A small number of employees and supporters picket outside the headquarters of drugstore chain Walgreens during a three-day walkout by pharmacists in Deerfield, Illinois, November 1, 2023.Vincent Alban | ReutersThe organizers of a recent retail pharmacy staff walkout are helping to launch a national push to organize those employees...
Wegovy, an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity.Michael Siluk | UCG | Getty ImagesNovo Nordisk on Thursday said 80% of U.S. patients with insurance coverage who take its highly popular weight loss treatment Wegovy are paying less than $25 a month for the drug. The...
A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, March 29, 2023.George Frey | ReutersEli Lilly on Thursday said supply of its blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro has improved in the U.S....
Moderna on Thursday posted a steep loss for the third quarter as it recorded a large write-down due to unused doses of its Covid vaccine, its only marketable product, and unveiled plans to scale back production of the shot. Moderna's total revenue for the period topped Wall Street's expectations, even...
Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain.Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty ImagesEli Lilly on Thursday reported third-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped estimates on strong demand for its diabetes drug Mounjaro, but slashed its full-year profit guidance due to charges primarily related to...
A woman walks past a CVS Pharmacy in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 2, 2022.Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty ImagesCVS on Wednesday reported third-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street's expectations, lifted in part by strong revenue from the company's health services business. CVS booked sales of $89.76...
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesPfizer on Tuesday reported a narrower than expected adjusted loss for the third quarter as the drugmaker recorded charges largely related to struggles for its Covid antiviral treatment Paxlovid and Covid vaccine.Pfizer said that it recorded a $5.6 billion charge for inventory write-offs...
A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023.Brian Snyder | ReutersSome pharmacy staff from Walgreens and other drugstore chains are planning to walk out next week in the latest pushback against what they call unsafe working conditions that put both...
Signs offering COVID-19 vaccinations are seen outside of a CVS pharmacy in Washington, DC.Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesMany pharmacy employees at some of the largest U.S. drugstore chains say they're reaching a breaking point. On top of verifying, filling and dispensing prescriptions, pharmacists and support staff are responsible...
CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesPfizer on Thursday said its combination vaccine candidates targeting Covid and the flu will move to a final-stage trial in the coming months after showing positive initial results in an early to mid-stage study.That moves the pharmaceutical giant and its German partner BioNTech...