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    Pfizer’s quest for market share in the ‘high stakes battleground’ of oral GLP-1s

    Pfizer’s second-to-market goals for its oral GLP-1 drugs underscore big opportunities in the space.

    By Nov. 4, 2024
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    A sickle cell cure exists. But patients need more than just gene therapy.

    Almost a year after two historic approvals, Pfizer is pulling a sickle cell disease treatment from the market, and the outlook for patients feels shakier.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Nov. 1, 2024
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    Clinical trial diversity

    As pharma wises up to the fact that the current playbook for improving clinical trial diversity has yet to make a meaningful impact, the quest is on to refine that approach.

    By PharmaVoice staff
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    2024 PharmaVoice 100s: Cancer Care Visionaries

    Leaders who envision a world without cancer through oncology innovation.

    By Nov. 1, 2024
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    Big Pharma earnings hang hope on the next generation of blockbusters

    Pfizer, J&J, Biogen and Novartis are banking on new products to make up for maturing blockbusters, but future growth is not guaranteed.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    2024 PharmaVoice 100s: Clinical Trial Pros

    Experts raising the bar in clinical trial design and collaboration.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    Backlash builds against Novo’s Catalent takeover

    Roche recently joined naysayers who argue the deal threatens competition in the burgeoning weight loss and diabetes drug market.

    By Oct. 30, 2024
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    2024 PharmaVoice 100s: Rare Disease Warriors

    Pharma pros driving drug development and access for patients with high unmet needs. 

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    How AZ’s respiratory wins are ramping up for a bigger prize in COPD

    As AstraZeneca builds up indications for Fasenra, an ongoing trial will determine whether the respiratory drug can make up for past stumbles in COPD.

    By Oct. 29, 2024
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    Where Big Pharma’s campaign cash is flowing in this election

    Big Pharma CEOs are hedging all bets by supporting both sides of the aisle in the 2024 election.

    By Oct. 28, 2024
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    On the front lines of the superbug war, new treatments can’t arrive soon enough

    As antimicrobial resistance rises, researchers are running out of time to fight each new wave of superbugs. And the funding isn’t enough.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Oct. 28, 2024
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    J&J’s comeback kid Spravato heads for blockbuster status

    After a slow start, the novel esketamine nasal spray for depression is now J&J’s fastest-growing medication.

    By Oct. 25, 2024
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    Why pharma megamergers may become a relic of the past

    Despite pent up M&A demand, FTC scrutiny has had a chilling effect on pharma’s appetite for striking major deals.

    By Kelly Bilodeau • Oct. 24, 2024
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    Dengue is spreading and Sanofi is pulling the U.S. market’s only vaccine. What’s next?

    As Sanofi prepares to halt production on its dengue vaccine in 2026, locally acquired infections in the U.S. are raising the alarm.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Oct. 23, 2024
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    With activist investment rising, Pfizer’s battle with Starboard reflects the industry’s post-pandemic tumble

    Pfizer’s proxy battle with Starboard has gotten messy. It’s the latest in a series of activist investor campaigns that have been on the rise in recent years.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
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    2024 PharmaVoice 100s: Patient Champions

    Leaders advancing health advocacy, DEI initiatives and better medicine access for patients.

    By Oct. 22, 2024
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    FDA’s GLP-1 decision kicks off ‘unprecedented’ tussle over shortage

    After initially declaring the shortage of Eli Lilly’s diabetes and weight loss drugs over, the FDA changed its mind and re-opened the door for GLP-1 compounders.

    By Oct. 21, 2024
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    Embedding into the provider’s workflow is key to a specialty drug’s success

    Providers struggle with time-consuming processes. Patients are waiting for therapy. Embedded EMR system solutions can streamline therapy initiation and improve outcomes.

    By Michael Sullivan, President of Provider Solutions at CareMetx • Oct. 21, 2024
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    2024 PharmaVoice 100s: Cardiometabolic All-Stars

    Leaders tackling long-standing health needs with new solutions.

    By Oct. 18, 2024
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    Clinical staff that feel like ‘tech support’ — and other issues a CRO exec contends with

    From tech-related challenges to an ongoing staffing crunch, Parexel’s CEO explains what the clinical trials industry is up against.

    By Oct. 18, 2024
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    As new Alzheimer’s biomarkers come into play, here’s where the money is going

    The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation has its finger on the pulse of diagnostics to add precision to the next wave of therapies.

    By Oct. 17, 2024
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    Want to launch a blockbuster? An AstraZeneca exec breaks it down.

    Even drugs with “blockbuster potential” often fall short of expectations. Here’s what can help a new medication pass the $1 billion mark.

    By Alexandra Pecci • Oct. 16, 2024
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    2024 PharmaVoice 100s: Trailblazers

    Industry leaders charting new paths in science and business. 

    By Oct. 16, 2024
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    AlphaFold’s Nobel Prize is ‘the dawn of a new era’ in mapping drug development potential

    A Nobel Prize in chemistry for Google’s DeepMind protein-structure mapping is the tip of the iceberg for advances in drug discovery and development.

    By Oct. 15, 2024
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    Drugmakers are racing to find the next Wegovy. These obesity trials are ones to watch.

    Data readouts over the next six months could set expectations for how the highly lucrative market for weight loss therapies will look in the future. 

    By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 15, 2024
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    As election day nears, Trump and Harris veer in different directions on pharma

    The two presidential candidates have developed diverging policies related to healthcare and pharma.

    By Oct. 14, 2024