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Novo Nordisk engages Thermo Fisher to produce weight-loss drug

Pharmaceutical Technology

Novo Nordisk has engaged Thermo Fisher as a contract manufacturer to produce the weight-loss drug, Wegovy (semaglutide), Reuters reported.

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California’s low-cost insulin plans receive $100m manufacturing boost

Pharmaceutical Technology

The state plans to work directly with a contract manufacturing organization (CMO) to manufacture low-cost insulin. The documents state that a partnership with a CMO would be cheaper than the state directly manufacturing insulin. Prices would be “a fraction of the $300 per vial prices charged by insulin manufacturers.”.

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Contract manufacturer PCI pumps $365M+ into US, EU packaging projects

Fierce Pharma

Flush with new business, Philadelphia-based CDMO PCI Pharma Services is blueprinting multiple manufacturing outlays on both sides of the Atlantic. |

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Arranta Bio set to boost manufacturing for growing pipeline of microbiome drugs

Bio Pharma Dive

The contract manufacturer aims to capitalize on progress for microbiome-based therapies, a field that's been buoyed by some recent clinical successes.

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Texas accuses Pfizer and contract manufacturer of providing ineffective ADHD drug to state's Medicaid program

Fierce Pharma

Texas has accused Pfizer and manufacturer Tris Pharma of knowingly providing compromised ADHD medicine to a state Medicaid program for children of low-income families. | In its lawsuit, Texas says the companies knew that deficient manufacturing processes compromised the effectiveness of Quillivant XR.

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The “Medical Bypass”: new drugs to strike obesity

Pharmaceutical Technology

In what’s being called a “medical bypass”, new anti-obesity drugs are almost matching efficacy rates in weight loss that have previously only been seen with weight loss surgeries. The drug was approved to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus in May. The drug was approved to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus in May. million in Q3.

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The “Medical Bypass”: new drugs to strike obesity

Pharmaceutical Technology

In what’s being called a “medical bypass”, new anti-obesity drugs are almost matching efficacy rates in weight loss that have previously only been seen with weight loss surgeries. The drug was approved to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus in May. The drug was approved to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus in May. million in Q3.

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