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The latest news & views about the pharmaceutical industry - and other stray thoughts - from Ed Silverman.. ex-WSJ .. statnews.com/pharmalot/

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pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 1d

Turkey antitrust regulator fines several big drugmakers for ‘no-poach’ agreements.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #antitrust #Turkey #Pfizer #AstraZeneca #Novartis #NovoNordisk #Sanofi

Turkey antitrust regulator fines several big drugmakers for 'no-poach' agreements

Antitrust regulators in Turkey fined more than a dozen large pharma companies for agreeing not to poach employees from one another, a move that disrupted the domestic labor market.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 1d

Up and Down the Ladder: Job Changes.. the latest comings & goings.. recognize anyone? statnews.com/pharmalot/20...
#pharma #biotech #jobs

Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 1d

Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA vouchers, an IVF drug pricing deal for TrumpRx & much more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Trump #FDA #vouchers #India #flu #insulin #fertility

Pharmalittle: We're reading about FDA vouchers, an IVF drug pricing deal for TrumpRx, and more

The FDA announced the first nine recipients of the Commissioner’s National Priority Review vouchers, a program offering an expedited drug review

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 1d

FDA announces first nine recipients of priority drug review vouchers.. statnews.com/2025/10/16/f... #pharma #FDA #vouchers #Sanofi #Regeneron

FDA announces first nine recipients of priority drug review vouchers

FDA announced the first nine recipients of priority review vouchers, which offers expedited drug review to products aligned with national health priorities.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 1d

California takes on pharma giants with plans to sell its own insulin.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #California #insulin #diabetes #Lilly #Sanofi #NovoNordisk #CivicaRx #generics

California takes on pharma giants with plans to sell its own insulin

California is set to start selling low-cost insulin pens this January, the first such move by a state to circumvent the pharmaceutical industry and combat diabetes.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 3d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about an experimental Lilly weight loss pill, a big biotech funding deal & much more.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #patents #weight #obesity #antibiotics #Lilly #Amgen #SCOTUS

Pharmalittle: We're reading about an experimental Lilly weight loss pill, a big biotech funding deal, and more

A Lilly experimental weight loss pill showed superior blood sugar control in diabetic patients across two late-stage clinical trials

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 8d

Canadian lawmakers urge the government to suspend imports of long-tailed macaques.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Canada #monkeys #tuberculosis #research #CharlesRiver #macaques

Canadian lawmakers urge the government to suspend imports of long-tailed macaques

A half-dozen members of the Canadian parliament are calling for the suspension of imports of long-tailed macaques into the country over concerns about the threat to human health.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 8d

Roche suffers setback as court allows generic version of its rare disease drug to be sold in India.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Roche #raredisease #India #patents

Roche suffers setback as court allows generic version of its rare disease drug to be sold in India

In a closely watched case, Roche suffered a setback as a court said it would permit a generic version of its rare disease drug to be sold in India.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 8d

Up and Down the Ladder: Job Changes.. the latest comings & goings.. recognize anyone? statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #biotech #jobs #Lilly #Bayer

Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

From new hires to departures, promotions and transfers, here are the latest comings and goings in the pharmaceutical industry.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 8d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about U.S. Senate passing Biosecure Act, TrumpRx plans & more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Trump #Gates #obesity #China #India #CoughSyrupDeaths #AstraZeneca

Pharmalittle: We're reading about U.S. Senate passing Biosecure Act, TrumpRx plans and more

Plus more pharma news stories from the Pharmalittle newsletter.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 9d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about Trump forgoing tariffs on generics, a monster MASH deal by Novo & more.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #generics #tariffs #antibiotics #Trump #UK #India #pharmacies #NovoNordisk #Amazon

Pharmalittle: We're reading about Trump forgoing tariffs on generics, a monster MASH deal by Novo, and more

In today's Pharmalittle roundup, we're reading about Trump forgoing tariffs on generics, a monster MASH deal by Novo, and more.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 10d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about Trump and BlinkRx conflicts, a setback for Sarepta & more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Medicaid #medicines #UK #FDA #antitrust #Trump #India #Sarepta #Lilly #AstraZeneca

Pharmalittle: We're reading about Trump and BlinkRx conflicts, a setback for Sarepta, and more

Pharma news of the day, as told by the Pharmalittle newsletter.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 10d

Sarepta suffers a setback as N.Y. panel recommends state Medicaid pause coverage of Duchenne drug.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Medicaid #Sarepta #Duchenne #musculardystrophy #Elevidys #FDA

Sarepta suffers a setback as N.Y. panel recommends state Medicaid pause coverage of Duchenne drug

