Pharmaceutical Executive

Welcome to Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, your quick briefing on the top news shaping the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry. In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, we cover lessons from FDA complete response letters shaping CMC strategy in cell and gene therapy, Takeda’s decision to discontinue its cell therapy research programs, and the CDC’s latest update to COVID-19 vaccination recommendations.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, we cover the FDA’s new fast-track review program for U.S.-made generics, Novartis’ FDA approval of Rhapsido for chronic spontaneous urticaria, and Halozyme’s $750 million acquisition of Elektrofi to strengthen drug delivery innovation.

Stay informed on key pharmaceutical news, including tariff updates, FDA shutdown risks, and insights from recent cell and gene therapy reviews.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, we cover Novo Nordisk’s resubmission of its BLA for Awiqli, the FDA’s approval of Kedrion’s Qivigy for primary humoral immunodeficiency, and Eli Lilly’s decision to halt development of a muscle-preserving weight-loss therapy.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, we cover AbbVie’s new API manufacturing site in Illinois, AstraZeneca’s plan to harmonize its global stock exchange listings, and reports that President Trump will announce a government-run direct-to-patient drug purchasing website.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, we cover the impact of Novo Nordisk layoffs on its hometown in Denmark, GSK’s appointment of Luke Miels as its next CEO, and the FDA’s approval of Regeneron’s Evkeeza for children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, we cover the White House’s push for a Most Favored Nation drug pricing model, the FDA’s approval of Eli Lilly’s Inluriyo for ESR1-mutated metastatic breast cancer, and President Trump’s call for steep tariffs on branded pharmaceuticals

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, we cover Glenmark’s billion-dollar exclusive licensing deal with Hengrui, Harmony Biosciences’ trial setback for Zygel, and the CDC’s unanimous vote to broaden COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, we cover the market reaction to Trump’s Tylenol–autism claim, the FDA’s complete response letter to Scholar Rock for its spinal muscular atrophy treatment, and a closer look at the state of evidence linking Tylenol use and autism risk.

In today’s Pharmaceutical Executive Daily, we cover GSK’s supplemental application to update the label for Leucovorin, the FDA’s complete response letter to Otsuka and Lundbeck’s sNDA for Rexulti, and the medical community’s response to former President Trump’s claims linking Tylenol use to autism risk.