Eli Lilly and Nvidia will launch a co-innovation AI lab to accelerate drug discovery. The companies will jointly invest up to $1 billion over five years to support the lab, which is based in the Bay Area, according to a…
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Atara Biotherapeutics received a second complete response letter from the FDA for its biologics license application for Ebvallo (tabelecleucel). The letter, received Jan. 9, said the FDA no longer considers the single-arm ALLELE trial adequate to support accelerated approval for…
The FDA has updated guidance outlining how it applies regulatory flexibility to chemistry, manufacturing and control requirements for cell and gene therapies. The agency said the approach is meant to expedite development of complex biologics without compromising safety, purity or…
Several states are rejecting the CDC’s changes to the U.S. childhood immunization schedule, reaffirming their commitment to long-standing vaccine guidance amid growing confusion among patients, providers and public health leaders. The federal update on Jan. 5 removed routine, age-based recommendations…
Pharmacists are emerging as key players in rural health redesign efforts, according to a Jan. 8 analysis from the American Pharmacists Association. The report reviewed publicly available state applications submitted to CMS’ Rural Health Transformation Program. Thirty-four states referenced pharmacists…
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Amazon Pharmacy is selling the newly approved oral formulation of Wegovy through insurance and transparent cash-pay pricing. Eligible customers with commercial insurance may pay as little as $25 for a one-month supply, according to a Jan. 9 news release. Uninsured…
Health system pharmacists and clinicians are monitoring a wave of drug approvals expected throughout 2026, including first-in-class therapies and expanded uses of existing drugs with implications for hospital formularies, prescribing protocols and patient access. A report published Jan. 8 by…
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health launched home delivery pharmacy services Jan. 8 for patients across New York City. The public health system partnered with ScriptDrop, a digital prescription delivery platform, for the initiative. All prescriptions — excluding controlled substances and…
Grand Rapids and Southfield, Mich.-based Corewell Health, Michigan State University in East Lansing, and nonprofit biotech organization Every Cure are partnering to advance research into a decades-old drug, difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), as a potential treatment for Bachmann-Bupp syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental…
Medicare enacted 10 negotiated drug prices for some of the nation’s costliest prescription medications Jan. 1. However, years before the new prices launched, pharmaceutical companies widely altered their pricing strategies, according to a Dec. 18 Vizient report. The Inflation Reduction…