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    Novo, Lilly cut deal with Trump to lower prices of obesity drugs

    The agreement will make Wegovy and Zepbound available to some Medicare enrollees for $245 per month, and starter doses of pill versions, once approved, for $149 monthly.

    By • Nov. 6, 2025
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    J&J brain drug acquired in $14.6B buyout cleared for broader use

    Caplyta, which J&J got in its acquisition of Intra-Cellular Therapies, netted a clearance in major depressive disorder that’s key to achieving the $5 billion in annualized sales the company expects.

    By Kristin Jensen • Nov. 6, 2025
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    Alzheimer's disease

    Many companies hope to follow in the footsteps of Biogen, Eisai and Eli Lilly by developing new therapies for the debilitating disease, which affects tens of millions of people and costs healthcare systems hundreds of billions of dollars each year.

    By BioPharma Dive staff
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    FTC signals scrutiny of Novo’s bid for Metsera

    Without taking a firm position, the antitrust agency said Novo’s two-step deal structure may illegally sidestep requirements for a premerger review. 

    By • Nov. 5, 2025
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    Novo narrows sales outlook as GLP-1 price cuts loom

    Ahead of a reported White House deal meant to lower the cost of obesity drugs like Wegovy, Novo said “intensifying competition and pricing pressure” led it to lower its yearly sales projections.

    By Kristin Jensen • Nov. 5, 2025
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    Blackstone pays Merck $700M to buy into ADC drug royalties

    The deal hands Blackstone a piece of the potential future sales of an antibody-drug conjugate that could soon challenge marketed medicines from AstraZeneca and Gilead.

    By • Nov. 4, 2025
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    Pain drugs

    Lilly quietly cuts a pain drug from its pipeline

    The drug, which Lilly in-licensed four years ago and is designed to inhibit a protein known as P2X7, did not meet the company’s "high internal bar for success," a spokesperson said.

    By • Oct. 31, 2025
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    Earnings roundup: Alnylam’s down day, Neurocrine’s head scratch and Biogen’s ‘low quality’ win

    Alnylam and Neurocrine shares tumbled despite upbeat sales reports. Elsewhere, Biogen is dealing with what one analyst called “lackluster” appeal and Bristol Myers’ prized schizophrenia drug again underwhelmed.

    By , • Oct. 30, 2025
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    Obesity drugs

    Lilly hikes revenue forecasts on booming obesity drug sales

    Tirzepatide, which Lilly sells as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for obesity, topped $10 billion in the third-quarter, officially becoming the world’s best-selling drug. 

    By Kristin Jensen • Oct. 30, 2025
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    Obesity drugs

    Novo tops Pfizer with $6.5B bid for Metsera

    The offer sparked a bidding war between the two large pharmas over the obesity drug specialist, with Pfizer alleging Novo’s offer is “illusory” and “structured in a way to circumvent antitrust laws.”

    By • Updated Oct. 30, 2025
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    Merck kidney cancer drug succeeds in two large trials

    The results could help expand use of Welireg, one of the medicines Merck is counting on to drive revenue growth when its top-selling immunotherapy Keytruda loses patent protection. 

    By • Oct. 28, 2025
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    Novartis’ $12B Avidity deal shows a willingness to take big swings in neuroscience

    A 46% premium paid for RNA candidates reflects what the pharma giant has sought to do for the last few years: aim at technology that fits into its own expertise.

    By Michael Gibney • Oct. 28, 2025
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    Bayer receives FDA approval for non-hormonal menopause therapy

    Clearance of Lynkuet provides a new alternative to hormone-based treatment for hot flashes and sets up a market battle with Astellas Pharma’s Veozah.

    By • Oct. 27, 2025
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    Community pharmacies and BioPharma: Advancing whole-patient care together

    As healthcare grows more complex, community pharmacies can help simplify and coordinate patient care. 

    Oct. 27, 2025
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    Novartis to acquire Avidity in $12B bet on RNA drugs for neuromuscular disease

    The deal, which Novartis expects can “unlock multibillion-dollar opportunities” in the years ahead, hands the company a group of medicines for multiple forms of muscular dystrophy.

    By • Oct. 26, 2025
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    Vaccines

    Sanofi says ‘soft’ start to fall immunizations slowed vaccine sales

    The French pharma’s overall vaccine sales declined 8% in the quarter, with a key driver being slower-than-usual uptake of flu shots in the U.S.

    By • Oct. 24, 2025
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    FDA clears return of GSK’s once-withdrawn multiple myeloma drug

    The new approval completes a surprise turnaround for Blenrep, which was initially cleared in 2020 but pulled from the market only two years later.

    By • Oct. 23, 2025
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    Sanofi drug acquired in buyout succeeds in rare disease trial

    The drug’s success in a Phase 2 study in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency “validates” Sanofi’s 2024 acquisition of Inhibrx, according to one analyst.

    By • Oct. 22, 2025
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    Top RFK aide lashes out against healthcare industry for profiting off of illness

    Calley Means stopped short of accusing hospitals, insurers and drug companies from actively working to keep Americans sick, but said it was an "economic fact" that the companies benefit financially when people are ill.

    By Susanna Vogel • Oct. 22, 2025
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    China competition

    Takeda stakes more than $11B on cancer drugs from China

    The Japanese pharma is licensing up to three next-generation cancer drugs from Innovent Biologics in a deal it believes to be “transformative” for its oncology portfolio.

    By • Oct. 22, 2025
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    Iambic partners with Jazz; Merck breaks ground on $3B plant

    The biotechs will assess a combination of two drugs against HER2-positive breast cancer. Elsewhere, Merck unveiled the latest piece of its more than $70 billion domestic manufacturing investment.

    By BioPharma Dive staff • Oct. 21, 2025
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    Novo’s main shareholder pushes out more than half of company’s board

    The Novo Foundation chair said the current board of the Wegovy maker, which is already dealing with layoffs and a CEO change, was too slow to react to obesity market shifts.

    By • Oct. 21, 2025
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    From weeks to minutes: How generative AI transforms pharma data and ROI

    GenAI is changing how pharma teams work — making data accessible, transparent, and actionable.

    By Niyati Parikh, VP, Product Readiness, Panalgo • Oct. 20, 2025
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    Roche pill delays tumor progression in closely watched breast cancer study

    Results presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology meeting could help separate Roche’s medicine from similar hormone-degrading drugs for breast tumors.

    By • Oct. 18, 2025
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    J&J claims success in study testing earlier Tecvayli use in multiple myeloma

    The result marks a potential advance for dual-targeting antibody drugs like Tecvayli, which are currently relegated to later-line settings for the persistent blood cancer.

    By • Oct. 16, 2025
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    Novartis confirms drug’s benefits in rare kidney disease as competitors loom

    The findings position Fabhalta to secure a standard approval in IgA nephropathy — a crowded area of drug research — at a time when newer types of medicines are quickly advancing.

    By Kristin Jensen • Oct. 16, 2025