Why Many Cold Medicines Don’t Work to Relieve Congestion
HealthDoctors, pharmacists ask the FDA to stop the sale of versions of Benadryl, Mucinex, Theraflu and Tylenol after studies find...
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Why You Can’t Find Wegovy, the Weight-Loss Drug
BusinessHealth CareHealthNovo Nordisk underestimated demand for drug that went viral on TikTok and YouTube Source link
Telehealth Companies Lobby to Extend Pandemic-Era Rules
The push comes after some online startups faced scrutiny from lawmakers and pharmacies over their prescription practices. Source link
Merck Is Coming for Pfizer’s Pneumonia Vaccine Market Share
HealthRivals’ interest in the $7 billion market shows the drug industry’s renewed focus on vaccines Source link
Biotech Co-Founder, Facing Murder-for-Hire Charges, Accused of Fabricating Data
Enochian BioSciences Inc. has sued co-founder Serhat Gumrukcu for contractual fraud, alleging that it paid him and his husband $25...
Drugmakers Look to Limit Medicare’s New Power to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices
Drugmakers are trying to blunt Medicare’s newfound power to negotiate medicine prices while coping with internal industry disputes and ebbing...
Abbott Names New Leadership at Troubled Baby-Formula Plant
Abbott Laboratories has made leadership changes at its major baby-formula manufacturing plant and in its quality organization, following a temporary...
Pfizer’s New Omicron-Targeting Booster Produces Strong Immune Response
The retooled Covid-19 booster from Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE generated a strong immune response against the Omicron substrains BA.4...
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...
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...
Affordable Care Act Health-Plan Premiums Set to Rise
Premiums for many Affordable Care Act health-insurance plans are set to rise sharply next year, a sign of how rising...
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...
Cardinal Health CEO Steps Down
Cardinal Health Inc. CAH 5.26% Chief Executive Officer Mike Kaufmann is stepping down from the healthcare products distributor as it...
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...
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...
Pfizer’s Omicron-Targeting Covid-19 Vaccines Generate Stronger Immune Response
Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE vaccines modified to target the Omicron variant produced a significantly larger immune response than the...
