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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Novo and GLP-1 compounding, Paxlovid and long Covid, and more

STAT

Food and Drug Administration seeking to block compounding pharmacies in the U.S. We hope you have a meaningful and manageable day. Best of luck, and do keep in touch. … Novo Nordisk filed another citizen’s petition with the U.S. from making versions of one of its GLP-1 agonist drugs , Pharmaphorum notes.

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Opinion: How to stop the shift of drug discovery from the U.S. to China

STAT

By 2024, one-third of their new compounds were coming from Chinese biotechnology firms. As in many other industries, it’s so much cheaper to synthesize new compounds inside Chinese biotechnology firms once a novel biological target has been discovered in American laboratories. Five years ago, U.S. Why are U.S.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a China probe of AstraZeneca, a ‘troubling’ Super Bowl ad, and more

STAT

Food and Drug Administration to “take action” against a “dangerous” ad that Hims & Hers plans to run during the Super Bowl promoting the use of compounded versions of GLP-1 drugs for combating obesity. “The commercial is misleading in its entirety,” the industry group wrote to the agency.

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Clinical pharmacy services grow, but hospitals struggle to fill key roles: ASHP

Beckers Hospital Review

hospitals are increasingly integrating pharmacists into clinical care, but many are struggling to fill roles and maintain staff, according to the 2024 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists National Survey of Pharmacy Practice in Hospital Settings.

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Schizophrenia market to reach $17 billion in 7MM by 2031, forecasts GlobalData

Express Pharma

The schizophrenia market across the seven major markets (7MM*) is poised to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4 Cobenfy received FDA approval in September 2024 and is the first treatment for schizophrenia that does not modulate dopaminergic or serotonergic transmission in seven decades. per cent from $8.4

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GLP-1 roadblocks: Discontinuation rates soar as insurers clamp down

PharmaVoice

Estimates vary for how many patients with either obesity or diabetes stop using the drugs, but one 2024 study pegged the discontinuation between 50% and 75% within a year. Discontinuation rates soar The high rate of discontinuation among GLP-1 users remains a prime burden to keeping patients on the drugs.

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vriddhi 2024: The Indian pharma industry comes together to deliberate on glorious future

Express Pharma

vriddhi 2024, Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA) 62nd Annual day celebrations, was organised on February 23-24, 2024 at FLAME University, the philanthropic venture of ENAM holdings in Pune, in partnership with Bain & Company. Over the next 5-10 years, it is anticipated to reach $73 billion and $120 billion, respectively.