Allergan declared that no other brand is more 'iconic' than Botox, during its medical aesthetics investor event, but the company also revealed several defensive moves to protect the neurotoxin's status, including the acquisition of fast-acting, short duration toxin maker Bonti.
Allergan PLC will pay $195m up front to buy the fast-acting, short duration neurotoxin maker Bonti Inc., but the acquisition doesn't bring in a competitor to its blockbuster Botox Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA). Instead, the company sees Bonti's EB-001 as a sort of gateway drug – one that lets patients test drive treatment with a wrinkle-reducing toxin before committing to Botox.
The deal was one of multiple defensive moves Allergan revealed on Sept. 14 during an investor event in New York...
Merck’s immuno-oncology blockbuster was the world’s best-selling drugs by revenues for the second year in a row, with an almost $12bn lead over its closest rival, Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drug Ozempic.
Ordspono, a bispecific antibody newly approved in the EU to treat follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, joins Libtayo in Regeneron’s growing oncology portfolio.
Nemluvio is a first-in-class IL-31 inhibitor that the US FDA approved for prurigo nodularis.
CEO Bill Anderson would not be drawn on whether the drug, currently approved for chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes, will hit a previous forecast of €3bn peak sales, but expansion into heart failure may make that figure look conservative.
Companies stand a better chance of securing public reimbursement in Mexico for innovative medicines if they understand changing approaches to healthcare. The shift means the emergence of managed entry agreements and a focus on economic impact, explains AMIIF, Mexico's research-based pharmaceutical industry association.
Novartis’s APMA chief outlines the company’s tailored approach to deliver long-term outcomes, novel access solutions via innovative financing options and shape the CVD disease ecosystem in the extraordinarily diverse region. Partnering to build AI infrastructure is another key prong.
A court order encompassing funding, drug pricing, clinical trials and overall policy implementation aspects is expected to bring about a paradigm shift in the treatment of rare diseases in India. Sarepta, Roche and Sanofi are among the key players that have been part of pricing discussions.
