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Eli Lilly releases topline data for new oral GLP-1
Subject to regulatory approval, the small molecule drug could provide a new treatment option for diabetes and obesity, Eli Lilly’s new data suggests.
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Potential blockbuster drugs to watch in 2025
Eleven drugs are poised to make waves in the pharmaceutical industry in 2025, according to the annual report.
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GLP-1 receptor agonists aid broader outcomes in kidney disease, major analysis finds
The analysis reveals multiple benefit in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity with cardiovascular disease, or chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Harnessing the GLP-1R medicine wave
As a promising treatment for type 2 diabetes and obesity, based on key trial data, the market for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) therapies looks set to generate major sales up to 2030.
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Major manufacturing investment to support API production for tirzepatide
Eli Lilly and Company has committed the largest US investment in synthetic medicine active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing.
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Utilising rapid UHPLC for tablet QC analysis
The proposed UHPLC method is suitable for routine quantitative analysis of teneligliptin and pioglitazone, a paper reports.
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Semaglutide could provide novel dual benefit in diabetes and kidney disease
The new data suggests Novo Nordisk’s small molecule treatment semaglutide could become the first GLP-1 treatment option for patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Boehringer plans €120m European manufacturing expansion
The manufacturing capacity for some of Boehringer Ingelheim’s medicines, in disease areas including mental health and cardio-renal-metabolic conditions, will benefit from the European facility expansion.
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MHRA authorises Mounjaro for weight management
The UK MHRA has authorised Eli Lilly's Mounjaro (tirzepatide) for weight loss and weight management in adults.
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Counterfeit diabetes pens identified in EU and UK
Following shortages of the diabetes medicine Ozempic (semaglutide), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have confirmed cases of falsely labelled pre-filled pens at UK and EU wholesalers.
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NICE recommends new type 2 diabetes treatment
A safer alternative to current first line therapies has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a new treatment option for type 2 diabetes.
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New CKD treatment option approved in EU
The first SGLT2 inhibitor to demonstrate a statistically significant reduction in all-cause hospitalisations in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients versus placebo has been approved in the EU.
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Injectable peptide rapidly reduces intracranial pressure
A study for idiopathic intercranial hypertension is the first to show rapid and a major reduction in brain pressure and monthly headaches.
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EMA releases human medicines highlights 2022 report
Medicines which represented significant progress in their therapeutic areas have been listed in the European Medicines Agency's Human Medicines Highlights 2022 report.
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Lilly and EVA Pharma to aid affordable insulin access in Africa
Insulin for at least one million diabetics in low- and middle-income countries, mainly in Africa, is the aim of Eli Lilly and EVA Pharmaceutical's new collaboration.
