A vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline showed the potential to protect adults ages 50 to 59 from respiratory syncytial virus in a late-stage clinical trial, the company said Wednesday.The initial trial results suggest that GSK's shot, known as Arexvy, could help protect a wider population from RSV, a disease that causes...
Cold and flu medicine including NyQuil sit on a store shelf in Miami on Sept. 12, 2023.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesCVS is removing some of the most common cough and cold medicines from its store shelves and will no longer sell them, a company spokesperson told CNBC on Thursday. The...
Sanofi Lantus brand insulin pens are arranged for a photograph in Brooklyn, New York, on April 5, 2019.Alex Flynn | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmericans, regardless of their insurance status, can now access Sanofi's most widely prescribed insulin for $35 through the prescription drug savings company GoodRx, the companies announced...
Paxlovid, Pfizer's anti-viral medication to treat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed in this picture illustration taken October 7, 2022.Wolfgang Rattay | ReutersPfizer will price a five-day course of its Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid at $1,390 when the company starts to transition it to the commercial market later this...
An entry sign to the Johnson & Johnson campus shows their logo in Irvine, California on August 28, 2019.Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty ImagesJohnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported adjusted earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street's expectations, and lifted its full-year guidance as sales in the company's...
A woman walks near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 09, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty ImagesPharmacy staff from Walgreens are laying the groundwork for a nationwide walkout and multiple rallies at the end of October to protest unsatisfactory working conditions, and are in...
An Ozempic injection pen is seen on a kitchen table in Riga, Latvia, on Aug. 6, 2023.Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNovo Nordisk on Friday raised its outlook for its full-year sales and operating profit due to soaring demand for its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes...
Tim Wentworth, former CEO of Express Scripts.David A. Grogan | CNBCIncoming Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth on Thursday briefly praised the company's pharmacy staff, but made no mention of the three-day protest walkouts they held this week over poor working conditions.The walkouts reflect rising dissatisfaction among pharmacy employees, who have...
A sign displays the types of COVID-19 vaccination doses available at a Walgreens mobile bus clinic on June 25, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesWalgreens on Thursday offered soft profit guidance and reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that fell short of expectations, as demand for Covid vaccines...
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 ImagesAmericans can finally get their hands on Novavax's newest Covid vaccine after U.S. regulators greenlighted...