MedCity News
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Health systems have been increasingly dropping MA contracts, saying that they cause their organizations to lose too much money and result in dangerous patient care delays. To mitigate this issue, experts think large MA plans need to delegate more utilization management duties to health systems rather than handling it themselves.
Fierce Pharma
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Pfizer’s $43 billion acquisition of Seagen is in the books, the company said on Thursda | It’s a done deal. Pfizer’s $43 billion acquisition of Seagen is in the books, as it becomes the largest M&A transaction in the biopharma industry since AbbVie snatched up Allergan for $63 billion in 2019. The buyout of the antibody-drug conjugate specialist has doubled Pfizer’s pipeline to 60 programs.
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Pharmaceutical Technology
JUNE 20, 2023
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted an emergency use listing (EUL) to SK bioscience’s Covid-19 vaccine, SKYCovione. SKYCovione is a self-assembled nanoparticle vaccine and the 12th Covid-19 vaccine to receive a EUL from the regulator. Developed using pharmaceutical company GSK’s pandemic adjuvant, the vaccine targets the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
Clarivate
MARCH 20, 2023
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MedCity News
DECEMBER 17, 2023
This bipartisan legislation will help create a more transparent process that allows patients and physicians to seek exceptions to step therapy protocol. Although it only applies to employer-sponsored health plans, the bill represents an important step towards reining in this troubling practice.
Fierce Pharma
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Using Tuesday to announce good news—that its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen would be | Using Tuesday to announce good news—that its $43 billion acquisition of Seagen would be finalized on Thursday—Pfizer sandwiched its bad news, which came on Wednesday with its 2024 guidance. The company expects revenue to reach between $58.5 billion and $61.5 billion next year, coming up short of the analyst consensus of $63.2 billion, largely because of the plummeting demand for its COVID-19 products.
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Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
With layoffs hitting employees on both sides of the Atlantic, Pfizer’s $3.5 billion cost-cutting spree has kicked it into high gear this month. | The company's Groton, Connecticut, research site is the latest to fall victim to job cuts as part of Pfizer's massive $3.5 billion cost-cutting mission, following layoffs across the U.S. and the U.K.
Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
With litigation spanning many countries, the COVID-19 vaccine giants remain engaged in a heated patent war. | Moderna pledged to appeal after the European Patent Office ruled one of its patents invalid in the intellectual property battle that spans multiple countries.
Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
In a blow to CAR-T therapies, the FDA is investigating a “serious risk” of patients developing new cancers after treatment with these highly efficacious oncology drugs. | In a blow to CAR-T therapies, the FDA is investigating a “serious risk” of patients developing new cancers after treatment with these highly efficacious oncology drugs.
Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 16, 2023
As the coronavirus outbreak has shifted to the endemic phase, drugmakers have warned of a drop in demand for COVID-19 products, with the impact coming into focus during the fall vaccination season. | Pfizer has slashed its 2023 revenue projection by $9 billion because of declining demand for COVID products. The company now expects sales to reach between $58 billion and $61 billion, down from a prior range of $67 billion to $70 billion.
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Fierce Pharma
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Over the past several years, drug shortages have vexed doctors and patients on both sides of the Atlantic, prompting lawmakers and government agencies to take action in both Europe and the U.S. | Tuesday, the European Medicines Agency laid out a list of more than 300 critical generic drugs that could fall prey to future shortages. Inclusion in the list doesn’t mean a particular drug is likely to experience a shortage anytime soon, the EMA said.
Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
In response to an onslaught from Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk is escalating the obesity market battle with a new head-to-head trial against its archrival. | In response to an onslaught from Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk is escalating the obesity market battle with a new head-to-head trial against its archrival.
Fierce Pharma
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Out with the old and in with the new: Monday, the U.S. | The FDA has approved Pfizer and Moderna’s separate vaccine formulations that target current variants of the disease. Each company’s shot is approved for people ages 12 and up and emergency authorized for patients 6 months old to 11 years old.
Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a comment from Pfizer. An earlier version of the story stated that nearly 800 jobs would be affected. | After plunging COVID revenues prompted Pfizer to embark on a cost-cutting crusade, more details about the company's savings efforts are coming into focus.
