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Recon: Pfizer recalls migraine drug over packaging issues; UK lobby group suspends Novo Nordisk after rule violation

ReconRecon | 16 March 2023 |  By 

Recon: Pfizer recalls migraine drug over packaging issues; UK lobby group suspends Novo Nordisk after rule violation

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In Focus: US
  • FDA says Pfizer COVID pill EUA for adolescents to stay even after nod for adults (Reuters) (FDA)
  • Biden says ‘more coming’ on drug pricing after inflation fines (Reuters)
  • Abortion-Pill Challenge Hearing Ends Without Judge Ruling (Bloomberg)
  • Explainer: How recent lawsuits could affect access to abortion pills (Reuters)
  • US FDA Opens OTP Director Search Again (Pink Sheet)
  • Califf criticizes insurers for doing too little on drug research (STAT)
  • FDA offers radio silence on question of spring Covid boosters, as other countries push ahead (STAT)
  • Rural Hospital Closures Prompt Bipartisan Bid to Shore Up System (Bloomberg)
  • SVB Corporate Clients Reveal Exposure Spanning Biotech to Media (Bloomberg)
  • Pfizer recalls migraine drug over packaging issues – CPSC (Reuters)
  • Even over the counter, Narcan may be too costly to reach many drug users (Washington Post)
  • Brookings panel of experts lays out case for onshoring manufacturing (Endpoints)
  • U.S. issues initial Medicare drug price negotiation guidance (Reuters) (Bloomberg) (Endpoints)
  • Alzheimer’s Association lobbies for Medicare coverage of Leqembi and other drugs (Reuters)
In Focus: International
  • EU weighs plan to incentivize drugmakers to fight superbugs (MedWatch)
  • EU lays out pros and cons to onshoring more API production (Endpoints)
  • Patient Groups Back EU Cross Border Clinical Trials Access Initiative (Pink Sheet)
  • £10m Cash Boost For UK Regulator To Speed Up New Drug Approvals (Pink Sheet)
  • UK R&D credit increase, faster drug approvals promised in budget speech (Endpoints)
  • Japan Price Revision: Mixture of Cuts And Increases Amid Supply Crisis (Pink Sheet)
  • Exodus of healthcare workers from poor countries worsening, WHO says (Reuters)
Pharma & Biotech
  • Novo Nordisk suspended from UK industry group after rule violation (Financial Times) (Reuters)
  • Royalty Pharma nabs $475M milestone from Pfizer upon migraine nasal spray OK (Endpoints)
  • FDA partially lifts dosing hold on Stoke Therapeutics' pediatric Dravet syndrome study (Endpoints)
  • Vaxart cans oral COVID-19 vaccine plans, lays off 27% of staff to go all in on norovirus program (Fierce) (Endpoints)
  • The delisting dilemma: Why do so many biotechs face being kicked off the Nasdaq? (Fierce)
  • India’s Eris buys nine dermatology brands from Dr. Reddy’s for $33 mln (Reuters)
  • German biotech launches with ‘seamless’ gene editing platform built on evolving enzymes (Endpoints)
  • Eli Lilly’s alopecia drug Olumiant off to positive start with doctors, Spherix research finds (Endpoints)
  • Bristol Myers blasts off with SpaceX to study biomanufacturing in space (Endpoints)
Medtech
  • Official Sign-Off For EU Medical Device Regulation Amending Text Due Today (MedTech Insight)
  • The EU NIS 2 Directive Is Here. What Does It Mean For Medtech? (MedTech Insight)
  • TEAM-NB Membership Increases By Over a Quarter Within Six Months (MedTech Insight)
  • Medtronic wins CE mark for ablation device, invests in heart failure monitoring company (MedTech Dive) (Fierce)
  • FDA Clears Diagnostic Aimed At Reducing STDs In Women (MedTech Insight)
  • PerkinElmer completes $2.45B spinoff to create new diagnostics, life sciences company (Fierce)
  • Novo, Medtronic add $25M in fuel to FIRE1 and its heart failure monitoring device (Fierce)
Government, Regulatory and Legal
  • Amgen sued in federal court for allegedly hiding $10.7B IRS bill from investors (Endpoints)
  • Eli Lilly Must Hold Proxy Votes on Abortion, Diversity, SEC Says (Bloomberg)
  • Aquestive Defeats Investor Suit Over Seizure Drug’s FDA Failure (Bloomberg)
  • Third Bard Hernia Mesh Injury Test Case Cleared for Trial (Bloomberg)
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