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Vertex's Casgevy breaks ground with 1st commercial patient infusions as company readies another major launch for 2025

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With new approvals on the horizon and the closely watched Casgevy launch picking up steam in sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia, “there has never been a more exciting time to be at Vertex,” c | With its first Casgevy revenues in the books, Vertex lifted its full-year sales outlook as it turns its attention to two product launches in 2025, including (..)

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Novo Nordisk pulls its FDA heart failure submission for Wegovy, will reapply early next year

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Novo Nordisk’s attempt to gain an approval to treat heart failure patients with its obesity drug Wegovy has been put on hold. Novo Nordisk’s attempt to gain an approval to treat heart failure patients with its obesity drug Wegovy has been put on hold.

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How Patient Support Can Ease Transitions to the Part D Redesign in 2025

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Patient Support Services, IQVIAJennifer Millard, VP U.S. Integrated Patient Support Services, IQVIA | The 2025 Medicare Part D redesign will eliminate the “donut hole” and reduce out-of-pocket costs. Patient support is crucial for a smooth transition and better patient outcomes. Nancy McGee, VP & GM U.S.

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Regeneron's Eylea HD passes key test in retinal vein occlusion, teeing up 2025 FDA filing as Eylea threats mount

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With Eylea biosimilar competition creeping in and Roches Vabsymo jockeying for market share in key indications, Regeneron is racing to carve out a new market for the high-dose version of its block | High-dose Eylea demonstrated non-inferiority to the original version of the drug in patients with macular edema following retinal vein occlusion, an indication (..)

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Amgen’s Soliris biosimilar clears phase 3, but won’t launch until 2025

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The biotech has confirmed it will not launch the biosimilar until March 2025 however, honouring the terms of its 2020 agreement with Alexion that resolved litigation over the validity of patents covering Soliris (eculizumab) in the US.

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Should pharma be in the app business?

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81 percent of American adults have a smartphone, according to Pew Research but we must remember there is a huge difference between “health (wellness) apps and apps that focus on specific health conditions” The global mHealth app market is growing fast and expected to reach $111 billion by 2025. Sleep monitoring.

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NHS announces hospitals will roll out ‘Martha’s Rule’ as part of patient safety initiative

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The first phase of the programme will be in place in hospitals across the UK by March 2025

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