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The companies and federal…

November 4th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

The companies and federal officials are engaged in talks and the deals could come together this week, according to reports from Endpoints News and The Wall Street Journal.

Even without accounting for the…

November 4th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Even without accounting for the COVID-related declines that have punctuated Pfizer’s earnings in recent years, the company’s vaccines business appeared to be on the back foot in the third quarter, brought low by a U.S.

UCB has scored an FDA approval for…

November 4th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

UCB has scored an FDA approval for ultra-rare disease treatment Kygevvi, continuing the positive momentum for the Belgian company, which has scored three nods in the U.S. for rare disease treatments in less than three

Teva issued a voluntary recall of…

November 4th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Teva issued a voluntary recall of 580,844 bottles of the widely used blood pressure medication prazosin hydrochloride, citing unacceptable levels of potentially cancer-causing impurities.

During Vertex’s third-quarter…

November 4th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

During Vertex’s third-quarter presentation, Chief Commercial Officer Duncan McKechnie cited several metrics that suggest the launch of its long-awaited, non-opioid pain reliever Journavx is trending positively. One key figure, however, indicates otherwise as sales for

Arcutis Biotherapeutics has forged…

November 4th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Arcutis Biotherapeutics has forged another celebrity partnership, signing up the actor Tori Spelling and her teenage daughter, Stella McDermott, to encourage people with inflammatory skin conditions to talk to their healthcare providers.

Insulet is taking diabetes…

November 4th, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Insulet is taking diabetes awareness into the workplace. Having found 79% of people with diabetes have faced bias or misunderstanding at work, the medtech giant is rolling out a range of resources intended to trigger

A long-running confirmatory trial…

November 3rd, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

A long-running confirmatory trial of two of Sarepta Therapeutics’ Duchenne muscular dystrophy drugs has missed its main goal. The development comes just as the company and the FDA work to formally limit the indication of

Patients hoping to get their hands…

November 3rd, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Patients hoping to get their hands on a cheaper copycat of Johnson & Johnson’s fading anti-inflammatory blockbuster Simponi may have to wait for a few months more, thanks to an FDA inspection this summer that

Kimberly-Clark has placed an…

November 3rd, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Kimberly-Clark has placed an ambitious bet on a troubled counterpart, agreeing to buy out Johnson & Johnson’s consumer health spinout Kenvue for $48.7 billion.

After Roche’s Gazyva won an FDA…

November 3rd, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

After Roche's Gazyva won an FDA approval in lupus-related kidney disease, a phase 3 study now shows the med's worth in systemic lupus erythematosus, the most common type of lupus.

High-ranking FDA official George…

November 3rd, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

High-ranking FDA official George Tidmarsh, M.D., has tendered his resignation after an unconventional LinkedIn diatribe landed the senior drug regulator at the center of a lawsuit and an internal probe.

Caplyta, the crown jewel of…

October 31st, 2025|Fierce Pharma|

Caplyta, the crown jewel of Johnson & Johnson's $14.6 billion buyout of Intra-Cellular Therapies, won the FDA’s blessing to unlock the lucrative major depressive disorder market as an adjunctive treatment to antidepressants.