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    Key factors shaping the future of clinical services organizations in the APAC market

    Clinical services organizations can help pharma with global drug development and clinical trial challenges.

    Sept. 30, 2024
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    Express Scripts sues FTC over report critical of PBM business practices

    The pharmacy benefit manager said its lawsuit is necessary to protect against misinformation, while the FTC promised to defend its research.

    By Rebecca Pifer • Sept. 17, 2024
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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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    New research could ease concerns over suicide risk of obesity drugs

    While results from two after-the-fact analyses were “reassuring,” outside experts urged “continued vigilance” to ensure GLP-1 drugs don’t worsen problems in people with preexisting mental health conditions.

    By Sept. 3, 2024
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    Illumina avoids fine for Grail purchase in European court victory

    The sequencing firm will avoid a penalty of 432 million euros after a court ruled the European Commission did not have jurisdiction to challenge the company’s Grail acquisition.

    By Susan Kelly • Sept. 3, 2024
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    Script for success: The value of digital insights in pharma

    Pharma companies can thrive in 2024 by leveraging digital intelligence to anticipate trends, analyze sentiment, and engage audiences. Discover how data-driven insights drive success.

    Sept. 3, 2024
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    PBM executives threatened with fines for alleged perjury in House hearing

    Testimony from the heads of Express Scripts, Optum Rx and Caremark in July defending pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices could be coming back to bite them.

    By Rebecca Pifer • Aug. 29, 2024
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    Pfizer launches DTC service for migraine, COVID drugs

    The platform is similar in concept to a service launched this year by Eli Lilly, and aims to give consumers easier access to Pfizer’s migraine, COVID-19 and flu treatments.

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    Lilly rolls out Zepbound vials at a discount price

    The launch of a single-use vial form of the popular weight loss medicine could help Lilly improve supply and compete with telehealth companies offering compounded versions.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • Aug. 27, 2024
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    Regeneron gains European approval for bispecific lymphoma drug

    Regulators in Europe granted approval based on remission rates, while the FDA sought more progress in confirmatory trials when it rejected Ordspono.

    By Aug. 26, 2024
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    Medicare drug price cuts could have limited early impact, but grow with time

    Some in the industry described the level of price discounts announced by Medicare as a "relief," though they warned of larger implications for drug research in the future.

    By Aug. 16, 2024
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    Incyte builds out its arsenal of post-transplant drugs

    The approval of Niktimvo in graft-versus-host disease hands Incyte another immune system-regulating medicine that analysts see as valuable, especially if use is broadened through additional clearances. 

    By Aug. 15, 2024
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    Madrigal’s MASH drug launch gets off to a fast start

    U.S. sales of the medicine, Rezdiffra, were more than triple analysts’ expectations, encouraging Madrigal to market it in Europe without a partner.

    By Aug. 7, 2024
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    RSV vaccine makers remain optimistic about market despite CDC guidance

    An advisory committee’s age group recommendations could curtail wider use for now, but executives at GSK, Pfizer and Moderna still see plenty of upside.

    By Michael Gibney • Aug. 6, 2024
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    As sales climb, Biogen ‘convinced’ the worst is over for Leqembi

    On a call with reporters, CEO Chris Viehbacher pointed to trends showing the Alzheimer’s drug is “on the right path” to becoming the lucrative product the company envisioned.

    By Aug. 1, 2024
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    Merck shares slide as Gardasil sales drop in China

    The unexpected disclosure in Merck’s second quarter earnings prompted an investor sell-off that some analysts said might be overblown.

    By Kristin Jensen • July 31, 2024
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    Bristol Myers’ beat completes strong week of pharma earnings

    All five large pharmaceutical companies that reported earnings last week raised either their profit or revenue guidance for the year.

    By Ned Pagliarulo • July 26, 2024
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    Leqembi voted down by European regulators

    Eisai plans to appeal the EMA’s negative recommendation for the Alzheimer’s drug, hoping to break into a market analysts expect could eventually bring billions of dollars in sales.

    By July 26, 2024
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    Boehringer cuts price of Humira biosimilar in bid to build use

    The German drugmaker will offer a 92% discount on a copycat version of Humira for people who pay cash for the drug through GoodRx.

    By July 18, 2024
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    As GLP-1 drugs boom, other healthcare companies are cashing in

    With more Americans taking obesity medications, adjacent businesses are offering supportive services to offset side effects, collect data and document new health benefits.

    By Amy Baxter • July 10, 2024
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    Amazon expands drug subscription program to Medicare members

    RxPass, which fills prescriptions for generic drugs, is now available to more than 50 million Medicare members after Amazon brought it into compliance with the insurance program’s regulatory standards.

    By Rebecca Pifer • June 20, 2024
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    Early patient engagement can improve medication adherence. Here’s how.

    Research shows that 20% of patients have failed to fill a script in the past, and one-third aren’t confident managing their illness. Engaging patients as soon as a medicine is prescribed can help.

    June 17, 2024
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    New Alzheimer's drugs

    Donanemab approval would fuel growth of amyloid-blocking Alzheimer’s drugs, analysts say

    After an FDA panel backed Lilly’s drug three weeks ago, Wall Street analysts noted how its clearance — now granted — could benefit Eisai and Biogen’s rival Leqembi.

    By June 11, 2024
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    Oral cancer medications: The adherence paradox

    The number of oral cancer medications is increasing, opening new possibilities for improved convenience, but some studies show much lower adherence rates with oral oncolytics.

    By Abigail Mallon, Chief Patient Experience Officer, VMS BioMarketing • June 3, 2024
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    Digital therapeutics firm Akili to sell for $34M

    Akili, which makes a video game treatment for ADHD, will merge with Virtual Therapeutics to create a larger digital health company.

    By Elise Reuter • May 30, 2024
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    Pfizer and Lilly are elbowing into the direct-to-consumer market. Will it work?

    Direct-to-consumer platforms can offer consumers an online path to sourcing popular medications, but some therapeutic areas may be better suited for the business model.

    By Amy Baxter • May 22, 2024