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Top story Novo Nordisk raises 2026 outlook again as oral Wegovy pill beats forecasts

The repeated guidance hike underscores how oral GLP-1 formulations are widening the obesity market beyond injectables.

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Trump imposes 100% tariff on some pharmaceutical drugs via executive order

The move pressures global drugmakers and trading partners, with Switzerland singled out as exposed to the new US pricing and tariff posture.

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Eli Lilly nearly doubles Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 sales, widening obesity market lead

Lilly's Zepbound and Mounjaro franchise continues to outpace its main rival in the duopoly that dominates obesity and diabetes care.

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Celltrion unveils world's first quadruple-action obesity drug, beats Lilly's retatrutide in preclinical study

The Korean company says the four-hormone candidate outperformed rival triple-action drugs on weight loss and muscle preservation in animals, with global trials planned.

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Pfizer raises 2026 forecasts as Eliquis and cancer drugs lift third-quarter results

Strong anticoagulant and oncology sales offset post-COVID revenue declines as the company rebuilds growth.

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FDA grants uniQure's Huntington's gene therapy priority review

A priority review sets up a potential first gene therapy approval in Huntington's disease, which company executives call a defining milestone.

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Lilly's Jaypirca wins FDA approval for first-line CLL/SLL treatment

Expanding the BTK inhibitor into front-line use broadens its label beyond relapsed disease in a competitive hematology market.

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NPPA revises prices of 1,085 anti-cancer drugs in India

Experts welcomed the Indian drug pricing authority's move but said broader affordability and access concerns remain unaddressed.

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FDA places partial clinical hold on Bright Minds' BMB-101 Phase 2 epilepsy trial over mouse toxicity

The partial hold pauses parts of the study and clouds the timeline for the company's lead seizure candidate.

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Clinical trial investigators write to FDA urging approval of Capricor's deramiocel; CAPR stock rises

Investigators backing the Duchenne cardiomyopathy cell therapy are pressing regulators ahead of a decision on the candidate.

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Seres reports diarrhea improved in 12 of 15 patients with cancer-treatment-related bowel inflammation without immune-suppressing drugs

The company plans a prevention study, and separately reported lower bloodstream infection rates versus placebo in a transplant trial.

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BioCryst reports third quarter 2026 financial results

The rare disease specialist's quarterly update comes as it works to grow its hereditary angioedema franchise.

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Topical therapy trial for cancer-drug skin problems to end early after strong interim results

Dermatologic side effects can interrupt oncology treatment, so an effective topical option could help patients stay on therapy.

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