India’s drug regulator has found that a cough syrup and an anti-allergy syrup made by Norris Medicines are toxic, according to a government report, months after Indian-made cough syrups were linked to 141 children’s deaths worldwide.

Moderna COVID vaccine

Moderna on Wednesday said its combination vaccine to protect against both COVID-19 and influenza generated a strong immune response compared to individual shots for the viruses in an early-stage study.

FDA

Amgen’s regulatory ambitions for its non-small cell lung cancer drug Lumakras (sotorasib) ran into headwinds Tuesday, after FDA staff indicated in their briefing document that there might not be sufficient evidence of its efficacy to justify full approval.

HHS headquarters

All 10 pharmaceutical companies whose products were selected for the first round of Medicare drug price negotiations have agreed to participate in the talks, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.

Teva

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will collaborate with French drugmaker Sanofi to develop a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease it hopes will become a blockbuster drug.

Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly and Co. on Wednesday appointed a new chief for its diabetes and obesity unit in a string of leadership changes ahead of a key regulatory decision on the use of its potential blockbuster drug Mounjaro as a weight-loss treatment.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it authorized an updated version of Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in individuals aged 12 years and older, and the company’s shares closed 8% higher.

Johnson & Johnson baby powder

A New Jersey appeals court on Tuesday threw out a $223.8 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson that a jury had awarded to four plaintiffs who claimed they developed cancer from being exposed to asbestos in the company’s talc powder products.

Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim on Monday unveiled lower wholesale pricing for its adalimumab-adbm injection, the company’s interchangeable biosimilar to AbbVie’s blockbuster chronic inflammatory therapy Humira (adalimumab).

Eli Lilly on Tuesday announced it is acquiring Point Biopharma in an effort to bolster its cancer business with the Pennsylvania-based company’s pipeline of clinical and preclinical radioligand therapies.