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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Wegovy supplies, Biogen ditching Aduhelm, and more

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… Novo Nordisk has begun to increase availability of its blockbuster obesity drug Wegovy for new patients in the U.S. Overall, Novo saw 154% growth in obesity drug revenue in 2023, driven by sales of its older obesity drug Saxenda and the launch of Wegovy in additional countries.

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bluebird bio wins back-to-back landmark FDA approvals for first-in-class gene therapies

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Spark Therapeutics’ Luxturna, indicated for inherited retinal disease (IRD), was the first gene therapy to be approved, in 2017, with a price tag of $850,000 for each eye. bluebird then broke its own pricing record when the $3m Skysona was approved, and now faces the unique challenge of selling the world's two most expensive drugs.

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BD partners with Biocorp on connected self-injection devices

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Medtech giant Beckton Dickinson (BD) has signed a deal with France’s Biocorp to use the latter’s near-field communication (NFC) tags in injectable devices. The Injay tag can confirm a complete injection and transfer that information via an NFC reader to a smartphone or tablet for review by a healthcare professional.

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PharmaShots Weekly Snapshots (February 13 - 17, 2023)

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Iveric Bio Reports the US FDA Acceptance of NDA and Granted Priority Review of Avacincaptad Pegol for Geographic Atrophy Date: Feb 17, 2023 | Tags: Iveric Bio, Avacincaptad Pegol, Geographic Atrophy, Regulatory, US, FDA, NDA, Priority Review ALX Oncology Reports the First Patient Dosing of Evorpacept in the P-I Study (ASPEN-07) for the Treatment of (..)

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Vertex exec says prices for gene therapies are ‘in the ballpark’; insulin access in poor countries remains spotty

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 Even a drug-price watchdog, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, deemed the $2.8 million tag as cost effective for a Bluebird Bio drug called Zynteglo for the blood disorder beta thalassemia, Arbuckle said in an interview.

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Orphan drugs and where to launch them: The keys to Europe’s forgotten territories

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The commercial investment required to research and develop an innovative drug, prove its safety and efficacy, and bring it to market is staggering. Most famously, the US passed its Orphan Drug Act in 1983, providing innovators with financial motivation to develop orphan drugs and meet the needs of these forgotten patients.

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Axsome bounces back as FDA clears depression drug

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The FDA has cleared Auvelity (dextromethorphan/bupropion) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults, setting up a launch in the fourth quarter of this year. However, it has a broader label as unlike J&J’s drug it is indicated for use in previously-untreated MDD. Photo by Sydney Sims on Unsplash.

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