Legal & Regulatory

In this week's Pharma Pulse, a Bluesight survey flags hospital pharmacy's top concerns, the Wegovy pill is introduced to the UAE, and more.

Erez Israeli explains how Dr. Reddy's approached commercial readiness for its generic semaglutide launch in Canada and what vertical integration in peptide manufacturing means for the GLP-1 market.

FDA approves Shionogi's Xocova, the first oral post-exposure COVID-19 prevention therapy, reducing infection risk by 67% in Phase III trials.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, House committees advance key legislation targeting PBM kickbacks and pharmacy access, Macfarlane Packaging partners with eutecma to bring modular cold chain solutions to the UK, and more.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, the Trump administration expands TrumpRx to over 600 generics, the Supreme Court clears the way for long-term Medicare drug price negotiations, Eli Lilly moves deeper into genetic medicines with a $202 million acquisition, and the FDA loses more top leadership.

The Supreme Court declined pharma appeals, letting Medicare drug price negotiations under the IRA proceed, solidifying federal pricing authority.

In today’s Pharma Pulse, FDA leadership changes with Makary’s resignation, Lilly shares new Zepbound and GLP-1 data, and new study data on prior authorization reform outlook.

US pharma supply chains are shifting amid regulation and geopolitics, with BIOSECURE driving less Asia reliance and more complex, distributed networks.

FDA commissioner Marty Makary is planning to resign today, according to sources close to the White House.

According to the Wall Street Journal, a source close to the White House said FDA commissioner Marty Makary "is done."

For drugs already on the market, there may be little companies can do to limit business impact; however, for new development drugs, there are some critical considerations.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, Eli Lilly opens its new genetic medicine plant, Bayer acquires Perfuse Therapeutics, and more.

In this week’s Pharma Pulse, the launch of the Ember Cube 2, exclusive policy insights from Asembia AXS26, a record-breaking prescription spending outlook for 2026 and more.

At Asembia AXS26, Dee Chaudhary broke down how shifting US drug pricing policy is tightening payer controls and changing pharmaceutical pricing and forecasting.

Pharma importers can apply for tariff reimbursements through the US Customs and Border Protection’s online portal.

President Trump signed an executive order to fast-track FDA review of psychedelic therapies for mental health conditions.

Charley Maxwell explains why Annex 21 is not just a regulatory hurdle, but a key commercial risk point.

Mastering the PSMF is critical for inspection readiness, as it provides regulators an early look at your pharmacovigilance system's compliance.

Post-approval changes are overwhelming pharma ops teams. Here's why lifecycle change management has become one of the industry's most consequential and overlooked operational risks.

Pharma companies could face 100% tariffs under new US rules, with relief available for those prioritizing onshore manufacturing or pricing concessions.

Eli Lilly’s newest GLP-1, Foundayo (orforglipron), is the first FDA-approved weight loss pill that can be taken without food or water restrictions.

In today’s Pharma Pulse, Eli Lilly calls for the U.K. government to overhaul its drug pricing framework and the FDA approves Ponlimsi.

How the zero-prefix collision will disrupt reimbursement, patient access, brand protection and market intelligence — and what commercial leaders must do before 2033.

Corey Ford, principal at Nuvera, explains how pharma is shifting focus from HCPs to patients in support programs and commercialization.

The FDA launched AEMS, a unified platform that replaces fragmented legacy databases to enable real-time adverse event reporting.