The News: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared for marketing the first prescription mobile medical application to help treat substance use disorders (SUDs) involving alcohol, cocaine, marijuana,… Read more »
The News: Allergan PLC (Dublin) will transfer to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Council (Akwesasne NY) rights to its blockbuster Restasis dry-eye treatment, says Business Insider. The drugmaker said on… Read more »
The News: Swiss pharmaceuticals titan Novartis AG (Basel) will get a new chief executive in 2018–Dr. Vasant Narasimhan (pdf)–after Joseph Jimenez proclaimed his upcoming retirement effective in February. Jimenez has… Read more »
The News: Some political policy wonks believe Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is taking a risk by calling for a bipartisan healthcare plan if the Republican-only bill fails. While his… Read more »
Steve’s Take: As another jam-packed annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago wrapped up on Tuesday (June 6, 2017), with some 38,000 oncologists gathering together at… Read more »
The News: The Obamacare markets are stabilizing for insurers, said a report released by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (NYC), but that could change if lawmakers choose to alter… Read more »
The News: Mylan on Monday (January 30, 2017) acknowledged that the US Federal Trade Commission asked the company “months ago” to provide information about the allergy therapy EpiPen (epinephrine) as… Read more »
The News: Walgreens Boots Alliance (Deerfield IL) on Monday (January 30, 2017) entered into a new agreement with Rite Aid (Camp Hill PA) to buy the drugstore chain for at least $2 less per share… Read more »
The News: It took months but Swiss biotech Actelion Ltd. (Allschwil) said on Thursday (January 26, 2017) it had agreed to be purchased by Johnson & Johnson (New Brunswick NJ) in a… Read more »
Dublin-based Allergan said on December 19, 2016 it would buy LifeCell, a regenerative medicine unit owned by privately held Acelity LP (San Antonio TX), for $2.9 billion in cash, bringing… Read more »
