To ensure patients and providers have access to important, lower cost biosimilar medicines, Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Johnson & Johnson (J&J). The suit alleges that J&J's exclusionary contracts and other anticompetitive practices have denied U.S. patients access to therapeutic options and undermined the benefits of robust price competition in the innovative and growing biologics marketplace for patients.

IPF is a progressive and debilitating disease which causes continual and irreversible damage to the lungs.(1) Early diagnosis is vital because without appropriate medical intervention, the opportunity to slow disease progression is lost. However, diagnosis can be challenging.(1,2) This year for IPF World Week (16 - 24 September), Boehringer Ingelheim is raising awareness of

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced that Janssen Research & Development LLC (Janssen) are collaborating with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to develop a comprehensive portfolio of therapeutics and vaccines to protect communities in the event of an influenza pandemic and other infectious disease threats.

Novartis has announced, first of its kind Phase III data showing Cosentyx® (secukinumab) delivered high and long-lasting skin clearance in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis at 5 years[1]. These data were presented for the first time at the 26th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress in Geneva, Switzerland.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) and Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HALO) today announced a global collaboration and license agreement to develop subcutaneously administered Bristol-Myers Squibb immuno-oncology medicines using Halozyme’s ENHANZE® drug-delivery technology.

A post-hoc analysis of the SUSTAIN 1-5 trials demonstrated that a greater proportion of adults with type 2 diabetes achieved a clinically meaningful reduction in both HbA1c and body weight with once-weekly semaglutide vs. comparator treatments. Comparators included placebo, sitagliptin, insulin glargine U100 or exenatide extended release (ER).

AstraZeneca has announced results from a subgroup analysis of the SIROCCO and CALIMA Phase III trials. The results confirm benralizumab's compelling efficacy and identify key factors that predict which patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma would respond best to treatment with this potential new medicine.