Health
Bristol Myers’ schizophrenia drug reduces symptoms without weight gain
Bristol Myers Squibb said Saturday that data from late-stage studies of its experimental schizophrenia drug showed it helps reduce symptoms of the disorder without the
The US FDA has approved AstraZeneca’s drug for the treatment of solid tumours
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval for the expanded use of Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca’s drug to treat patients with solid
The US FDA has approved the antibiotic Basilea Pharmaceutica
US health regulator has approved Basilea Pharmaceutica Antibiotic for the treatment of bacterial infections, including multidrug-resistant strains, the FDA said on Wednesday.
Mitsui and Rohto to buy Chinese pharmaceutical company Eu Yan Sang for $594m
Japan’s Mitsui & Co said on Thursday it has teamed up with Rohto Pharmaceutical Co to buy Eu Yan Sang International in a deal valuing
Sanofi to settle 4,000 Zantac lawsuits in the U.S.
Sanofi has reached an agreement in principle to settle 4,000 lawsuits in the US linking the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac to cancer, the company said.
China’s first biosimilar of Ozempic applied for approval
A Chinese drugmaker has developed a biosimilar version of Novo Nordisk’s popular diabetes drug Ozempic and filed for approval. This is according to a report
US FDA approves Wanda drug to treat bipolar disorder
The U.S. FDA has approved Vanda Pharmaceuticals’ drug for the treatment of manic and mixed episodes associated with a type of bipolar disorder, the company
Abbott heart valve repair device receives US FDA approval
Abbott Laboratories said Tuesday that the U.S. FDA has approved its heart valve repair device for patients with potentially fatal heart disease, just months after
Teva and Viatrix revive lawsuit over J&J patent of schizophrenia drug
Teva Pharmaceutical and Viatrix have persuaded a US appeals court to revive a patent lawsuit over Johnson & Johnson’s blockbuster schizophrenia drug, giving them a
Florida Supreme Court allows a near-total ban on abortion
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for a Republican-backed law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect but also