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After weighing other options amid…

October 28th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

After weighing other options amid a continued sales struggle, the company will look to take the only approved hemophilia A gene therapy off its plate two years after its launch.

The FDA has issued another…

October 28th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The FDA has issued another complete response letter to Regeneron over its high-dose Eylea due to unresolved issues at a Novo Nordisk manufacturing plant. The company, however, is making progress in lining up alternate manufacturing

Novartis has started to feel the…

October 28th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Novartis has started to feel the squeeze from generics to its top-selling drug, heart therapy Entresto. But despite its two biggest brands underperforming, the company still delivered 7% groupwide sales growth.

Adopting an RTU vial setup for…

October 28th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Adopting an RTU vial setup for aseptic filling process can help optimize operational efficiency, reduce TCO, and comply with regulatory requirements

Pitted against the…

October 28th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Pitted against the immunosuppressant mycophenolate mofetil, Roche’s CD20-targeting antibody Gazyva helped more kids and young adults with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome achieve sustained remission after one year, according to a topline readout from the Swiss drugmaker’s

Citing insurance claims data,…

October 28th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Citing insurance claims data, CSL’s leaders said they expect this season's flu vaccination rates in the U.S. to decline by 12% overall and by 14% for people ages 65 and older compared with last year.

The FDA slammed generics maker…

October 28th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The FDA slammed generics maker Hetero with a Form 483 after an inspection of one of its warehouses in India uncovered flying birds, skittering lizards and roaming cats, among a host of other infractions.

CDMO Catalent has unveiled a new…

October 27th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

CDMO Catalent has unveiled a new corporate brand, which keeps the company’s moniker the same while trading in the simple blue-against-white lettering of its previous logo with a pair of intersecting, speech bubble-like boxes bearing

Cigna’s Evernorth division is…

October 27th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Cigna's Evernorth division is rolling out a rebate-free model for its pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts—meaning one of the industry's "Big Three" is moving away from the oft-criticized approach.

Innovent’s Eli Lilly-partnered…

October 27th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Innovent's Eli Lilly-partnered mazdutide, a GLP-1/glucagon (GCG) dual receptor agonist, displayed broader effects on patients' blood glucose levels and weight loss than Novo's leading GLP-1 semaglutide in a head-to-head trial.

Paving the way for the label…

October 27th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Paving the way for the label update were results from the phase 3 Zenith trial, which was stopped early due to a positive efficacy signal.

AstraZeneca and Organon have been…

October 27th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

AstraZeneca and Organon have been found in serious breach of the U.K.’s pharma code, with a watchdog ruling that both companies brought discredit on the industry.

Organon’s chief executive Kevin…

October 27th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Organon’s chief executive Kevin Ali—who had been with the company since its 2021 debut—resigned from his role and exited the company’s board of directors Sunday, Organon said in a securities filing. The company’s EVP and

Following a slight delay earlier…

October 24th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Following a slight delay earlier this year—and a world-first green light in the U.K. over the summer—Bayer has clinched an FDA nod to bolster the limited arsenal of nonhormonal treatments for one of the most

Ipsen unveiled a new educational…

October 24th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Ipsen unveiled a new educational initiative dedicated to supporting teenagers and young adults in the transition from their pediatricians to adult care, for which they’re often unprepared.

Over the last 13 months, Sanofi…

October 24th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Over the last 13 months, Sanofi and Regeneron have revved up the momentum for Dupixent, gaining three new indications for the anti-inflammatory agent. On Friday, Sanofi reported that Dupixent achieved a new standard as quarterly

A cystic fibrosis buyers group has…

October 24th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

A cystic fibrosis buyers group has resurfaced in a bid to improve access to Vertex's expensive combination therapy Trikafta. Under the strategy, a much cheaper copycat of the modulator drug is slated to launch next