The MHRA Authorised Two Obesity Drugs in Two Days. Neither Is on the NHS.
Two MHRA authorisations in two days. One drug is too common to fund, the other too rare to prioritise. Neither is on the NHS.
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CMS Opened a Same-Day Coverage Lane for Devices and Closed the Payment Route Underneath It
CMS Opened a Same-Day Coverage Lane for Devices and Closed the Payment Route Underneath It
Washington Narrowed the Childhood Schedule, and the Insurer Backstop Quietly Stopped Being One
Washington Narrowed the Childhood Schedule, and the Insurer Backstop Quietly Stopped Being One
The Year’s Two Largest Conjugate Deals Were Not ADCs, and Not Cancer Drugs
Buyers stopped paying for conjugate drugs and started paying for conjugate chemistry. The year’s two biggest cheques bought neither an ADC nor a cancer drug.
Imvanex Now Covers European Two-Year-Olds. The Children Carrying the Burden Are in Africa.
A type II variation in Brussels does nothing directly for a child in Kinshasa. What it does is unlock the procurement channels that reach one.
NICE Backed Acalabrutinib and Venetoclax Without Obinutuzumab, and the Omission Is the Decision
AMPLIFY tested acalabrutinib and venetoclax with and without obinutuzumab. NICE recommended the doublet, which is a decision about infusions.
Lilly’s Volume Rose 60%, Its Realized Prices Fell 13%, and the Top of Its EPS Range Came Down
QuickAccess read/Cardio-Metabolic/Peptide Lilly’s Volume Rose 60%, Its Realized Prices Fell 13%, and the Top of Its EPS Range Came Down Athithi Verma· 6 August 2026· 3 min read· Synopulse Eli Lilly reported Q2 2026 revenue of $23.0 billion, up 48%, driven by a 60% increase in volume and partially offset by a 13% decrease in … Read more
Dr. Reddy’s Developed, Made and Filed the Rituximab. Fresenius Only Sells It.
Fresenius describes an end to end biopharma business. Dr. Reddy’s developed, made and filed this rituximab. Fresenius is only the channel.
The 340B Rebate Pilot Is Back at Under 5.5% of Sales, Rebuilt to Survive the Court That Killed It
HRSA restarted the 340B rebate pilot at under 5.5% of sales, wrapped in 21 pages of answers to the court that vacated the first one.
Congress Exempted the Medically Frail. The Coding System Cannot Find Them.
Fewer than 500 of 10,000 rare diseases have an ICD-10 code. The Medicaid frailty exemption is verified against codes most patients never had.