Novavax to settle Gavi arbitration over canceled Covid shot purchase

A health worker prepares a dose of the Novavax vaccine as the Dutch Health Service Organization starts with the Novavax vaccination program on March 21, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands.Patrick Van Katwijk | Getty ImagesNovavax on Thursday said it will settle a bitter arbitration dispute with Gavi, a nongovernmental...

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AbbVie taps Robert Michael as CEO, succeeding Richard Gonzalez

Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed AbbVie logo in this illustration taken on May 21, 2021.Dado Ruvic | ReutersAbbVie on Tuesday said longtime executive Robert Michael will become the company's new CEO, replacing Richard Gonzalez. Michael, who is AbbVie's president and chief operating officer, will become the...

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FTC, HHS examining cause of generic drug shortages

A variety of generic pills and capsules. Nenov | Moment | Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday said it is examining the role that drug wholesalers and companies that purchase medicines for U.S. health-care providers play in shortages of generic drugs, which account for the majority of Americans' prescriptions.The...

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Medicare drug price negotiations: Judge tosses PhRMA lawsuit

Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building on October 06, 2022 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesA federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a major pharmaceutical industry lobbying group and two...

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Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly are tackling supply issues

Injection pens of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy are shown in this photo illustration in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023.Victoria Klesty | ReutersThe insatiable demand for weight loss drugs is trouncing supply, leaving many patients struggling to find the injectable treatments. The dominant weight loss drugmakers, Novo Nordisk and Eli...

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Merck, J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb CEOs face Senate drug price hearing

Sen. Bernie Sanders, left, appears at a news conference with Sen. Ed Markey on issuing subpoenas for pharmaceutical company CEOs to testify regarding drug prices, in the Capitol, Jan. 25, 2024.Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesSenators are questioning the CEOs of Johnson & Johnson, Merck and...

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CVS Heath (CVS) Q4 2023 earnings

CVS Health on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped expectations, but the company cut its full-year profit outlook, citing higher medical costs that are dogging the broader insurance industry.The company lowered its 2024 adjusted earnings forecast to at least $8.30 per share, down from a previous...

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