The average list price of $96,000 per year is three times the cost of GW’s competing drug Epidiolex, but Zogenix is betting that the reduction in seizures seen in clinical trials will justify the expense.
Zogenix Inc. won US Food and Drug Administration approval for Fintepla (fenfluramine) in the treatment of Dravet syndrome, a rare form of epilepsy that patients begin to experience in infancy, but set a list price that is three times the cost of another relatively new drug for the disease, raising questions about whether the price will limit uptake.
The US FDA approved Fintepla on 25 June for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome in patients age...
The world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies mostly saw growth in 2024 but 2025 promises to be more of a mixed bag with headwinds including losses of exclusivity, Medicare Part D redesign and challenges in the Chinese market.
The nod will help unlock a national market for the partners’ Dupert (fulzerasib) in which roughly 50,000 people are expected to be newly diagnosed with lung cancer harboring the KRAS G12C mutation in 2025. Meanwhile, two other homegrown rivals are also closing in on marketing clearances in China.
2030 sales forecasts for Novo’s obesity hope are an order of magnitude larger than its closest rival among 2025’s expected debutantes.
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is putting more sales and marketing heft behind its novel eyelid disease therapy, Xdemvy, to capitalize on a solid start in a previously untapped market.
Lilly's first Phase III triplet win opens the door to a label expansion in BTK-pretreated CLL, with analysts suggesting Jaypica could attain blockbuster status. However, the window to capitalize may be brief as next-generation BTK degraders close in with head-to-head trials.
Mounjaro, Eliquis, and Darzalex buck the Q1 trend to make gains