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Fierce Pharma
JULY 6, 2023
After becoming chairman of the powerful Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee earlier this year, Sen. | After becoming chairman of the powerful Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee earlier this year, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont—a longtime opponent of Big Pharma—has become even more ubiquitous in his efforts to reduce drug prices.
Fierce Pharma
MAY 26, 2023
Johnson & Johnson cites rebates and discounts for drug price increases kdunleavy Fri, 05/26/2023 - 07:36
Fierce Pharma
MAY 19, 2023
Krystal's Vyjuvek becomes first topical gene therapy with FDA nod to treat rare skin disease zbecker Fri, 05/19/2023 - 16:25
Fierce Pharma
APRIL 21, 2023
In heavyweight obesity fight, Eli Lilly launches Mounjaro head-to-head trial against Novo Nordisk's Wegovy aliu Fri, 04/21/2023 - 22:35
Fierce Pharma
APRIL 19, 2023
Goodbye, original COVID-19 vaccines: FDA updates shot guidance, pulls monovalent authorizations zbecker Wed, 04/19/2023 - 11:04
Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Earlier this month, Pfizer’s $3.5 billion cost-cutting campaign crossed overseas to Ireland. Now, just a week later, Pfizer is announcing hundreds more job cuts in the U.K. | Pfizer plans to cut approximately 500 roles and ax its Pharmaceutical Sciences Small Molecule capabilities at its site in Sandwich in Kent in the U.K. The move is a consequence of Pfizer’s enterprisewide cost realignment program, which the drugmaker unveiled in mid-October.
Fierce Pharma
JUNE 9, 2023
After a daylong discussion among experts on an FDA advisory committee, Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi is heading into the final stretch of its regulatory review on strong footing. | After a daylong discussion among experts on an FDA advisory committee, Eisai and Biogen's Leqembi is heading into the final stretch of its regulatory review on strong footing.
Fierce Pharma
MARCH 1, 2023
Pfizer, Viatris and more must face 'overarching conspiracy' claims in generic price-fixing suit aliu Wed, 03/01/2023 - 10:03
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Quotas need to be hit. Revenue goals need to be met. This reality makes shortening sales onboarding time a top priority. Organizations with a standard onboarding process boost employee retention by 58% and increase productivity by 50%. Unfortunately, many companies struggle with inefficient processes that lead to high turnover and missed revenue opportunities.
Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
Moderna pays US government $400M 'catch-up payment' under new COVID-19 vaccine license esagonowsky Fri, 02/24/2023 - 09:18
Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Pfizer CEO's texts with European Commission chief trigger new NYT lawsuit kdunleavy Tue, 02/14/2023 - 10:29
Fierce Pharma
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Pfizer’s plunging COVID-19 product demand has spurred a companywide cost-cutting campaign, with nearly 200 jobs now on the chopping block in Michigan. | Pfizer is cutting roughly 200 positions at its Kalamazoo site following a review of demand for its COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral Comirnaty and Paxlovid.
Fierce Pharma
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
J&J's pharma group quietly works through global overhaul, with layoffs expected to reach multiple countries mbayer Fri, 02/03/2023 - 09:29
Fierce Pharma
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Up until this point, immune checkpoint inhibitors have been allowed to treat early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) either before or after surgery. | Thanks to a new FDA approval for Merck's Keytruda, a continuous immunotherapy regimen around surgery is now available for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. The drug's label already includes an overall survival win from a key trial.
Fierce Pharma
JULY 6, 2023
Less than two months into its "Pivot to Growth" strategy under a new CEO, Israeli-American generics giant Teva Pharmaceutical could be weighing a major shake-up of its key drug ingredients business | Teva is looking at strategic options for its active pharmaceutical ingredient unit, with a potential sale on the table, BNN Bloomberg and Benzinga have reported.
Fierce Pharma
JANUARY 26, 2023
BMS settles lawsuit with two fired employees who refused COVID vaccines kdunleavy Thu, 01/26/2023 - 14:30
Fierce Pharma
JUNE 12, 2023
Two years after the initial COVID-19 vaccine push swept across the globe, Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine partner BioNTech is heading to court in its home country of Germany to defend itself against alle | The drugmaker will defend itself against claims from a German healthcare worker who sued the company for at least 150,000 euros ($161,500). The plaintiff alleges she suffered bodily harm resulting from Pfizer and BioNTech's Comirnaty vaccine.
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