Alnylam's Onpattro clears FDA vote for ATTR-cardiomyopathy

Despite a sceptical appraisal by FDA reviewers, Alnylam's Onpattro has been recommended for approval as a treatment for transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)

BridgeBio rebounds on ATTR cardiomyopathy data

BridgeBio is getting ready to file for FDA approval of its acoramidis drug for transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) cardiomyopathy, armed with positive results in a phase 3 tr

Pfizer's COVID boom goes on, as it eyes $22bn in Paxlovid sa...

Pfizer reckons it will make a whopping $22 billion in sales of its oral COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid in 2022, with another $32 billion from its BioNTech-partnered coronavirus vaccine Comirna

AstraZeneca goes bigger in amyloidosis with Neurimmune deal

AstraZeneca has clearly made the rare disease transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) a key component of its rare disease pipeline, licensing a second drug candidate in the space of a couple of mo

NICE says 'no' to Pfizer's Vyndaqel for rare heart condition

NICE has rejected regular NHS funding for Pfizer’s Vyndaqel (tafamidis) for a rare heart condition, although it has left the door open for negotiations if the pharma decid

Pfizer’s EU Vyndaqel okay ‘sets up $1.5bn sales next year’