Gelesis announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration cleared the biotechnology company’s lead product candidate Plenity (Gelesis100) as an aid in weight management in adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25–40 kg/m2, when used in conjunction with diet and exercise.
Amgen Inc. said a U.S. jury confirmed the validity of patents on the biotech company’s cholesterol drug Repatha, rejecting a challenge by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sanofi SA.
The number of push-ups a man can do in the doctor’s office may be a good predictor of his risk of developing heart disease in the coming years, new research suggests.
Sanofi SA and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. will slash the U.S. list price of the companies’ potent but expensive cholesterol fighter Praluent by 60 percent.
Diabetic patients who take statins to treat high cholesterol may get an added benefit: a lower risk of damage to the retina, a new study suggests.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up Amgen Inc.’s bid to reinstate a jury verdict the company won against rivals Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sanofi SA in a patent dispute over the cholesterol medication Praluent.
Updated U.S. guidelines on heart health advise more personalized assessment of risk as well as two newer types of cholesterol-lowering drugs for people at particularly high risk of heart attack or stroke.
Amgen Inc., looking to boost use of the U.S. biotechnology company’s potent cholesterol drug Repatha, cut the medication’s U.S. list price by 60 percent to $5,850.
AstraZeneca is plowing deeper into cancer immunotherapy through a wide-ranging deal with Innate Pharma, which includes the British group buying a 9.8 percent stake in the French biotech company.
Australia’s competition watchdog said the High Court dismissed its special leave application to appeal a court’s decision on whether Pfizer Inc.’s local unit used the company’s market power to limit competition for the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor.
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