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BMS ends decades-long drought in novel schizophrenia drugs

Bristol-Myers Squibb's $14 billion bet on buying Karuna Therapeutics looks set to pay off after it got FDA approval for the schizophrenia drug at the heart of the deal.

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AZ gets sought-after lung cancer approval for Tagrisso

AstraZeneca's EGFR inhibitor Tagrisso has been approved by the FDA for a new lung cancer indication that could make it a go-to therapy for a patient population that until now had no targete

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Second Niemann-Pick approval brings more hope to patients

In the space of four days, the number of FDA-approved therapies for ultra-rare genetic disorder Niemann-Pick disease has gone from zero to two, transforming the prospects for patients.

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Aurion launches eye disease cell therapy in its first market

Aurion Biotech has launched its cell therapy Vyznova for serious eye disorder bullous keratopathy in Japan, its debut market, becoming an alternative to corneal replacement using donor tiss

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Disparate global Wegovy prices listed at congressional hearing

Novo Nordisk CEO reticent on lowering semaglutide prices

Novo Nordisk chief executive Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen was taken to task by US lawmakers over the price of the company's semaglutide drugs for diabetes and obesity at a congressional hearin

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