Walgreens Turns to Prescription-Filling Robots to Free Up Pharmacists
Walgreens WBA 1.56% Boots Alliance Inc. is turning to robots to ease workloads at drugstores as it grapples with a...
Pharmaceuticals
Amylyx Prices Newly Approved ALS Drug at $12,500 a Month
The drug, called Relyvrio, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration late Thursday after some staff had raised questions...
Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Disease Progression in Trial
The pharmaceutical companies said their drug lecanemab reduced cognitive and functional decline by 27%, compared with a placebo, over 18...
Biogen Agrees to Pay $900 Million Over Alleged Improper Physician Payments
Biogen Inc. agreed to pay $900 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to doctors to induce them to...
Unilever CEO to Retire Next Year After Rocky Tenure
LONDON— Unilever UL 1.03% PLC said Chief Executive Officer Alan Jope plans to retire at the end of next year,...
Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout Carries Lessons for Pharma Supply Chains, Says Pfizer Executive
The concentrated effort to develop, manufacture and distribute vaccines as the Covid-19 pandemic began to rage across the world highlighted...
Abbott Faces Competition From Heart Valve Device Cleared by FDA
A new heart valve repair device from Edwards Lifesciences Corp. was as effective as the market-leading device from Abbott Laboratories...
Marijuana Retail Licenses in New York Are Going First to Those Convicted of Drug Crimes
New York regulators want people who were affected by marijuana criminalization to get the first licenses to sell recreational pot...
WSJ News Exclusive | DEA Investigating ADHD Telehealth Provider Done
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents have questioned people about telehealth company Done Global Inc.’s practices for prescribing controlled substances, according...
Covid-19 Booster Shots Targeting Omicron Authorized, Likely to Be Offered Soon
U.S. health regulators cleared use of retooled Covid-19 vaccines that target the latest versions of Omicron, in preparation for a...
U.K. Approves Covid-19 Booster Shot Aimed at Omicron
The U.K. became the first country to approve Moderna Inc.’s Omicron-targeting Covid-19 vaccine as a booster shot, paving the way...
Pfizer Agrees to $5.4 Billion Deal for Global Blood Therapeutics
Pfizer Inc. has agreed to buy Global Blood Therapeutics Inc. for $5.4 billion, in a deal that would give the...
Eli Lilly Speaks Out Against Indiana’s Ban on Most Abortions
Eli Lilly LLY -1.46% & Co. spoke out against Indiana’s new abortion law, saying the restrictions could hurt the pharmaceutical...
WSJ News Exclusive | Pfizer in Advanced Talks to Buy Global Blood Therapeutics for About $5 Billion
Pfizer Inc. PFE -1.18% is in advanced talks to buy Global Blood Therapeutics Inc., GBT 33.03% the maker of a...
Starbucks, Uber, CVS to Report Earnings Amid Shrinking Economy
About 30% of S&P 500 companies are slated to report earnings in the coming week, according to FactSet. Two Dow...
Teva Agrees to Settle Opioid Lawsuits for as Much as $4.25 Billion
The proposed settlement is the latest move by a company seeking to resolve the costly litigation. Under the terms, the...
CDC Recommends Novavax’s Covid Vaccine for Adults 18 and Older
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended the use of Novavax Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine, the final hurdle...
WSJ News Exclusive | Merck Deal for Seagen Seen as Unlikely by Earnings Release
Merck & Co.’s roughly $40 billion deal for Seagen Inc. is unlikely to be finalized ahead of the pharmaceutical giant’s...
Baby-Formula Production Has Restarted at Abbott’s Michigan Plant
Abbott Laboratories ABT -0.21% has reopened its biggest factory after a shutdown last month that dealt another blow to efforts...
Walgreens Shifts Into Recession Mode as Covid Boom Fades
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is bracing for a recession and life after Covid. The second-biggest U.S. drugstore chain by stores...
