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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

Last year, Japan’s Renalys picked…

October 24th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Last year, Japan's Renalys picked up certain Asian rights to the IgAN medicine sparsentan from the medicine's developer, Travere Therapeutics. Chugai is set to take the medicine forward in the licensed countries under a new

After a negative advisory…

October 23rd, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

After a negative advisory committee vote and a postponed approval decision, the FDA opted to approve GSK's Blenrep in one of its two proposed combinations.

The company expects sales in the…

October 23rd, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The company expects sales in the second half of the year to outpace those from the first and reiterated its annual revenue guidance, projecting growth between 20% and 21% for all of 2025.

To reach the target audience of…

October 23rd, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

To reach the target audience of geographic atrophy (GA) treatment Izervay, Astellas Pharma has turned to the “internet’s grandma,” cookbook author and popular social media creator Barbara “Babs” Costello.