Hormone
Teva Launches First Generic GLP-1 for Weight Loss Amid Ongoing Market Developments
generic GLP-1; Teva; liraglutide; Saxenda; FDA approval; weight loss drugs
Obesity biotech Alveus raises ~$160M Series A to advance MariTide‑like GLP‑1/GIPR drug and amylin pipeline
Alveus Therapeutics; obesity biotech; $160 million Series A; ALV-100; MariTide-like; GLP-1 receptor agonist; GIPR antagonist; amylin; ALV-200; obesity drugs; metabolic diseases; Sanofi Capital; New Rhein Healthcare Investors; Andera Partners; Omega Funds
Lilly’s triple agonist retatrutide posts strongest weight-loss data to date, with unusual sensory skin side effect reported
Eli Lilly; retatrutide; triple agonist; triple hormone receptor agonist; GLP-1; GIP; glucagon; obesity; weight loss; TRIUMPH-4; Phase III; dysesthesia; abnormal sense of touch; safety signal; side effects
PBMs and FTC Battle in Court Over In-House Insulin Pricing Challenge Intensifies
PBMs; FTC; insulin pricing; rebate schemes; antitrust lawsuit; administrative proceedings; drug affordability; Caremark Rx; Express Scripts; OptumRx
FDA Moves to Remove Black Box Warnings from Menopausal Hormone Therapies
FDA; menopause; hormone therapy; black box warning; HRT; estrogen; progestogen; labeling change; women’s health; menopausal symptoms
Lilly Prepares Amylin-Based Obesity Drug Eloralintide for Phase III After Strong Weight Loss Results
Eli Lilly; eloralintide; amylin agonist; obesity drug; Phase III trial; weight loss; clinical development
Eli Lilly to Invest $3 Billion in New European Factory for Weight-Loss Pill Orforglipron
Eli Lilly; Orforglipron; obesity pill; Leiden Bio Science Park; Netherlands; GLP-1 receptor agonist; manufacturing facility; European market; advanced manufacturing; global supply chain
Lilly Commits $1.2 Billion to Expand GLP-1 Pill Manufacturing Facility in Puerto Rico
Eli Lilly; Puerto Rico; GLP-1 receptor agonist; orforglipron; manufacturing expansion; oral medicines; investment; Carolina; pharmaceutical production; U.S. supply chain
Terns Ditches Obesity Pill After Phase 2 Letdown, Shifts Focus to Cancer Pipeline
Terns Pharmaceuticals; TERN-601; obesity drug; GLP-1 receptor agonist; Phase 2 trial; weight loss; liver enzyme elevation; oncology; TERN-701; chronic myeloid leukemia (CML); metabolic disease
Inspira Technologies Appoints Former Johnson & Johnson Executive as VP of Global Sales
Inspira Technologies; Mike Hershkovitz; Johnson & Johnson; VP of Global Sales; leadership appointment; healthcare; commercialization; board of directors