Pharmaceuticals
Illumina shareholders vote to install Carl Icahn board nominee, oust chair
Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Activist investor Carl Icahn on Thursday won enough support from Illumina shareholders to install one of his three nominees to the biotech company’s board of directors. Shareholders also ousted board chairman John Thompson. An Illumina spokesperson said a new board chair will be chosen in the next few […]
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FDA grants full approval to Pfizer Covid treatment Paxlovid for high-risk adults
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to Pfizer’s Covid antiviral pill, Paxlovid, for adults who are at high risk of getting severely sick with the virus. Paxlovid is specifically advised for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid in adults older than 50 and people who suffer from certain medical conditions […]
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Here’s what Pfizer and Moderna say is subsequent for their Covid vaccines
A pharmacist prepares to administer COVID-19 vaccine booster pictures through an function hosted by the Chicago Division of Public Health and fitness at the Southwest Senior Middle on September 09, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Pictures 3 several years and billions of Covid vaccinations into the pandemic, Pfizer and Moderna say their […]
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Pfizer oral weight loss drug may be as effective as, quicker than Ozempic injection by Novo Nordisk, study says
Weight-loss drugs have become a hot topic as public heath authorities and pharmaceutical companies seek to find solutions to the growing global obesity epidemic. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images An oral drug made by Pfizer causes a similar amount of weight loss as, and works quicker than, rival Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster injection Ozempic, […]
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FDA advisors recommend Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for infants but raise safety concerns
Respiratory syncytial virus – viral vaccine under research Hailshadow | Istock | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration’s independent panel of advisors on Thursday recommended full approval of Pfizer’s vaccine that protects infants from RSV, but raised safety concerns over premature births that may be tied to the shot. The committee unanimously said the […]
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Horizon Therapeutics says Amgen deal could close earlier than planned if FTC fails to block it
Robert Galbraith | Reuters Horizon Therapeutics expects its $27.8 billion sale to Amgen to close as early as the end of the third quarter, earlier than previously planned — if the Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to block the deal fails — according to a document filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The FTC […]
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NJ Gov. Murphy would look at defying Supreme Courtroom if justices again abortion tablet ban
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Scott Mlyn | CNBC New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday claimed he would take into account defying the Supreme Court docket and go on to present mifepristone if the court docket guidelines in favor of a ban on the abortion capsule. When questioned if the point out would prescribe […]
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Pfizer to raise $31 billion in debt offering to fund Seagen acquisition, SEC filing shows
A logo for Pfizer is displayed on a monitor on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, July 29, 2019. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Pfizer plans to raise $31 billion through a debt offering to fund its proposed acquisition of cancer drugmaker Seagen, for what would be its largest takeover since 2009, according to […]
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Britain’s Oxford College cuts ties with Sackler family about opioid links
The University of Oxford has slash ties with the Sackler spouse and children, whose prosperity derives from opioid medications, eradicating their title type a quantity of positions and buildings, which include two galleries in the Ashmolean Museum. Tracy Packer | Moment Cell | Getty Visuals Britain’s University of Oxford lower ties with crucial benefactor the […]
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Pfizer RSV vaccine for infants has ‘generally favorable’ safety data, FDA staff say
Blood sample for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) test Jarun011 | Istock | Getty Images U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff on Tuesday said Pfizer’s vaccine that protects infants from respiratory syncytial virus has “generally favorable” safety data. The FDA staff made the conclusion in briefing documents ahead of a meeting on Thursday, when a panel […]
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