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BELGIUM — The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), based in Brussels, has urged the European Commission to conduct a thorough assessment of the impact of its upcoming…
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USA — The patent dispute between Supernus and Sage Chemical over the Parkinson’s drug Apokyn has caught the attention of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has expressed concerns over…
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USA — ChatGPT, a large language model trained by OpenAI, is set to debut in the world of medical meetings, starting with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual…
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USA — Rival drugmakers Merck and Viatris have reached an agreement in their patent dispute over diabetes drugs Januvia and Janumet, pending approval from a judge. Attorneys for both companies…
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USA — Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, a treatment for type 2 diabetes and off-label for weight loss, is no longer on the FDA’s drug shortage list after months of limited supply.…
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JAPAN — Pharmacosmos, a pharmaceutical company based in Denmark, has announced the release of its intravenous treatment for iron deficiency anemia, Monofer (ferric derisomaltose), in Japan. The launch follows the…
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USA — Pfizer has issued a recall for 4.2 million packages of Nurtec ODT, which is used to treat migraines in adults. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) raised…
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SOUTH KOREA — Samsung Biologics, a CDMO, has announced that it will construct a fifth plant in response to growing market demand. The new facility, which is part of the…
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USA — Amgen Inc has announced its plans to cut 450 jobs, which constitutes less than 2% of its workforce. This marks the company’s second round of layoffs this year,…
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USA —Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave strong support for full approval of Pfizer’s oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment, Paxlovid, for adults at high risk of severe disease…
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