FDA places partial clinical hold on Merck and Daiichi Sankyo’s I-DXd lung cancer trial after interstitial lung disease deaths

FDA partial clinical hold; ifinatamab deruxtecan; I-DXd; IDeate-Lung02; Merck; Daiichi Sankyo; small cell lung cancer; interstitial lung disease; grade 5 ILD; antibody-drug conjugate; clinical trial deaths

Lilly seeks rapid FDA approval for oral GLP-1 orforglipron after positive obesity “switching” study

Eli Lilly; orforglipron; oral GLP-1; FDA approval; national priority review voucher; ATTAIN-MAINTAIN trial; obesity treatment; weight maintenance; Zepbound; Wegovy; injectable incretins; Phase 3 trial

Exclusive: Compounding giant Empower Pharmacy cuts hundreds of staff, stops New Jersey operations

Empower Pharmacy; compounding pharmacy; layoffs; job cuts; New Jersey operations; East Windsor facility; manufacturing shutdown; outsourcing facility; FDA inspection; Form 483; compounded GLP-1 drugs; workforce reduction