Pharma

Taking stock of the drug industry, from the lab to the medicine chest

Chemotherapy infusion
Pharmalot

How can cancer drug prices better match their benefits? Germany offers a cost-saving model

By Ed Silverman

Hires -- up and down the ladder
Pharmalot

Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

By Ed Silverman

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: BioNTech expects to seek approval for vaccine by year-end; why the FDA chose a 50% threshold for Covid-19 vaccines

By Ed Silverman

Pharmalot

Despite the pandemic, prices for many drugs keep rising

By Ed Silverman

White pills on blue
Pharmalot

Two dozen big drug makers launch a $1 billion fund to develop new antibiotics

By Ed Silverman

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: Gilead to boost remdesivir supplies in Europe; drug makers announcing $1 billion antibiotic innovation fund

By Ed Silverman

Bruce Clark
Pharmalot

The first round of Covid-19 vaccines is ‘highly unlikely to be a magic bullet,’ Medicago CEO says

By Ed Silverman

Botox Chronic Pain
Pharmalot

AbbVie may face fewer wrinkles after judge suggests a 10-year ban on a Botox rival

By Ed Silverman

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: Will a coronavirus vaccine be budget-breaking? Europe has deals with Merck and Roche for Covid-19 drugs

By Ed Silverman

Prescription Drug label
Pharmalot

Did a pharma trade group try to sabotage a Dutch government report on compulsory licensing?

By Ed Silverman

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: U.S. scientists and Moderna squabble over Covid-19 vaccine; BARDA doles out big coronavirus contracts

By Ed Silverman

BTF
Pharmalot

Lobbyists tied to Trump represent more than a dozen companies working on Covid-19

By Ed Silverman

Pharmalot

Johnson & Johnson lowers the price of its TB drug in many poor countries, but is it enough?

By Ed Silverman

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: Covid-19 trials are marked by disorganization; FDA approves a new type of HIV treatment

By Ed Silverman

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc
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Alexion to pay $21 million for failing to record bribes paid to doctors in other countries

By Ed Silverman

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: Trump officials maintain Covid-19 vaccine won’t be influenced by politics; Novartis pays $678 million to settle kickback charges

By Ed Silverman

Pharmalot

Novartis pays $678 million to settle a long-running case over alleged kickbacks to doctors

By Ed Silverman

Vial and syringe
Pharmalot

Africa Union urges member countries to remove intellectual property barriers to Covid-19 vaccines

By Ed Silverman

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: FDA sets Covid-19 vaccine guidance; White House grabs much of the remdesivir supply

By Ed Silverman

HHS 2020
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Some U.S. government contracts for Covid-19 research could skirt affordable pricing laws

By Ed Silverman and Nicholas Florko

Opioid Lawyers
Pharmalot

Former Indivior CEO pleads guilty in connection with a scheme to promote Suboxone

By Ed Silverman

Drug pricing
Pharmalot

Canadian court upholds most of a controversial new rule for controlling excessive drug prices

By Ed Silverman

Vertex Pharmaceuticals - sunset
Pharmalot

After years of feuds, Vertex and the U.K. government reach a deal over cystic fibrosis medicines

By Ed Silverman

Pharma

STAT+ Conversations: The state of the pharmaceutical industry, featuring Pharmalot’s Ed Silverman

By Ed Silverman

Covid-19 vaccine testing ethics
Biotech

Inovio claims positive results on Covid-19 vaccine but critical data are missing

By Damian Garde and Adam Feuerstein

Pharmalot

Pharmalittle: FDA to issue guidance on Covid-19 vaccines; what remdesivir pricing may really mean

By Ed Silverman

Gilead office remdesivir
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Gilead’s pricing for remdesivir raises questions about the drug’s long-term prospects

By Ed Silverman

AstraZeneca signage
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Pharma trade group scolds AstraZeneca for bad behavior over an advisory board

By Ed Silverman

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Pharmalittle: Pharma giants plan $1 billion antibiotic venture; Gilead prices remdesivir below most estimates

By Ed Silverman

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