Drugmaker shares drop after RFK Jr. tapped to lead HHS
Shares of several pharmaceutical and biotech companies have fallen since President-elect Trump announced Thursday that he had selected vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). . The SPDR S&P Biotech ETF tracks the biotech sector. fell As of noon, it was 3.7%. Shares of major pharmaceutical […]
Drugmaker wants an end to Ozempic copies
Alliance for Aging Research Announces — Plus: FDA Recalls Thousands of Antidepressant Bottles Due to Carcinogenic Chemical {beacon} health care health care Full text Bird flu has infected four people in Washington state. CDC deploys team Four agricultural workers in Washington state may have been infected with avian influenza, according to the state health […]
Head of Japan drugmaker to resign over dietary supplement potentially linked to 80 deaths | Japan
The chairman and president of a major Japanese dietary supplement maker is set to step down as the company investigates up to 80 deaths that may be linked to dietary supplements intended to lower cholesterol. Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, a well-known company in Japan, has been at the center of health concerns linked to over-the-counter tablets containing […]
Drugmaker caps its inhalers at $35 a month
boehringer ingelheim announced that starting June 1, all inhaler products will be capped at $35 per month. This is aimed at patients with employer-sponsored insurance and the underinsured and uninsured. This comes about two months after Democratic senators sent their report. letter To America’s top inhaler manufacturer — AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, GlaxoSmithKline and Teva — […]