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    New data from Israel, Pfizer show potent effect from third coronavirus shot

    The much-anticipated data arrive ahead of an important FDA advisory meeting to discuss authorization of a booster dose for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.

    By Sept. 15, 2021
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    Overcoming inertia: Adopting omnichannel marketing for pharma

    Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly attracted to the idea of replacing the current multichannel marketing focus with an omnichannel marketing approach. But the industry is struggling to break out of its own silos.

    By Andrew Burkus, Principal, Omnichannel Marketing, IQVIA • Sept. 13, 2021
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    Commercialization

    New drugs for obesity and Alzheimer’s look set to become blockbusters, reshaping pharma marketing strategies just as many current top-sellers near looming patent cliffs.

    By BioPharma Dive staff
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    Biogen offered a window into what's holding up Aduhelm. Investors didn't like what they saw.

    At Morgan Stanley’s healthcare conference last week, executives detailed how the launch of their Alzheimer’s drug has been slower than expected, due in large part to lingering questions about trial data and insurance coverage.

    By Sept. 9, 2021
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    Settling lawsuit, AstraZeneca and European Commission agree on coronavirus vaccine delivery

    The U.K.-based drugmaker fell behind on its promise to supply 300 million doses by the end of June to countries in the trading bloc. Now, it's set to reach that target by March 2022.

    By Sept. 3, 2021
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    With safety worries mounting, FDA limits who can take certain immune-regulating drugs

    The agency has new rules for who can take Pfizer's Xeljanz, Eli Lilly's Olumiant or AbbVie's Rinvoq after a large study raised concerns about the safety of so-called JAK inhibitors.

    By Sept. 1, 2021
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    BioMarin wins European approval to sell drug for dwarfism

    The drugmaker is setting the price for Voxzogo high, at an annual price of around $300,000 per patient, although the company expects to make "material discounts" in the coming years. 

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Aug. 27, 2021
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    UPS delivers coronavirus vaccines via temperature-controlled drone

    Drones have emerged as a speedy logistics option for time- and temperature-sensitive vaccine doses, potentially helping boost the availability of shots in rural areas.  

    By Matt Leonard • Aug. 25, 2021
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    Lilly, preparing Alzheimer's drug plans, forms new neuroscience unit in company restructure

    Lilly Bio-Medicines will be split into separate neuroscience and immunology groups, while the Loxo cancer research division will merge with Lilly Oncology. 

    By Aug. 17, 2021
  • Bluebird to wind down business in Europe amid gene therapy struggles

    Shares in the biotech sunk in value as the company also announced new safety concerns for one of its leading programs.

    By Aug. 9, 2021
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    5 lessons about the importance of print in biopharma in a post-pandemic world

    Biopharma businesses have started to reevaluate relationships with print suppliers to determine what's working and what's not.

    Aug. 9, 2021
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    After controversial approval, doctors are still debating how to use Biogen's Alzheimer's drug

    Nearly two months since Aduhelm became available, many physicians have yet to use the first treatment approved in the U.S. to slow Alzheimer's disease.

    By Updated Aug. 3, 2021
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    Social health: The future of healthcare marketing

    Approximately 79% of patients look to connect through social media to find answers to their health questions.

    July 26, 2021
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    Major health centers, insurers push back against Aduhelm

    The Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai won't yet administer the controversial Alzheimer's drug, while UnitedHealth's CEO said the insurer would need more time to iron out coverage. 

    By July 15, 2021
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    Biohaven CEO on migraine drug's fast launch, TikTok ads and battling big pharma

    Sales of Nurtec ODT during the second quarter were double what Wall Street expected. CEO Vlad Coric explained to BioPharma Dive how the biotech did it, despite being far smaller than its chief rival. 

    By July 14, 2021
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    Medicare to weigh nationwide coverage rules for Biogen Alzheimer's drug

    CMS will consider whether to set a single policy for Aduhelm, a process that could shape how millions of Americans access the controversial treatment.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Updated July 13, 2021
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    Alzheimer's Association, insurers press Medicare for coverage rules on Aduhelm

    Days after the FDA narrowed the target population for Biogen's drug, the patient advocacy group said it's urging Medicare to adopt a nationwide policy. Payers are seeking guidance, too.

    By Updated July 12, 2021
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    Bluebird resumes marketing gene therapy in Europe

    Zynteglo sales have been on hold since February, when a patient in a clinical trial of another, related Bluebird medicine developed leukemia.

    By July 9, 2021
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    Biohaven beats expectations with fast sales of migraine drug

    Second quarter sales of Nurtec ODT, which recently became the first migraine drug cleared for acute and preventive treatment, were nearly twice what analysts on Wall Street had predicted. 

    By Ned Pagliarulo • July 8, 2021
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    FDA revises labeling of Biogen's Alzheimer's drug to emphasize early treatment

    Aduhelm's approval last month, already highly controversial, was made more so by the agency's decision to clear the drug for a broad group of patients. New prescribing information more closely matches clinical testing criteria.

    By Ned Pagliarulo , July 8, 2021
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    WHO backs Roche, Sanofi drugs for COVID-19 after research ups and downs

    Once long-shot experiments in the rush to repurpose drugs for COVID-19, both Actemra and Kevzara could become more widely used, renewing questions around cost and access.

    By July 7, 2021
  • Nestlé joins Seres in deal to market microbiome drug

    The health science unit at Nestlé may pay more than $500 million to secure rights in the U.S. and Canada for SER-109, a spore-filled capsule meant for patients with recurrent C. diff infections.

    By Kristin Jensen • July 1, 2021
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    ICER stands by view on Biogen's Aduhelm, says sharp price cut needed

    The influential nonprofit maintains that the clinical trial evidence supporting Aduhelm is insufficient to prove a health benefit. But if some efficacy is assumed, ICER argues Biogen's $56,000 price tag is far too high.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • June 30, 2021
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    How biopharma innovation may benefit from more inclusive print communications

    Medical advancements are evolving at a rapid pace, and so is public consumption of information.

    June 28, 2021
  • European regulators push 8 drugs toward approval, including controversial anemia pill

    A key committee of the EMA gave a positive review of Astellas and Fibrogen's roxadustat, as well as Bristol Myers Squibb's cell therapy Abecma and UCB's psoriasis drug Bimzelx.

    By June 25, 2021
  • As 5 Blue Cross Blue Shield plans join to tackle drug prices, some remain skeptical

    Another healthcare venture promises to lower costs, this time by using patient data on drug efficacy through a handful of large insurers.

    By Samantha Liss • June 23, 2021