Pharmaceuticals
Moderna to cut $1.1 billion in costs and launch 10 new products by 2027 as it charts post-Covid future
Moderna headquarters, exterior view, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Plexi Images | GHI | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday said it plans to cut around $1.1 billion in expenses by 2027 and win approvals for several new products as it charts a path forward after the rapid decline of its Covid business. […]
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Eli Lilly to invest $1.8 billion to expand manufacturing for weight loss, diabetes and Alzheimer’s drugs
A sign with the company logo sits outside of the headquarters of Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 17, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Thursday said it will invest $1.8 billion to boost manufacturing for its newly approved Alzheimer’s drug and highly popular weight loss and diabetes treatments, among other medicines, […]
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AstraZeneca shares fall 5% on disappointing lung cancer drug trial results
AstraZeneca shares fell more than 5% Tuesday morning, the biggest one-day drop in seven months, after the British pharmaceutical giant announced disappointing lung cancer drug trial results. The Covid-19 vaccine maker was trading at the bottom of the FTSE 100 and dragged the wider healthcare sector lower after data published Monday showed that its experimental […]
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Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi promises to give patients more time, but they face a long road to treatment
Hannah Yoon | The Washington Post | Getty Images Leqembi, an Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen and Eisai, isn’t a cure for the mind-damaging disease. But the treatment promises to give patients such as Missie Meeks more time to live their daily lives normally and independently of others. Meeks, an English professor based in Ellisville, Mississippi, […]
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AstraZeneca says staff detained in China amid reports of a drug-import investigation
The office building of biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is being seen in Shanghai, China, on May 23, 2024. Nurphoto | Getty Images Some employees of British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca have been detained by police in China as part of an investigation, the company confirmed Thursday. “We are aware a small number of our employees in China […]
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We’re taking a nearly 300% profit on a hot drug stock — adhering to an investing rule to live by
Shortly after the opening bell, we’ll be selling 10 shares of Eli Lilly at roughly $958 each. Following Monday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 100 shares of LLY, decreasing its weighting to 2.85% from about 3.13%. Now that we are no longer restricted, we are selling some Eli Lilly shares. We downgraded Lilly […]
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Weight loss drugs cut Covid-19 deaths, study finds
People taking the key component of blockbuster weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy were less likely to die of Covid-19 or suffer adverse effects from the virus, researchers found in a new study. People who were already being treated with a 2.4 mg dose of the drug semaglutide — the active ingredient in pharma titan […]
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FDA authorizes Novavax’s updated Covid vaccine, paving way for fall rollout
A vial labelled “Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration authorized Novavax‘s updated protein-based Covid vaccine for emergency use in people ages 12 and up on Friday, paving the way for the shot to compete with Pfizer and Moderna‘s jabs […]
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Eli Lilly releases new form of weight loss drug Zepbound for half the price to boost access, supply
Eli Lilly on Tuesday released a new form of its weight loss drug Zepbound for roughly half its usual monthly list price to reach millions of patients without insurance coverage for the popular injection, such as those with Medicare. The move also aims to expand the supply of Zepbound in the U.S. as demand skyrockets, […]
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Judge orders ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli to surrender all copies of rare Wu-Tang Clan album
Martin Shkreli, former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, exits court in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images A New York federal judge on Monday ordered notorious “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli to surrender any copy he retains of a rare Wu-Tang Clan album, “Once Upon […]
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