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May 23, 2024

Teva's Adderall makes it off the FDA shortage list while generic ADHD med supply squeeze persists


Investors say ‘no bueno’ as Cytokinetics stymies M&A prospects with complex Royalty deal


Medtronic study shows navigated bronchoscopy can avoid needle biopsy complications in diagnoses of lung cancer


BMS taps Taye Diggs as its best man for schizophrenia educational campaign


J&J faces allegations it used 'fraudulent maneuvers' to avoid compensating talc plaintiffs


Takeda gets crafty with $1.2B biobucks deal to create molecular glues with Degron


Sanofi, Bristol Myers on the hook for $916M in do-over of Plavix marketing case in Hawaii

 

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Teva's Adderall makes it off the FDA shortage list while generic ADHD med supply squeeze persists

All but one dose of the company's popular ADHD medicine are now marked as available on the FDA's shortage list. Meanwhile, some generics to Adderall and of Takeda' Vyvanse are still struggling with supply issues.
 

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Investors say 'no bueno' as Cytokinetics stymies M&A prospects with complex Royalty deal

Cytokinetics has now all but assured that a buyout is nowhere in the near future with a $575 million Royalty Pharma funding deal that drew the ire of investors.

Medtronic study shows navigated bronchoscopy can avoid needle biopsy complications in diagnoses of lung cancer

A head-to-head study from Medtronic showed that its minimally invasive approach to reaching tissues in the lung suspected of harboring cancer could be just as effective as the current standard of care.

BMS taps Taye Diggs as its best man for schizophrenia educational campaign

Ahead of the FDA’s decision on Bristol Myers Squibb’s schizophrenia treatment KarXT, the Big Pharma has kicked off a campaign this week to improve education around and destigmatize the mental illness while also providing helpful resources for patients.

J&J faces allegations it used 'fraudulent maneuvers' to avoid compensating talc plaintiffs

Women represented by six law firms who previously filed lawsuits against J&J over talc claims have filed a proposed class action lawsuit in U.S. federal court in New Jersey. In the latest turn in the legal saga, lawyers argued J&J used a series of “fraudulent maneuvers” to avoid paying out compensation to cancer victims and their families.

Takeda gets crafty with $1.2B biobucks deal to create molecular glues with Degron

Takeda has taken a trip all the way to Shanghai to find just the right kind of glue to stick together a $1.2 billion biobucks deal for new candidates in oncology, neuroscience and inflammation.

Sanofi, Bristol Myers on the hook for $916M in do-over of Plavix marketing case in Hawaii

In the continuation of a decade-long legal battle, a Hawaii judge has ordered Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi to pay a combined $916 million to the state for failing to warn patients about the ineffectiveness of their blood thinner Plavix in some non-white patients. The companies plan to appeal.

Tango drops USP1 inhibitor over liver toxicity in patients during phase 1 trial

Tango Therapeutics has discarded one of its cancer drugs on the dancefloor after the USP1 inhibitor was linked to reports of liver toxicity in a phase 1 trial.

MilliporeSigma boosts its gene therapy manufacturing capability with $600M acquisition of Mirus Bio

MilliporeSigma, the Massachusetts-based contract manufacturing arm of Merck KGaA, is increasing its presence in the gene therapy manufacturing field as it has signed an agreement to acquire Mirus Bio for $600 million. The Wisconsin-based company develops and commercializes transfection reagents, which allow genetic material to be incorporated into cells.

Palisade's ulcerative colitis drug prevents symptoms in mice, is nontoxic in dogs

Palisade Bio’s PDE4 inhibitor to treat the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis appears to be effective in mice and doesn't cause toxicity in dogs, study findings presented at the annual Digestive Disease Week conference.
 
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