Pharmaceuticals sector

ST Explains: What does Trump’s new tariff on ‘forced labour’ mean for Singapore trade?

The proposed forced-labour tariff drew immediate criticism from major economies such as the EU and China, and experts expect lawsuits once it goes into effect.

‘It’s still working’: More are living with cancer as era of targeted drugs takes hold

Menta “Steve” Wallace and his wife, Jo Linda, at their home in Texas. Menta is taking the experimental pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib.

Experimental pancreatic cancer pill doubles survival chances, boosts quality of life

Revolution Medicine’s daraxonrasib drug reduced the time from diagnosis of pancreatic cancer to a patient’s death to 13.2 months versus 6.7 months for those on standard chemotherapy.

GSK’s chronic hepatitis B drug helps one in five achieve functional cure in key studies

GSK has sought regulatory approval for the drug in the US, Japan, China and Europe.

Pfizer wins Singapore trademark dispute with Merck over vaccine brand

Pfizer’s ABRYSVO and Merck’s MAVENCLAD logos both feature circular motifs, but differ in wording and colour.

Japan pharmaceutical firm warns against rare diseases drug after deaths

Tavneos has been distributed to around 8,500 patients in Japan since its launch, Kissei said.

Indian pharma fuels Africa’s ‘zombie drug’ and opioid crisis

The cheap pills are so strong that no regulatory authority in the world has approved them.

Global pharma raids: HSA removed 959 listings of illegal health products including contact lenses

Around 786 listings targeting Singapore were for the sale of unregistered contact lenses (left). The two-week Interpol-led operation removed 959 illegal health product listings.

Singapore seizes over 6,600 units of illegal health products as part of Interpol operation

Dermal fillers seized during the raid. Prescription medication and anti-parasitic drugs made up the bulk of the seizures in Singapore.

‘Store looked almost identical’: Malaysian pharmacies warn of impersonators selling fake products

Pharmacies notice some counterfeits were priced 30 to 40 per cent cheaper than genuine products.

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