In a first, pharma distributor and execs face criminal charges for role in opioid crisis

The RDC prosecution could serve as a warning to the drug distribution industry, potentially impacting litigation against the three largest players: McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and...

In a first, pharma distributor and execs face criminal charges for role in opioid crisis

The RDC prosecution could serve as a warning to the drug distribution industry, potentially impacting litigation against the three largest players: McKesson, AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal...

Former FDA head Gottlieb joins Pfizer board

While past FDA chiefs have joined drugmaker boards following their tenure, Gottlieb's move to Pfizer is both rapid and more high-profile than that of past...

Lilly to withdraw FDA-approved cancer drug after clinical failure

Lartruvo (olaratumab) was the first new drug approved for soft tissue sarcoma in more than four decades, at the time offering patients with the...
Dive Insight: Biogen took the most severe blow in its history last month, losing more than $20 billion in market capitalization on the announcement that...
Deloitte's annual report on R&D productivity, while limited in scope, is an indicator of the challenges faced by large pharmaceutical firms in bringing new...
Expectations for Evenity (romosozumab) are modest, and the rejection by the EMA is a "minor setback" for Amgen, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst...

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Roche acknowledges the obvious, extends Spark buyout deadline

The Securities and Exchange Commission filings that Spark released Monday confirm what became apparent when the FTC announced it was subjecting the Roche buyout...

In R&D, small biotechs hold their own against big...

Despite spending billions on R&D, big pharma doesn't punch its weight in discovering the new molecules that eventually make it to market. Instead, it's...

BioMarin confirms timeline for hemophilia gene therapy, putting pressure...

Hemophilia has become one of the most competitive battlegrounds in the emerging field of gene therapy. While BioMarin remains the frontrunner to market, a...

Pfizer muscular dystrophy gene therapy stumbles on safety

Dive Brief: Pfizer's Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy improved physical function in two patients measured one year after treatment, but also led to one patient...

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