Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
Key court ruling does not restrict abortion pill access in 17 states, Washington state AG says
Mifepristone (Mifeprex), one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion, is displayed at the Women’s Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 15, 2022. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images Abortion pill mifepristone will remain fully available in more than a dozen states with […]
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Blocking FDA approval of abortion pill could stifle innovation in the biopharma industry, experts say
A messy legal fight over the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone poses risks to the biopharma industry that go beyond the single drug. If a subsequent decision tosses out the pill’s approval, it could potentially stifle innovation in the sector and deter investments in the development of life-changing drugs, biopharma […]
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Key court ruling does not restrict abortion pill access in 17 states, Washington state AG says
Mifepristone (Mifeprex), one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion, is displayed at the Women’s Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 15, 2022. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images The abortion pill mifepristone will remain fully available in more than a dozen states […]
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Credit score Suisse upgrades Novo Nordisk on ‘surprise’ advancement of weight problems and diabetic issues prescription drugs Ozempic and Wegovy
Credit history Suisse upgraded Danish pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk to outperform from neutral on Thursday, citing expansion in its weight problems and diabetes medications. Body weight-reduction drug Wegovy has experienced a profitable relaunch soon after working with supply issues, when diabetes drug Ozempic has witnessed accelerating advancement as a substitute of moderation following Wegovy’s relaunch, […]
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U.S. appeals court allows abortion pill mifepristone to stay on the market but blocks mail delivery
In this 2018 photo, mifepristone and misoprostol pills are provided at a Carafem clinic for medication abortions in Skokie, Illinois. Erin Hooley | Tribune News Service | Getty Images A federal appeals court has allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to remain on the U.S. market for now, but it imposed major restrictions on the medication […]
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House Democrats call for immediate hearing on Texas abortion pill ruling
Abortion rights advocates gather in front of the J Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, on March 15, 2023. Moises Avila | AFP | Getty Images Democrats on the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Wednesday requested an immediate hearing on a federal judge’s order suspending the Food and Drug […]
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Juul to pay $462 million to settle youth vaping claims from six states, D.C.
Juul will pay $462 million to settle claims by six states and Washington D.C. that the vaping company marketed its addictive e-cigarettes to underage teens, five Democratic attorneys general announced Wednesday. Those states are New York, California, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Illinois and Colorado. New York alone will receive $112.7 million over an eight-year period. “There […]
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Antiabortion group says appeals court lacks authority to block Texas abortion pill ruling
Matthew Kacsmaryk, deputy counsel for the First Liberty Institute, answers questions during his nomination hearing by the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13, 2017, in a still image from video. Reuters The antiabortion group at the center of a legal fight over the abortion pill mifepristone told a U.S. […]
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New York and California are stockpiling alternative abortion pill misoprostol
Pills of Misoprostol, used to terminate early pregnancies, are displayed in a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 12, 2022. George Frey | Reuters New York and California are stockpiling massive quantities of an alternative abortion medication in case a federal judge’s order suspending the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the main drug mifepristone goes […]
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Abortion pill alternative: The drug that could be used if Texas ban on mifepristone upheld
Misoprostol, used to terminate early pregnancies, are displayed in a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 12, 2022. George Frey | Reuters A federal judge’s ruling could take the abortion pill mifepristone off the market — but there is another medication that could provide an alternative for people seeking to terminate their pregnancies. Three states in […]
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