News Chugai buys 'Asia lag' firm Renalys for $98m upfront Chugai Pharma has reached a deal to buy Renalys Pharma, a company set up to bring therapies developed elsewhere to markets in Asia.
News AZ, Organon fall foul of UK's code on pharma promotion AstraZeneca and Organon have breached the UK pharma industry's code of practice with promotions for an asthma drug and a contraceptive implant.
News ICER says US new drug launch prices have risen sharply ICER says the prices of new drug launches in the US rose 51% in three years, adding up to $1.5bn in first-year costs to US health systems.
News GSK's Blenrep's back in US, but with a narrower label Against the odds, GSK has secured FDA approval for its multiple myeloma therapy Blenrep, three years after it was removed from sale.
News Alkermes bets $2.1bn on Avadel and its narcolepsy drug Alkermes will buy Avadel Pharma and its fast-growing narcolepsy drug Lumryz in a deal valued at up to $2.1 billion.
News Novo Nordisk's chairman quits amid Foundation row Novo Nordisk's chairman Helge Lund will step down next month under pressure from the group's controlling shareholder, the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
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