More Insulin Biosimilars Are Forthcoming; The Market Outlook for Them
During the past few weeks, in both SEC-mandated (for publicly-held companies) earnings reports and investor presentations, plus in the business news and pharmaceutical industry trade press, we received several important, relevant updates on not one, but on FOUR insulin biosimilars currently in development from two different companies. We also know that in addition to them, insulin biosimilars are in development from at least three additional companies, plus as the " innovators " , the traditional " Big Three " insulin-makers of Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi continue making their bestsellers (for the time being, anyway).&n...
Source: Scott's Web Log - September 12, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2022 Biosimilar Biosomilars generic insulin Source Type: blogs
Keep your seasonal allergies in check
Seasonal allergies can be frustrating. When spring crawls in, many people begin to experience all-too-familiar itchy and watery eyes, runny nose, and congestion. Symptoms of seasonal allergies are the result of an immune system in overdrive in response to pollen and other allergens. Those bothersome symptoms are intended to protect you from unwanted foreign particles, but in this situation they end up causing misery. There are quite a few options when it comes to controlling allergy symptoms, but we want to watch out for a few that can be quite dangerous when used incorrectly.
Nasal steroids
The first-line treatment for se...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - May 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dominic Wu, MD Tags: Asthma and Allergies Ear, nose, and throat Health Source Type: blogs
Don ’t let allergy season catch you off guard
The woman next to me in the checkout line looked upset. Her eyes were red and her nose was running. My first thought was to give her privacy, until I saw her shopping basket filled with supplies to fight allergy symptoms, and then our eyes met. “I can’t believe how bad my allergies are this year!” she said, exasperated.
My fellow shopper isn’t the only one suffering. “Warm weather and a mild winter, as we’ve experienced this year, can stimulate trees to pollinate. The southern U.S., which has a warmer climate, is particularly susceptible to earlier allergy seasons. Other climate factors — such as cool evening...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Heidi Godman Tags: Asthma and Allergies Source Type: blogs
Hey GSK - what's a weekend boondoggle?
Louisiana attorney general files second suit against GlaxoSmithKline over off-label drug use
GlaxoSmithKline allegedly marketed nine drugs illegally for uses that have not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and provided doctors with "consulting fees," expensive meals and "weekend boondoggles" to convince them to prescribe those brands, according to a lawsuit filed this week by Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell. These practices cost the state's Medicaid and medical assistance programs millions of dollars and subjected patients to "non-approved, ineffective and unsafe uses" of the drugs, according to ...
Source: PharmaGossip - February 7, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
