Pharmacist Thomas Jensen, looks over a prescription drug at the Rock Canyon pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 9, 2019.George Frey | ReutersThe Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Florida's plan to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada, a first-in-the-nation move that could reduce costs for Americans but faces...
A man walks near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 09, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty ImagesWalgreens reported fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that topped expectations on Thursday, but cut its quarterly dividend nearly in half. The retail pharmacy giant slashed its dividend to...
Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesShares of Moderna jumped more than 15% on Tuesday after Oppenheimer upgraded the stock to "outperform," saying the Covid vaccine maker could market five products by 2026.The upgrade follows a dismal 2023 for Moderna, whose only commercially available product is its Covid shot....
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 ImagesU.S. patients and drugmakers will get a first glimpse of how much Medicare can negotiate down drug prices...
Soumyabrata Roy | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesDrugmakers are closing out a year when they achieved several historic firsts that will shape the pharmaceutical industry in 2024 and beyond. The weight loss drug market transformed into the pharmaceutical industry's newest gold rush this year, as demand for costly but highly effective...
George Frey | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWeight loss drugs exploded into the public eye this year, and 2024 will bring more change to the evolving market. The drugs skyrocketed in popularity in 2023 as they helped patients shed significant weight, despite hefty price tags, mixed insurance coverage and a handful...
An exterior view of Moderna's clinical manufacturing facility. David L. Ryan | Boston Globe | Getty ImagesModerna and Merck's experimental cancer vaccine, when used in combination with Merck's blockbuster therapy Keytruda, reduced the risk of death or relapse in patients with the most deadly form of skin cancer after three...
A sign hangs in front of the world headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston on Oct. 23, 2019.Brian Snyder | ReutersShares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals jumped Wednesday after the company's painkiller, which is being tested as an alternative to opioids, significantly decreased pain in a midstage trial.Those positive results for...
Shares of Pfizer fell Wednesday after the drugmaker forecast 2024 revenue and profit below Wall Street's expectations, as it sees weak demand for its once-blockbuster Covid products. Pfizer also raised the target of its sweeping cost-cutting plan by $500 million, bringing the anticipated total to $4 billion.The company expects 2024...
Eli Lilly's drug tirzepatide was approved for weight loss by the FDA.Courtesy of Eli LillyPatients who took Eli Lilly's weight loss drug Zepbound regained around half the weight they shed after stopping the newly approved treatment for a year, according to data released Monday. The data, which represents the full...