SPOTLIGHT -
Pharma Not the Only Ones Upset with PBM Practices
The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions releases resources for employers/health plan purchasers to offer insights on PBMs role in high prescription drug costs.
Rare Patients Left Out of IRA?
NORD goes on record that IRA’s MDPNP will lead to stifling of innovation for rare disease community.
Large Clinical Trial Supported Leqembi's Full Approval
The confirmatory study—which tracked 18 months of data—helped clear the way for new Alzheimer’s drug.
FDA Stresses Consumer-Friendly Promotional Labeling, Ads
Newly-issued final guidance focuses on language used when communicating quantitative efficacy or risk information.
Pharma Targeting Launches Partner Identifier to Provide Business Opportunities
Service expected to help companies discover partners in funding.
F-star, Takeda Agree to Antibody Development Collaboration
Partnership to focus on developing immunotherapies for patients with cancer.
Legal Momentum Grows Against IRA
Complaints filed against CMS target the unconstitutionality of the Act, while the stifling of innovation in biopharma runs a parallel argument for numerous reasons
Organon and CAF, Development Bank of Latin America Team Up to Improve Financing in Women’s Health
The collaboration will use results-based financing to achieve its goals.
Medicare Still Won’t Pay for Alzheimer’s Drugs Without Confirmatory Data
Indicates that reimbursement for new slate of Alzheimer’s treatments will occur only with the completion of studies to support full approval.
FDA Eyes Advisory Committee Reform to Enhance Credibility
Agency hopes to update and improve its advisory committee composition and operations—to help FDA scientists “get the best advice possible.”
Pharma-PBM Battle Escalates on Capitol Hill
Amid drug pricing blame game, Congress advancing a range of reform efforts to manage and curb pharmacy benefit manager practices.
New Reports Reveals Economic Challenges For Life Sciences Industry
The UK BioIndustry Association and Clarivate detail current economic trends in the UK Biotech Financing Report.
FDA Seeking New Talent to Handle Gene Therapy Rise
Agency hopes to attract more seasoned expertise in manufacturing; also looking to add field inspectors.
Janssen, Johns Hopkins Partner on Dermatology Ethnic Skin Program
Janssen, Johns Hopkins Dermatology’s Ethnic Skin Fellowship Program partnership focuses on improving clinical care and advancing research for skin-of-color patients.
Feds to Review March-In Authority on Drug Patents
Amid continued tussling over drug costs, a new working group will review the government’s authority to revoke licenses for medical products.
Cingulate, Indegene Partner on ADHD Commercialization Candidate
Pending FDA approval, agreement expected to support once-daily stimulant medication.
Biotech Companies Deal with Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
Silicon Valley Bank has collapsed, leaving many biotechnology companies unsure of the future.
Makena Saga Shows How Hard it is to Remove Unproven Drug from Market
Manufacturer to withdraw preterm birth drug, amid latest FDA push.
Congress Probes PBM Link to Higher Drug Prices
Latest investigation signals more scrutiny of pharmacy benefit managers and their role in treatment cost and coverage.
Pfizer and Ada Health Inc. To Launch Nationwide Online COVID-19 Care Journey
The platform is designed to reduce barriers to care for patients with COVID-19.
The Corporate Reputation of Pharma Survey Released
In its ninth year, the survey includes the opinions of over 240 US-based patient groups on the performance of the pharmaceutical industry in 2021.
Healthcare Businesswomen's Association Names 2023 Award Recipients
The HBA announced the 2023 Woman of the Year, Honorable Mentor, and STAR recipients.
Clarivate Releases Annual Drugs To Watch Report
The report highlights various treatments for HIV, Parkinson's disease, Crohn's disease, alopecia, multiple myeloma, and breast cancer.
FDA Funds Initiative to Address Disparities in Real World Data
The FDA tapped the Reagan-Udall Foundation to launch the initiative.
Research Shows Improvement In Research-Based Pharma Industry Reputation
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations commissioned Ipsos to perform the research.
CorEvitas Acquires Pregnancy Data Registry Pregistry
This is the intelligence company's fifth acquisition.
Clarivate Names Highly Cited Researcher 2022 Designations
Nearly 7,000 researchers from across the globe received designations.
BGB Group Appoints Fred Bennett As Chief Digital Officer
Addressing the Knowledge Gap in Biologics & Biosimilars: Is a Board Certified Biologics and Biosimilars Program the Answer?
Life sciences professionals will need to keep up with market demand for biologics and biosimilars.
Origins Insights Announces Transition to Patient Specialist Agency
Deeper focus on patient engagement across the pharma/biotech product lifecycle.