News FDA angers anti-abortion lobby with generic abortion pill OK The FDA has cleared another generic of the abortion pill mifepristone, as it carries out a review of the drug that has been criticised as spurious.
News HHS staffers wait for news after government shutdown The US government has shut down after Republicans and Democrats failed to resolve a budget standoff and the federal government ran out of money.
News UK says 'online NHS hospital' will launch in 2027 The UK says a new online NHS hospital service due to start in 2027 will deliver up to 8.5m extra NHS appointments in its first three years.
News AbbVie joins BMS in taking a hard line on UK drug pricing AbbVie has said it may not launch its ovarian cancer therapy Elahere in the UK if a viable NHS price cannot be agreed with NICE.
News PhRMA unveils DTC sales site, as more drugmakers join in Pharma is embracing DTC selling of medicines in the US, and industry body PhRMA has stepped in to help cut out the middlemen in the supply chain.
News AstraZeneca hops on the DTC sales train in the US AstraZeneca has become the latest pharma group to set up a direct-to-consumer sales channel in the US, covering Farxiga, Airsupra, and FluMist.
News Setback for MSD as German court blocks Keytruda SC launch A court in Germany has granted an injunction that will prevent MSD from distributing the new, subcutaneous version of its cancer drug Keytruda.
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