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5 February 2026
by Jason Scott

Recon: Hims markets cheaper GLP-1 weight loss therapy in US; TrumpRx website to launch Thursday

Welcome to Regulatory Reconnaissance, your regulatory news and intelligence briefing.
 
In Focus: US
  • Telehealth provider Hims goes after Novo's weight loss pill with compounded version (Endpoints)
  • Trump administration officials blocked FDA effort to fast-track review of psychedelic treatment (STAT)
  • The FDA wants to rein in drug ads. On Super Bowl Sunday, it will be business as usual (STAT)
  • New PBM law could open door to direct sales between employers, drugmakers (STAT)
  • TrumpRx Is Set to Go Live on Thursday (NYTimes)
  • TrumpRx has a fundamental flaw (STAT)
In Focus: International
  • Novo Slump Is No Buy-the-Dip Moment for Top Danish Investor (Bloomberg)
  • CDRH Highlights Harmonization Progress In International Assessment Report (MedTech Insight)
  • Could Higher UK Drug Prices Trigger A Domino Effect Elsewhere? (Pink Sheet)
  • CEPI, Korea Discuss Future Of AI-Based Global Health Cooperation (Pink Sheet)
Pharma & Biotech
  • Novo Nordisk CEO says Hims $49 compounded Wegovy pill a 'waste' of money (Reuters)
  • US FDA Review Team Split On Amgen’s Tavneos Years Before Withdrawal Request (Pink Sheet)
  • Nektar Therapeutics is trying to stage a comeback. But a big test awaits (STAT)
  • A sneak peek of pharma’s Super Bowl ads: GLP-1s, tight ends, and more (STAT)
  • Dispute between Corcept Therapeutics, FDA runs deep (STAT)
  • What Eikon’s modest IPO says about the future of big-money, big-name biotech (Endpoints)
  • Bristol Myers draws pipeline excitement as several data readouts near (Endpoints)
  • Bayer’s next-gen blood thinner reduced ischemic strokes by 26% in Phase 3 win (Endpoints)
  • Flagship’s Generate files for an IPO in key test for the AI bio field (Endpoints)
  • GLP-1s and the Super Bowl (Endpoints)
  • Angitia gets $130M Series D for pipeline of musculoskeletal drugs (Endpoints)
  • Goldman, Blackstone to Fund $976 Million Loan for Pharma Buyout (Bloomberg)
Medtech
  • Boston Scientific continues to see electrophysiology success despite slowdown in growth (MedTech Dive)
  • J&J corrects Impella heart pumps over issue linked to 22 serious injuries (MedTech Dive)
  • Medtronic wins expanded FDA label for 780G insulin pump (MedTech Dive)
  • Prices rise at surgery centers acquired by Optum: study (MedTech Dive)
Food & Nutrition
  • Weight-loss drugs, soft-drink tax curtail sugar consumption (Reuters)
  • UK says infant formula contamination could have affected 36 babies (Reuters)
Government, Regulatory & Legal
  • We helped create Medicare Advantage. Here’s how to fix it (STAT)
  • STAT Plus:Inside HHS’ anti-fraud efforts: An aggressive crackdown sweeps up mainly Democratic-led states (STAT)
  • FTC settles insulin suit with Express Scripts, with wider implications attached (Endpoints)
  • Genetic testing takes greater share of Medicare Part B test spending: OIG (MedTech Dive)
Regulatory Recon is our regular intelligence briefing for the regulatory affairs space, bringing you the top regulatory, biopharma and medtech news stories from around the globe. Regulatory Recon is published each week on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
 
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