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Mounjaro is no longer just about blood sugar and weight. FDA approval pushes Lilly into a bigger cardiovascular fight

The FDA has approved Eli Lilly and Company’s Mounjaro to reduce cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke risk in high-risk adults with type 2 diabetes, significantly broadening the clinical case for tirzepatide beyond glucose control and weight reduction.

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One fill-finish plant exits, another takes over as Scholar Rock keeps apitegromab on track for FDA review

Scholar Rock has removed the OAI-classified Catalent Indiana facility from apitegromab’s US filing, preserving its September 30 FDA target through an alternate manufacturer while withdrawing and preparing to resubmit the European application.

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Apitegromab survives another manufacturing hurdle: Can Scholar Rock still secure FDA approval by September 30?

Scholar Rock shifts apitegromab’s FDA review to a second fill-finish site as its September 30 SMA decision date remains on track.

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Can a weekly obesity pill move beyond GLP-1? Verdiva Bio puts oral amylin candidate VRB-103 into human testing

Verdiva Bio has begun Phase 1 testing of weekly oral amylin candidate VRB-103. See what the trial can prove and what remains uncertain.

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Novellia’s GLP-1 registry found a surprising weight-loss pattern, but what does it really prove?

See how Novellia’s GLP-1 registry could sharpen real-world evidence while facing tests on validation, bias, privacy and payer use.

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Agios Pharmaceuticals stops tebapivat sickle cell development after mixed Phase 2 results

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has decided not to advance tebapivat in sickle cell disease after a randomized Phase 2 trial involving 59 participants failed to establish the differentiated clinical profile required for further investment. The Nasdaq-listed rare-disease drug developer said the once-daily pyruvate kinase activator improved haemoglobin and markers of haemolysis, but the response pattern did

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Evidation GLP-1 study reveals major growth runway but exposes widening access gaps

Discover how Evidation’s 165,000-person study reveals GLP-1 growth potential, access gaps and persistence risks shaping obesity care. Read more.

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Shantha Biologics wins high-stakes Novo Nordisk fill-finish mandate in Hyderabad

Read how Shantha Biologics’ Novo Nordisk cartridge fill-finish deal could reshape complex injectable manufacturing in India.

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Pfizer’s Phase 2b obesity data put monthly GLP-1 dosing back in investor focus

Find out how Pfizer’s berobenatide Phase 2b data could reshape monthly GLP-1 obesity treatment and late-stage trial strategy.

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Phoenix and Raven launch direct-to-patient generic semaglutide after Health Canada approval

Generic semaglutide is cheaper, but access is now the real battleground. Phoenix and Raven are testing Canada’s GLP-1 telehealth future.

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