Pharmaceuticals

CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesAs its Covid gains evaporate, Pfizer wants a chunk of the budding weight loss drug market. Analysts say upcoming data on Pfizer's experimental obesity pill, danuglipron, will be crucial in determining…
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Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity. Michael Siluk | UCG | Getty ImagesNovo Nordisk's Wegovy cut the risk…
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By JONEL ALECCIA (AP Health Writer) A new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro can be sold as a weight-loss drug, U.S. regulators announced Wednesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Eli Lilly’s Zepbound, or…
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A pharmacist displays boxes of Ozempic, a semaglutide injection drug used for treating type 2 diabetes made by Novo Nordisk, at Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, on March 29, 2023.George Frey | ReutersThe Food and Drug Administration on…
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Still life of Wegovy an injectable prescription weight loss medicine that has helped people with obesity. It should be used with a weight loss plan and physical activity. Michael Siluk | UCG | Getty ImagesNovo Nordisk on Thursday said 80%…
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CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesPfizer on Tuesday reported a narrower-than-expected adjusted loss for the third quarter as the drugmaker recorded charges largely related to struggles for its Covid antiviral treatment Paxlovid and…
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A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023.Brian Snyder | ReutersSome pharmacy staff from Walgreens and other drugstore chains are planning to walk out next…
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Cold and flu medicine including NyQuil sit on a store shelf in Miami on Sept. 12, 2023.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesCVS is removing some of the most common cough and cold medicines from its store shelves and will no longer sell them, a company…
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Paxlovid, Pfizer's antiviral medication to treat the coronavirus disease, is displayed in this picture taken on Oct. 7, 2022.Wolfgang Rattay | ReutersPfizer will price a five-day course of its Covid antiviral drug Paxlovid at $1,390 when…
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A woman walks near a Walgreens pharmacy on March 09, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty ImagesPharmacy staff from Walgreens are laying the groundwork for a nationwide walkout and multiple rallies at the end of…
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