Health
Lilly and Novo Nordisk’s battle for weight loss drugs reaches pharmacies
Weight loss drug Zepbound gains ground in the US against Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. Lilly has about 40% market share in the U.S., reaching 130,000 prescriptions
FDA says all doses of Lilly’s weight-loss and diabetes drug now available
All doses of Eli Lilly’s weight-loss vaccine, Zepbound, and diabetes drug, Mounjaro, are now available, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. Mounjaro has
Novo Nordisk launches weight loss drug Wegovy in Australia
Drug maker Novo Nordisk said Thursday it has launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in Australia, making the hugely popular drug available in 12 countries. Novo,
US FDA approves Adaptimmune therapy for a rare type of cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has approved Adaptimmune, a pioneering treatment for a rare type of soft tissue cancer that
Sanofi to invest €1.3 billion in new insulin plant in Frankfurt
French drugmaker Sanofi is to invest €1.3 billion in a new insulin production plant on the site of its existing Frankfurt plant, where it makes
Lilly claims the weight-loss drug reduced the risk of heart failure by 38 per cent in trials
Trial results show that Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug Zepbound reduces the risk of hospitalisation, death and other outcomes for adults with obesity and a common
Novo Nordisk launches weight loss drug Wegovy in Australia
Drug maker Novo Nordisk said Thursday it has launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in Australia, making the hugely popular drug available in 12 countries.
Ozempic drug reduces tobacco-related health care utilisation
Smokers with type 2 diabetes taking Novo Nordisk According to a study of electronic health records released Monday, Ozempic participants had fewer tobacco-related health care
RSV vaccine manufacturers vie for market share in second year of vaccinations
Pfizer, GSK and Moderna’s competition to supply new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines is on Wall Street’s watch list as the companies will report their
Iowa begins enforcing six-week abortion ban
Iowa on Monday banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, becoming the 22nd state to impose broad restrictions on abortion since the U.S. Supreme Court