Novartis COVID-19 Response Fund provides support to healthcare workers and communities

Novartis is making rapid progress in distributing the allocated USD 20 million of the Novartis COVID-19 Response Fund, announced mid-March, to impacted countries around the world. The fund aims to support public health initiatives designed to help communities manage the challenges posed by the pandemic, such as programs to strengthen healthcare infrastructure, digital platforms for data collection or dissemination of important public health information, and community health programs. 

“We are managing this process with great efficiency and speed, aiming …

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Novartis announces first European donation of hydroxychloroquine to Switzerland

  • Novartis has committed to making a global donation of up to 130 million doses of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to support efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Sandoz, the generics and biosimilars division of Novartis, today begins delivering the first doses of hydroxychloroquine to the Swiss authorities, who are organizing its distribution to hospitals.
  • Switzerland becomes the first country in Europe, and the second globally after the USA, to receive a donation of this drug.

Rotkreuz, April 3, 2020 – Today, Novartis, …

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Novartis announces plan to initiate clinical study of Jakavi® in severe COVID-19 patients and establish international compassionate use program

  • New clinical trial to evaluate Jakavi® (ruxolitinib) in patients with COVID-19 associated cytokine storm
     
  • Cytokine storm is a type of severe immune overreaction that can result from coronavirus infection and may contribute to respiratory compromise in patients with COVID-191-3

  • Pre-clinical and preliminary clinical evidence suggests Jakavi, a well-established JAK inhibitor, could reduce the number of patients requiring intensive care and mechanical …
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Novartis announces mutual agreement to terminate sale of Sandoz US generic oral solids, dermatology portfolio to Aurobindo

Basel, April 2, 2020 – Novartis today announced the mutual agreement with Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. to terminate the agreement to sell the Sandoz US generic oral solids and dermatology businesses to Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. This decision was taken as approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for the transaction was not obtained within anticipated timelines.

Sandoz will continue to operate its oral solids and dermatology business as part of the Sandoz US business.

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Novartis announces mutual agreement to terminate sale of Sandoz US generic oral solids, dermatology portfolio to Aurobindo

Basel, April 1, 2020 – Novartis today announced the mutual agreement with Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. to terminate the agreement to sell the Sandoz US generic oral solids and dermatology businesses to Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. This decision was taken as approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for the transaction was not obtained within anticipated timelines.

 

Sandoz will continue to operate its oral solids and dermatology business as part of the Sandoz US business.

 

 

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This press release contains forward-looking …

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Novartis announces mutual agreement to terminate sale of Sandoz US generic oral solids, dermatology portfolio to Aurobindo

Basel, April 1, 2020 – Novartis today announced the mutual agreement with Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. to terminate the agreement to sell the Sandoz US generic oral solids and dermatology businesses to Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. This decision was taken as approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for the transaction was not obtained within anticipated timelines.

 

Sandoz will continue to operate its oral solids and dermatology business as part of the Sandoz US business.

 

 

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This press release contains forward-looking …

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Novartis donation: Consignment of 30 million hydroxychloroquine tablets ships to US Department of Health and Human Services

Princeton – Novartis announced today that Sandoz, its generics and biosimilars division, has started to ship a consignment of 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine tablets to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for immediate use in controlled clinical studies. The study will evaluate the medicine’s effectiveness in people who have tested positive for COVID-19. The shipment is part of the previously announced global Novartis donation of 130 million tablets in total to be distributed across a variety of clinical trials and stakeholders internationally.

 

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Novartis donation: Consignment of 30 million hydroxychloroquine tablets ships to US Department of Health and Human Services

Princeton – Novartis announced today that Sandoz, its generics and biosimilars division, has started to ship a consignment of 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine tablets to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for immediate use in controlled clinical studies. The study will evaluate the medicine’s effectiveness in people who have tested positive for COVID-19. The shipment is part of the previously announced global Novartis donation of 130 million tablets in total to be distributed across a variety of clinical trials and stakeholders internationally.

 

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Novartis new analysis further shows durable and potent LDL-C reduction with inclisiran, an investigational first-in-class siRNA cholesterol-lowering treatment

  • Prespecified analysis of pooled data from ORION-9, -10 and -11 Phase III clinical trials shows inclisiran reduced low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) by 51% at 17 months1
     
  • Prespecified exploratory analysis based on safety reporting from the three trials, showed fewer major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) with inclisiran compared to placebo1
     
  • The data are consistent with LDL-C lowering as a strong surrogate for improved patient cardiovascular outcomes2 and …
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Novartis Cosentyx® gains positive CHMP opinion for new indication in the axial spondyloarthritis spectrum

  • EMA CHMP positive opinion in non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) paves way for fourth indication in Europe, and is based on Phase III PREVENT data1
     
  • If approved, Cosentyx would become the first fully-human IL-17A inhibitor indicated for patients in Europe with nr-axSpA
     
  • There are approximately 1.7 million patients with nr-axSpA in the top five EU countries and US, which forms part of the axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) disease spectrum2
     
  • Cosentyx is …
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