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Name recognition and “familiarity”…
Name recognition and "familiarity" with Novo Nordisk's oral Wegovy has contributed to its rapid uptake in its battle with Lilly's oral GLP-1 Foundayo, according to Spherix analyst Jim Hickey, who conducts monthly surveys with doctors
Four years after Spero…
Four years after Spero Therapeutics received a complete response letter from the FDA, rejecting its oral treatment for complicated urinary tract infections, the company and its partner GSK have pushed Utebzi across the finish line.
With good-but-not-great updated…
With good-but-not-great updated data on its approved oncology combo of avutometinib plus defactinib in first-line metastatic pancreatic cancer, Verastem Oncology will now channel its primary R&D efforts toward other pipeline darlings.
Less than a month after an…
Less than a month after an approval for Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca’s Datroway for front-line TNBC patients who are not candidates for PD-1/L1 inhibitors, the FDA has handed Gilead’s Trodelvy a rivaling approval that allows
Eighteen months after Novo Nordisk…
Eighteen months after Novo Nordisk purchased a plant in the Czech Republic from Novavax, the Danish drugmaker said it is set to kick off the manufacturing of ingredients for next-generation diabetes and obesity drugs at
GSK has launched the first…
GSK has launched the first direct-to-consumer TV spot for Exdensur, stepping up promotion of an asthma drug that the company is tipping to generate blockbuster sales.
Two different hacking rings…
Two different hacking rings acquired sensitive information from Novo and allegedly attempted to extort the company out of millions of dollars.
Amid multiple efforts to rein in…
Amid multiple efforts to rein in steep drug costs in the U.S., Colorado has received the all-clear to take matters into its own hands, albeit through a framework that may be difficult to pull off
Pharma companies have been part of…
Pharma companies have been part of the global economy and health systems for centuries. Now, as drugmakers play a more visible role in mainstream conversations about health and culture, Big Pharma is rethinking how it
With pharma and life sciences deal…
With pharma and life sciences deal values surpassing $65 billion in the first quarter, marking the strongest quarter in the industry since 2020, analysts from PwC have declared that the “biopharma ecosystem is back to
The program looks to support…
The program looks to support "faster, more coordinated approaches to emerging regulatory challenges and decisions," the United Kingdom's MHRA said.
As it prepares to launch up to…
As it prepares to launch up to three new products from 2027 through 2028, Moderna is adjusting its way of doing business. The company has hired Ester Banque to become its CCO and has elevated
Stealth BioTherapeutics is looking…
Stealth BioTherapeutics is looking to put its tumultuous path behind it with a new name.
Recipharm has sketched out a…
Recipharm has sketched out a “multi-million-dollar” investment in its U.S. manufacturing operations as part of a move to boost its sterile fill-finish capabilities and other production offerings for customers.
DeepIntent has launched an agentic…
DeepIntent has launched an agentic AI tool to help healthcare marketers more efficiently extract insights from databases using natural language.
U.S. pharmaceutical lobby group…
U.S. pharmaceutical lobby group PhRMA has launched a new ad offensive that looks to highlight the American life sciences industry’s ability to get new drugs to patients.
How the Kratom Industry Won Friends in the Trump Administration
A sprawling influence campaign to promote a risky drug called kratom has gained allies among top Trump administration officials. Our investigative reporter Kenneth P. Vogel explains.
Following criticism from…
Following criticism from drugmakers, Germany has scrapped its plan to install a program that would have reduced the prices of branded pharmaceuticals through a variable structure, according to a report from Reuters.
IQVIA Digital has developed…
IQVIA Digital has developed technology to help pharma marketers identify nurse practitioners and physician associates who write prescriptions.
The FDA approval clears Welireg’s…
The FDA approval clears Welireg's use with Keytruda in earlier-stage kidney cancer, following its 2023 solo nod for advanced disease.