AstraZeneca sells Seroquel rights in US and Canada

3rd Dec 2019 07:29

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca has agreed to sell the commercial rights to 'Seroquel' - quetiapine fumarate immediate release - and 'Seroquel XR' - quetiapine fumarate extended release - in the United States and Canada to Cheplapharm Arzneimittel, it announced on Tuesday.

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AstraZeneca Imfinzi treatment gets FDA priority review

29th Nov 2019 07:05

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca said the US Food and Drug Administration had accepted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) and granted priority review for its Imfinzi treatment of patients with previously untreated extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

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Friday broker round-up

15th Nov 2019 13:09

(Sharecast News) - Whitbread: Barclays upgrades to overweight with a target price of 4,900p.

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ShoreCap stays at 'buy' on AstraZeneca after EU approves Qtrilmet

15th Nov 2019 11:25

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at ShoreCap reiterated their 'buy' recommendation on shares of AstraZeneca following news that Brussels had approved its Qtrilmet treatment for controlling blood sugar levels in patients suffering from Type-2 diabetes.

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AstraZeneca gets EC approval for type-2 diabetes treatment

15th Nov 2019 07:28

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca announced on Friday that the European Commission has approved 'Qtrilmet' - metformin hydrochloride, saxagliptin and dapagliflozin - modified-release tablets to improve glycaemic control in adults with type-2 diabetes.

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FDA accepts new drug application for AstraZeneca's selumetinib

14th Nov 2019 07:37

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca, along with its partner MSD, announced on Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a new drug application (NDA) and granted 'Priority Review' status for selumetinib, as a potential new medicine for paediatric patients aged three years and older with neurofibromatosis type 1 and symptomatic, inoperable plexiform neurofibromas.

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Tuesday broker round-up

12th Nov 2019 13:31

(Sharecast News) - BBA Aviation: HSBC downgrades to hold with a target price of 330p.

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AstraZeneca's anifrolumab succeeds in lupus study

12th Nov 2019 08:05

(Sharecast News) - Biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca's anifrolumab demonstrated superiority across multiple efficacy endpoints versus placebos in the drug's Phase III TULIP 2 trial.

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AstraZeneca upbeat on latest roxadustat trial data

11th Nov 2019 07:55

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca, along with its partner FibroGen, presented pooled efficacy and cardiovascular safety analyses from the pivotal phase 3 programme assessing 'roxadustat' on Monday, for the treatment of patients with anaemia from chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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AstraZeneca reports positive trials for kidney drug

8th Nov 2019 07:50

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca on Friday reported clinical trials of its roxadustat drug for patients with anaemia from chronic kidney disease had significantly increased red haemoglobin levels.

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Thursday broker round-up

7th Nov 2019 13:28

(Sharecast News) - Associated British Foods: Goldman Sachs upgrades to buy with a target price of 2,750p.

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AstraZeneca offloads Europe and Russia rights to 'Seroquel' medicines

30th Oct 2019 07:31

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca has agreed the sale and licence of the commercial rights to 'Seroquel' - quetiapine fumarate immediate release - and 'Seroquel XR' - quetiapine fumarate extended release - in Europe and Russia to Cheplapharm Arzneimittel, it announced on Wednesday.

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Liberum upgrades AstraZeneca to 'buy' despite near-term premium

25th Oct 2019 13:23

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Liberum upgraded their recommendation for shares of AstraZeneca, arguing that the consensus was - yet again - underestimating just how leveraged the firm was to its product pipeline.

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Friday broker round-up

25th Oct 2019 12:56

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca: Liberum upgrades to buy with a target price of 8,250p.

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AstraZeneca upgrades sales guidance after third quarter growth

24th Oct 2019 07:51

(Sharecast News) - AstraZeneca reported its year-to-date results following the end of its third quarter on Thursday, claiming that patients would benefit from further progress to its pipeline, while sales-growth momentum continued to drive its operating leverage.

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