Business FDA Approves Leqembi, Extending Alzheimer’s Treatment to More Patients Nick J Adam Jul 7, 2023 Medicare enrollees can get the anti-amyloid treatment as a result of the agency’s full approval. Stay connected… Read More...
Business FDA Commissioner Denies Wrongdoing in Approval Process for Biogen Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm Nick J Adam Jan 11, 2023 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf defended his agency’s… Read More...
Business New Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi Will Be Out of Reach for Most Patients Nick J Adam Jan 8, 2023 A sweeping Medicare rule issued last year will keep the newly approved Alzheimer’s disease drug Leqembi out of reach of… Read More...
Business New Alzheimer’s Drug Approved by FDA, Promises to Slow Disease Nick J Adam Jan 7, 2023 The Food and Drug Administration granted conditional approval to the drug, called lecanemab, based on an early study… Read More...
Business Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Disease Progression in Trial Nick J Adam Sep 28, 2022 The pharmaceutical companies said their drug lecanemab reduced cognitive and functional decline by 27%, compared with a… Read More...
Business Biogen Agrees to Pay $900 Million Over Alleged Improper Physician Payments Nick J Adam Sep 27, 2022 Biogen Inc. agreed to pay $900 million to settle allegations that… Read More...
Business Biogen CEO Michel Vounatsos to Step Aside After Alzheimer’s Drug Struggles Nick J Adam May 3, 2022 Biogen Inc. Chief Executive Michel Vounatsos will resign… Read More...
Business FDA Advisers Raise Doubts About Amylyx’s Experimental ALS Drug Nick J Adam Mar 31, 2022 The advisory committee voted 6-to-4 that there wasn’t enough evidence from the single clinical trial to find that Amylyx… Read More...
Business Medicare Proposal on Alzheimer’s Drug Draws Criticism From Drugmakers Nick J Adam Feb 24, 2022 Drugmakers and patient advocacy groups are pushing back against a federal proposal to cut off most Medicare… Read More...
Business Biogen to Sell Biosimilar-Venture Stake to Partner Samsung Biologics Nick J Adam Jan 28, 2022 Biogen Inc. BIIB -0.30% is selling its share… Read More...