Health
Pharmaceutical companies agree with UK government to renew revenue recovery scheme
The pharmaceutical industry has reached an agreement with the British government to renew an access to medicines scheme. This scheme obliges manufacturers to pay part
US FDA approves Medtronic’s blood pressure device for use
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of Medtronic’s treatment device in a surgery called kidney denervation in patients whose high blood pressure
Lonza manufacturer says it will not fill syringes to treat obesity
Lonza’s chairman has ruled out plans to use its facilities to fill syringes and provide the final stages of production for new obesity drugs, even
Lilly to build $2.5 billion plant in Germany
Eli Lilly will build its first plant in Germany, in the western city of Alzey, for 2.3 billion euros, the US drugmaker said, as the
The US FDA has approved CorMedix for the treatment of bloodstream infections
US health regulators on Wednesday approved CorMedix’s antimicrobial drug to reduce catheter-associated bloodstream infections in patients with kidney disease, allowing the company to launch its
The US FDA has approved Bristol-Myers’ lung cancer drug
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Bristol-Myers Squibb’s lung cancer drug, which was acquired in a $4.1 billion buyout by Turning Point Therapeutics
Eli Lilly plans to build a new plant in Germany
US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is planning to invest a single-digit billion-dollar sum in a new plant in western Germany. The project will be fully
Pfizer to cut 500 jobs at UK facility
Pfizer will cut 500 jobs at its facility in Sandwich, Kent, UK, as part of its $3.5 billion cost-cutting plan, the drugmaker said on Tuesday.
Heat-related deaths could more than quadruple by mid-century
Heat-related illnesses and deaths are on the rise as the world heats up, an international panel of health experts said on Tuesday, predicting a 370
US FDA warns Amazon against selling unapproved eye drops
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it had sent a warning letter to Amazon.com regarding the sale of seven unapproved eye drops on