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Sanders takes aim at US drug prices of Novo’s Ozempic and Wegovy

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A Senate Committee is investigating the “outrageously high” US price tags of the blockbuster diabetes and obesity drugs.

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J&J gets first approval for multiple myeloma bispecific Tecvayli

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It joins a number of other BCMA-directed therapies for multiple myeloma, including GSK’s first-to-market antibody-drug conjugate Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin), Bristol-Myers Squibb/bluebird bio’s CAR-T therapy Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) and J&J/Legend Biotech’s CAR-T Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel).

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Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic Shortage Spurs Demand for Eli Lilly’s Diabetes Injection Mounjaro

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Eli Lilly is finding itself in an enviable position with its newly launched diabetes injection Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and blockbuster diabetes med Trulicity due to temporary shortages of competitor Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic (semaglutide). In the third quarter of 2022, Mounjaro scored $187.3

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Pharma By The Numbers: A Retrospective Look at the Industry and 20 Years of Xtalks History

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To celebrate this milestone, we’re taking a look back over the last 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry by highlighting some of the most talked-about mergers, blockbuster drugs, trends in FDA approvals and what’s next. In 2015, LabCorp acquired Covance , and Quintiles and IMS Health formed a joint venture in 2016, dubbed IQVIA.

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ASH: Argenx cues up a second use for efgartigimod

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Updated results from the ADVANCE IV study of Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa) showed that more than half of patients with ITP treated with Argenx’ drug showed an improvement in platelet counts, which are dramatically reduced in the disorder. After 24 weeks, 21.8%

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FDA begins review of Samsung Bioepis/Biogen’s Lucentis biosimilar

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Novartis/Genentech’s eye drug Lucentis could be the next big blockbuster to face competition from cheaper biosimilars after its US patent expired this year – and Samsung Bioepis and Biogen are closing in after the FDA accepted a filing for their cut-price rival.

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With rivals threatening, Argenx scores key myasthenia gravis win

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Argenx only recently scored FDA approval for its intravenous anti-neonatal FC receptor (FcRn) antibody Vyvgart for generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG), but is already looking to defend its franchise with a new subcutaneous version of the drug.