January 2025
Pfizer Agrees to $60 Million Settlement Over Nurtec Anti-Kickback Allegations
Pfizer, Nurtec, anti-kickback suit, settlement, Biohaven, migraine medicine
Metsera Raises $275M in IPO to Advance GLP-1 Weight Loss Drug to Phase 3
Metsera, IPO, GLP-1 receptor agonist, MET-097i, obesity treatment, weight loss drug, clinical trials, biotech funding
Akero Therapeutics Stock Skyrockets as Phase 2b MASH Trial Yields Groundbreaking Results
Akero Therapeutics, MASH, Efruxifermin, Phase 2b SYMMETRY Study, Stock Price, Transformational Data
Aurion Biotech Presses On with IPO Plans Amid Legal Dispute with Investor Alcon
Aurion Biotech, IPO, legal dispute, Alcon, cell therapy, biotech investment
Allakos Discontinues AK006 Development, Cuts 75% of Workforce Amid Strategic Restructuring
Allakos, AK006, workforce reduction, strategic alternatives, Phase 1 trial failure, chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), biotechnology, restructuring costs.
Takeda to Discontinue Uloric: A Gradual Decline of the Gout Medication
Takeda, Uloric, gout medication, discontinuation, cardiovascular risks, FDA scrutiny
Breaking the Silence: Endo’s “I Got Somebody” Campaign Encourages Men to Seek Help for Peyronie’s Disease
Peyronie’s disease, men’s health, Endo, “I Got Somebody” campaign, urology specialists, nonsurgical treatment options, disease awareness, stigma reduction.
Novo Nordisk’s Obesity Drug Breakthrough: 22% Weight Loss at Week 36 Boosts Stock by 11%
Novo Nordisk, Obesity drug, 22% weight loss, Stock surge, Next-gen obesity treatment, Amycretin, Semaglutide, Pharmaceutical industry
Sackler Family and Purdue Pharma Agree to Enhanced $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement
Sackler family, Purdue Pharma, opioid settlement, $7.4 billion, multistate agreement, opioid crisis, addiction treatment, recovery programs
Keytruda and Lenvima Combination Shows Mixed Results in Gastroesophageal Cancer Trial
Keytruda, Lenvima, gastroesophageal cancer, clinical trial, survival endpoints, progression-free survival, overall survival