Biotechnology
Eli Lilly expects FDA decision on Alzheimer’s treatment donanemab by the end of the year
Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Monday said it applied for full U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of its Alzheimer’s treatment, donanemab, and expects the agency to make a decision by the end of the year. Eli Lilly is […]
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Insurance may not cover birth control drug Opill without prescription
A package of the daily contraceptive Opill is seen in an undated illustration. Perrigo | via Reuters The first birth control pill sold without a prescription in the U.S. could remain out of reach for some women and girls because health insurance plans are not required to cover the medication in its over-the-counter form. The […]
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UnitedHealth stock jumps after earnings top estimates despite rising medical costs
Representatives speak with customers at a UnitedHealthcare store in Queens, New York. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images UnitedHealth Group’s stock price jumped Friday after the health-care conglomerate reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street’s expectations despite rising medical costs. The results eased investor concerns after the Minnesota-based company flagged a […]
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Eli Lilly to acquire obesity drug maker Versanis for $1.9 billion
Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Friday said it will acquire Versanis, a privately held obesity drug maker, for up to $1.93 billion to boost the pharmaceutical giant’s weight loss treatment portfolio. Eli Lilly agreed to pay Versanis shareholders in […]
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FDA says soda sweetener aspartame is safe, disagreeing with WHO finding on possible cancer link
Cans of PepsiCo’s Pepsi Zero Sugar soda are displayed for an arranged photograph taken in Tiskilwa, Illinois, on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. Food and Drug Administration disagrees with a World Health Organization finding that the widely used soda sweetener aspartame possibly causes cancer in humans, saying […]
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WHO says soda sweetener aspartame may cause cancer, but it’s safe within limits
A can of Diet Coke in a supermarket, as an artificial sweetener commonly used in thousands of products including diet fizzy drinks, ice cream and chewing gum is to be listed as posing a possible cancer risk to humans, according to reports. Yui Mok | Pa Images | Getty Images The World Health Organization on […]
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Uninsured Americans pay high costs for an insulin Eli Lilly vowed to price at $25, Sen. Warren says
An Eli Lilly and Company pharmaceutical manufacturing plant is pictured at 50 ImClone Drive in Branchburg, New Jersey, March 5, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters Uninsured Americans pay nearly $98 on average for a vial of Eli Lilly‘s generic insulin, even after the company pledged to cut the product’s list price to $25 per vial, […]
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Biden administration to provide free Covid vaccines to uninsured Americans this fall through end of 2024
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Biden administration on Thursday announced a program to provide free Covid vaccines to uninsured Americans through December 2024 after […]
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Biden administration asks Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax for ‘reasonable’ prices on updated Covid vaccines
A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Dec. 30, 2021, during a COVID-19 vaccination event at Josephine’s Southern Cooking in Chatham, Illinois. Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty Images The Biden administration on Thursday urged Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to price their updated Covid vaccines at a “reasonable” rate when they […]
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FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
HRA Pharma expects a final decision by the FDA this summer on its application for nonprescription sales of Opill, which is generically called norgestrel. Source: Perrigo The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill, a landmark decision that will allow more women and girls in the U.S. to prevent […]
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