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After an initial series of legal complaints in June, Novo Nordisk filed four new lawsuits Thursday against Florida and Tennessee pharmacies for allegedly selling products containing semaglutide.
Gene editing technologies are advancing rapidly in the clinic, with the potential first approval later this year, but challenges remain.
Phase III trial data published Thursday show significant survival benefit as a first-line treatment in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients not fit for standard platinum-based doublet chemotherapy.
Following the FDA’s full approval of the Alzheimer’s drug Thursday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services confirmed broader coverage of Leqembi and released more details on a registry.
Thursday, Eisai and Biogen’s Leqembi also became the first disease-modifying treatment for Alzheimer’s to win traditional approval. CMS coverage is expected to begin immediately.
The proportion of supplemental indications rated as having high therapeutic value was substantially lower than for first indications, according to a new study published Wednesday in The BMJ.
The European Medicines Agency recently flagged a safety signal related to GLP-1 receptor agonists and sent a list of questions to manufacturers including Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly, Sanofi and AstraZeneca.
The layoffs are a result of Sumitomo’s decision announced in April to combine its seven subsidiaries into one company.
The companies have signed two other pacts over the last year. In the latest deal, Takeda gains access to F-star’s platform to produce tetravalent antibodies for undisclosed oncology targets.
Johnson & Johnson remains the most valuable pharmaceutical brand, according to consultancy Brand Finance, beating out all other big pharma companies by a wide margin.
Following last week’s $1.75 billion deal to acquire Xiidra from Novartis, Bausch + Lomb is now buying J&J’s Blink product line in move to boost its over-the-counter eye care portfolio.
The Inflation Reduction Act could put an end to blockbuster runs like that of Merck’s Keytruda, experts told BioSpace. In the meantime, the drug keeps picking up more indications and positive clinical results.