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The Danish drugmaker is using the results to build its case that cost-conscious insurers should pay for the medicine, which has a list price of about $1,350 per month in the US.
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Naomi Kresge, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
The revolution, led by drugmakers Novo Nordisk A/S and Eli Lilly & Co., carved open a market that could surpass $100 billion globally by 2030.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The drugmaker maintained the Arkansas law improperly forces pharmaceutical companies to supply pharmacies — such as CVS and Walgreens — that technically are not covered by the discount program, known as 340B, according to the lawsuit filed in a federal court.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
Pharmaceuticals, Banks Wang held a roundtable with executives from overseas drugmakers including Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co. from the US, GSK Plc from the UK and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. from Japan on Saturday.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 23 Mar. 2024
But drugmakers have defended their practices, stressing that the cost of developing a new drug ranges into the billions of dollars — often involving an expensive trial-and-error process in which many ideas never come to market.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
Congress is putting pharma in an awkward spot As the House and Senate move forward with legislation that would effectively ban U.S. drugmakers from doing business with certain Chinese firms, major pharma firms are still deeply invested in the world’s second largest economy.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
The increase was mainly driven by sales of the over-the-counter version, the drugmaker said.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
The drugmaker's tirzepatide medication, branded as Mounjaro for diabetes, is now being marketed as Zepbound for weight loss and is administered with an injection pen.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
Naomi Kresge, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
The revolution, led by drugmakers Novo Nordisk A/S and Eli Lilly & Co., carved open a market that could surpass $100 billion globally by 2030.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The drugmaker maintained the Arkansas law improperly forces pharmaceutical companies to supply pharmacies — such as CVS and Walgreens — that technically are not covered by the discount program, known as 340B, according to the lawsuit filed in a federal court.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
Pharmaceuticals, Banks Wang held a roundtable with executives from overseas drugmakers including Pfizer Inc. and Merck & Co. from the US, GSK Plc from the UK and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. from Japan on Saturday.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 23 Mar. 2024
But drugmakers have defended their practices, stressing that the cost of developing a new drug ranges into the billions of dollars — often involving an expensive trial-and-error process in which many ideas never come to market.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
Congress is putting pharma in an awkward spot As the House and Senate move forward with legislation that would effectively ban U.S. drugmakers from doing business with certain Chinese firms, major pharma firms are still deeply invested in the world’s second largest economy.
—Damian Garde, STAT, 26 Mar. 2024
The increase was mainly driven by sales of the over-the-counter version, the drugmaker said.
—Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
The drugmaker's tirzepatide medication, branded as Mounjaro for diabetes, is now being marketed as Zepbound for weight loss and is administered with an injection pen.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
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drugmaker
noun
drug·mak·er
ˈdrəg-ˌmā-kər 
: a company that manufactures pharmaceuticals
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