India’s national list of essential medicines 2022 features 34 additions, including insulin glargine, teneligliptin, lenalidomide, bedaquiline and montelukast, with price control expected to follow on these drugs.

GSK has poached its new chief financial officer from fashion brand Burberry, but Julie Brown’s experience at AstraZeneca and Roche will give her insights into how to lead GSK into its next phase.

Prestige Biopharma has formally withdrawn its marketing authorization application for its Tuznue (trastuzumab) biosimilar candidate, following a negative opinion from the EMA’s CHMP as well as a requested re-examination.

Formycon has revealed that pembrolizumab is one of its six biosimilars in development. The blockbuster reference biologic Keytruda brought in $17.2bn for Merck & Co. in 2021.