 25, 2021BY Reuters

Roche Develops New Research Test Kits for Omicron Variant

ZURICH—Roche's newly acquired subsidiary TIB Molbiol has developed three new test kits to help researchers detect mutations in ...

December 3, 2021BY Reuters

Roche Shareholders Approve Deal to Buy Novartis’s $20.7 Billion Stake

ZURICH—Roche shareholders voted overwhelmingly on Friday to support the $20.7 billion deal to buy Novartis's nearly one third ...

November 27, 2021BY Reuters

COVID-19 Antiviral Pill From Roche, Atea Fails to Help Patients With Mild or Moderate Symptoms

A pill developed by two drugmakers failed to help COVID-19 patients with mild or moderate symptoms, one of ...

October 19, 2021BY Zachary Stieber

Roche to Cut 300–400 Product Development Jobs: Swiss Newspaper

ZURICH—Roche plans to cut 300–400 jobs this year at product development (PD) sites, company executives including Chief Medical ...

July 1, 2021BY Reuters

Roche Looking for New Place to Test COVID-19 Pill After Cases Plummet in UK

ZURICH—Roche is looking for another location to carry out trials of its pill to fight COVID-19, after plummeting ...

April 21, 2021BY Reuters

Roche Wins US Nod for COVID-19 Antibody Test, Aims to Boost Output

Roche has won emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an antibody test to ...

May 3, 2020BY Reuters

Private Sector to Ramp up Production of COVID-19 Test Kits, Throughput in Labs Insufficient to Screen All: CEO

Fifteen private companies have ramped up production of COVID-19 test kits to millions to help meet a major U.S. ...

March 29, 2020BY Ella Kietlinska

2 Companies on Track to Manufacture Millions of Coronavirus Tests

Two of the first companies to receive federal clearance for their tests for the Wuhan coronavirus are on ...

March 15, 2020BY Ivan Pentchoukov

US Government Issues Emergency Approval for New Coronavirus Test

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a new emergency authorization for a test for the new ...

March 13, 2020BY Zachary Stieber

Popular Asthma Drug Fraudulently Marketed by Pharma Companies: Whistleblowers

Asthma is big business for Big Pharma. Advair was the third bestselling drug in the world in 2013 ...

March 13, 2016BY Martha Rosenberg