Tesla's problems, Eli Lilly's weight loss pill, and egg prices surge: Business news roundup

#DrugDevelopment #EliLillyWeightLoss #GLPTreatments #PharmaIndustry #GlobalAccessibility

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Tesla's problems, Eli Lilly's weight loss pill, and egg prices surge: Business news roundup

Plus, Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic successor disappointed Wall Street again

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STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

#Transfers #JobMovement #PharmaIndustry #Departures #Promotions

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Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings | STAT

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

^{Ed Silverman (STAT)}

Trump accuses Ireland of stealing US companies in meeting with taoiseach

#MichealMartin #PharmaIndustry #TaxRevenue #USPresidentialAccusation #EUCriticism

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Trump accuses Ireland of stealing US companies in meeting with taoiseach

US president claims Dublin ‘took’ pharma industry as he holds White House press conference with Micheál Martin

^{Lisa O'Carroll (The Guardian)}

What Did Big Pharma Execs Discuss at Mar-a-Lago? Progressives Want to Know.

#Progressives #PharmaIndustry #DonaldTrump #BigPharma #EliLilly

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What Did Big Pharma Execs Discuss at Mar-a-Lago? Progressives Want to Know.

The CEOs of Pfizer and Eli Lilly attended private dinners with Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

^{Jake Johnson (Truthout)}

STAT+: A U.K. trade group is due to lift its suspension of Novo Nordisk, but critics cite a lack of transparency

#STATplus #UKTradeGroup #NovoNordisk #CriticsConcern #PharmaIndustry

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A U.K. trade group is due to lift its suspension of Novo Nordisk | STAT

Critics cite a lack of transparency, and the group says its audits contain “company sensitive information... They are not intended to be public documents."

^{Ed Silverman (STAT)}

STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

#PharmaIndustry #Promotions #PharmaceuticalNews #Transfers #Departures

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Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings | STAT

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

^{Ed Silverman (STAT)}

Turbulence at the FDA & bluebird Bio's sale

#EliLillyExpansion #PharmaIndustry #BluebirdBioSale #FDAScandal #BiotechNews

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Readout Newsletter: Bluebird Bio, Praxis Precision, Pfizer, Eli Lilly

Friday's biotech news includes Pfizer's DEI focus shift, Eli Lilly's costly expansion, and “aggressive” slashing of federal health personnel.

^{Meghana Keshavan (STAT)}

Big Pharma and drug middlemen donated record money to get Trump on their side

#PharmaIndustry #MillionDollarDeals #Election2024 #BigPharma #PoliticalInfluence

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Big Pharma and drug middlemen donated record money to get Trump on their side

President Donald Trump's inaugural committee raised a record $200 million

^{Bruce Gil (Quartz)}

▶ How BAD is the pharmaceutical industry?

#PharmaceuticalCriticism #LegalThriller #PharmaIndustry #HealthcareIndustry #CorporateResponsibility

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We're reading about FDA morale, pharma removing DEI goals, and more

#Morale #BuyoutOffer #Goals #PharmaIndustry #FDA

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We're reading about FDA morale, pharma removing DEI goals | STAT

A Netherlands court upheld an $18 million fine against a company that was accused of taking “excessive” price hikes for a rare disease drug

^{Ed Silverman (STAT)}

Ozempic, Eliquis, Keytruda: The 8 top-selling drugs of 2024

#Eliquis #PharmaIndustry #TopSellingDrugs2024 #Ozempic #Keytruda

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Ozempic, Eliquis, Keytruda: The 8 top-selling drugs of 2024

Ozempic, Dupixent, Keytruda, were all among the top-selling drugs in the world last year

^{Bruce Gil (Quartz)}

STAT+: Pharmalittle: We're reading about a China probe of AstraZeneca, a 'troubling' Super Bowl ad, and more

#HimsAndHers #FDAAction #SuperBowlAd #PharmaIndustry #AstraZeneca

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We're reading about China probe of AstraZeneca, a Super Bowl ad | STAT

AstraZeneca disclosed it could face a fine of up to $4.5 million in China over suspected unpaid import taxes

^{Ed Silverman (STAT)}

Big drama around the Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad is making it's way to the FDA

#Ozempic #PharmaIndustry #HealthcareRegulation #HimsAndHers #OffBrandDrugs

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Big drama around the Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad is making its way to the FDA

A pharma industry group wants the FDA and Fox to pull an ad from Hims & Hers promoting the company's weight-loss treatments

^{Bruce Gil (Quartz)}

Robert F. Kennedy had dinner with Pfizer CEO as he prepares to become health secretary, report says

#RFKHealthSecretary #TrumpAdministration #PfizerCEO #PharmaIndustry #DinnerMeeting

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Robert F. Kennedy had dinner with Pfizer CEO

Pfizer CEO certain that Trump’s administration ‘will be very, very prudent with everything they try to do’

^{Madeline Sherratt (The Independent)}

Opinion: U.S. taxpayers should stop funding clinical trials of industry-owned drugs

#PharmaIndustry #ResearchIntegrity #TaxpayerFunding #ClinicalTrials #USHealthcare

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Taxpayers shouldn’t fund clinical trials of industry cancer drugs | STAT

The current paradigm of government-funded cancer clinical trials — doing industry’s work for it — is not working for taxpayers.

^{Mark J. Ratain (STAT)}

Trump's tariffs could exacerbate drug shortages and raise prices, industry groups warn

#TrumpTariffs #DrugShortages #GenericDrugs #PharmaIndustry #USManufacturing

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Trump's tariffs could exacerbate drug shortages and raise prices, industry groups warn

The Healthcare Distribution Alliance and the Association for Accessible Medicines warn that Trump's tariffs could impact American patients

^{Bruce Gil (Quartz)}

STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

#Transfers #Promotions #JobMovement #NewHires #PharmaIndustry

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Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings | STAT

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

^{Ed Silverman (STAT)}

STAT+: How AI helps drug developers skirt pharma's 'dirty little secret'

#Owkin #PharmaIndustry #HealthcareTech #ArtificialIntelligence #EfficiencyInnovation

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How AI helps drug developers skirt pharma’s ‘dirty little secret’

Andrew Pierce, senior executive at French biotech Owkin, on how artificial intelligence can make the drug development process more efficient.

^{Brittany Trang (STAT)}

STAT+: Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings

#PharmaceuticalNews #STATplus #Departures #PharmaIndustry #JobMovement

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Up and down the ladder: The latest comings and goings | STAT

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

^{Ed Silverman (STAT)}

Drug Ads Misinform Patients and Raise Health Care Costs

#HealthcareCosts #Skyrizi #PharmaIndustry #Overdiagnosis #InformedConsent

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Drug Ads Misinform Patients and Raise Health Care Costs

Direct-to-consumer drug ads are prohibited in almost all countries besides the US. By leading doctors to prescribe unnecessary and more expensive treatments at the request of their patients, they also raise health care costs across the board.

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Eli Lilly was hoping for even greater weight loss drug demand

#Q42024 #PharmaIndustry #Zepbound #WeakerDemand #EliLilly

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Eli Lilly was hoping for even greater weight loss drug demand

The drugmaker lowered its revenue outlook by $400 million for the fourth quarter

^{Rocio Fabbro (Quartz)}