News FDA clears Novartis' oral drug for chronic hives Novartis has claimed a first-in-class approval in the US for its oral BTK inhibitor remibrutinib as a treatment for chronic spontaneous urticaria.
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 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 Walmsley to leave GSK in surprise exit This week has kicked off with the news that Emma Walmsley is standing down as chief executive of GSK after eight years, to be replaced by Luke Miels.
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