A cap set at $2,000 would help nearly 1 million more seniors than a cap set at $3,100, according to new study by Kaiser Family Foundation. Either competing legislative proposal would probably be welcomed by pharma industry as way to defuse pricing debate.

The androgen receptor inhibitor Erleada is now considered to be a cost-effective use of National Health Service resources.

Semorinemab met only the cognition co-primary endpoint in the Phase II LAURIET trial in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s patients and missed all secondary endpoints, but some firsts were achieved in the top-line readout.

Close to 90% of the FDA’s 2021 first half novel approvals were cleared in the US before Europe, while the EU’s EMA acted first on only 15% of its first half marketing authorizations for new active substances. Exclusive Pink Sheet analysis explores use of expedited review schemes, special pathways and other comparative trends.