In a setback for Sarepta Therapeutics, a New York panel has voted unanimously to recommend the state Medicaid program pause coverage of a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 11d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about Novo Nordisk layoffs, an Amgen discount program & much more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Medicare #obesity #weight #patents #layoffs #medicine #Amgen #Gilead #AstraZeneca #NovoNordisk #Biogen #Roche

Pharmalittle: We're reading about Novo Nordisk layoffs, an Amgen discount program, and more

In today's Pharmalittle roundup, we're reading about Novo Nordisk layoffs, an Amgen discount program, and more.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 12d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about the telehealth boom, EU pharma policy & much more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #obesity #telehealth #FDA #generics #Europe #NovoNordisk #Amgen #GSK #CEOpay #Lilly #India

Pharmalittle: We're reading about the telehealth boom, EU pharma policy and much more

And other pharma news from the Pharmalot campus thanks to the Pharmalittle newsletter.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 15d

Colorado board makes first-in-the-nation move by setting a payment limit on an Amgen drug.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #medicine #Colorado #Amgen #Enbrel #affordable

Colorado board makes first-in-the-nation move by setting a payment limit on an Amgen drug

In a first-in-the-nation move, a Colorado panel voted to limit what health plans in the state will pay for a costly arthritis treatment, a step that may encourage other states to follow suit.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 15d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about another generic abortion pill, pharma layoffs & more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Trump #Medicare #obesity #Wegovy #Zepbound #Tylenol #layoffs

Pharmalittle: We're reading about another generic abortion pill, pharma layoffs, and more

The FDA approved another generic version of the mifepristone abortion pill, a regulatory formality that triggered pushback from anti-abortion groups

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 17d

U.K. is urged to probe drugmakers for conspiring to scrap or halt investments amid pricing disputes.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Trump #UK #medicine #rebates #Merck #Lilly #AstraZeneca

U.K. is urged to probe drugmakers for conspiring to scrap or halt investments amid pricing disputes

Patient groups urge U.K.’s antitrust regulator to investigate drugmakers for “suspected” and “coordinated” efforts to drive up the prices of medicines.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 17d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about Trump’s drug-pricing plans, Medicare talks & more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Trump #medicines #Medicare #Pfizer #DTC #vaccines #antitrust #Sanofi #CardinalHealth

Pharmalittle: We're reading about Trump's drug-pricing plans, Medicare talks, and more

President Trump announced that Pfizer agreed to offer lower prices on its drugs to the Medicaid program and directly to patients

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 18d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about an FDA official disparaging a drug, a PhRMA DTP website & more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #FDA #DTC #vaccines #antitrust #Europe #gabapentin #AbbVie #EMA

Pharmalittle: We're reading about an FDA official disparaging a drug, a PhRMA DTP website, and more

Is the FDA's top drug regulator, trying to exact revenge on a prominent Wall Street investor after a run-in with him six years ago?

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 19d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about a new GSK CEO, AstraZeneca’s stock listing & more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #RSV #GSK #Pfizer #AstraZeneca #Genmab #Pfizer #Novartis #Enanta

Pharmalittle: We're reading about a new GSK CEO, AstraZeneca's stock listing, and more

GSK announced that Luke Miels, the company’s chief commercial officer, will take over as CEO on Jan. 1, replacing Emma Walmsley

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 22d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about Trump’s drug pricing plans, pharma tariffs & much more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Trump #tariffs #Medicare #medicines #abortion #ADHD

Pharmalittle: We're reading about Trump's drug pricing plans, pharma tariffs, and much more

President Trump threatened pharmaceutical companies with a 100% tariff unless they build manufacturing plants in the U.S.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 23d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about a PBM makeover plan, a Bristol cash-pay plan & much more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #weight #obesity #UK #cash #PBM #Lilly #Bristol #Janssen #Medicare #Acadia #AstraZeneca

Pharmalittle: We're reading about a PBM makeover plan, a Bristol cash-pay plan, and much more

Pharmacy benefit managers are working on a proposal to voluntarily change some business practices in an effort to avoid new regulation

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 26d

Most doctors believe interactions with pharma erode public trust, analysis finds.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #money #medicines #DTC #advertising #conflicts #doctors #trust

Most doctors believe interactions with pharma erode public trust, analysis finds

Most doctors believe interactions with pharma erode public trust, analysis finds. But doctors also said those meetings also have value.

pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 26d

Pharmalot.. Pharmalittle.. Good Morning: We’re reading about a TrumpRx website proposal, a Pfizer weight loss deal, and much more news.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #Trump #Keytruda #weight #obesity #Merck #Novartis #Pfizer

Pharmalittle: We're reading about a TrumpRx website proposal, a Pfizer weight loss deal, and much more

Trump administration officials are discussing creating a website, perhaps branded TrumpRx, to sell prescription drugs at a discount