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Regeneron touts one-year diabetic retinopathy data for Eylea

February 11, 2019 By Sarah Faulkner Leave a Comment

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:REGN) touted one-year results from a Phase III trial of its Eylea aflibercept injection in people with moderately severe to severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy. The primary endpoint of the two-year Panorama trial is the proportion of patients who experience a two-step or greater improvement in the ‘diabetic retinopathy severity scale.’ Get the full story […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Diabetes, Drug-Device Combinations, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Optical/Ophthalmic, Pharmaceuticals, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Regeneron

FDA to review Regeneron’s Eylea for diabetic retinopathy

September 13, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner Leave a Comment

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:REGN) said today that the FDA plans to review the supplemental biologics license application for Regeneron’s Eylea aflibercept injection for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. The U.S. agency plans to make a decision about the blockbuster drug by May 13, 2019. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.

Filed Under: Diabetes, Drug-Device Combinations, Featured, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Optical/Ophthalmic, Pharmaceuticals, Regulatory/Compliance, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Regeneron

Regeneron, Sanofi strike pricing deal with Express Scripts for cholesterol drug

May 1, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner Leave a Comment

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:REGN) and its partner, Sanofi (NYSE:SNY), have agreed to lower the cost for its cholesterol drug, Praluent, for Express Scripts (NSDQ:ESRX) in exchange for an exclusive spot on the pharmacy benefit manager’s national formulary. The agreement, effective July 1, is designed to broaden patient access to the injectable medicine and lower out-of-pocket costs for eligible […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Pharmaceuticals, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Express Scripts, Regeneron, Sanofi-Aventis

Mylan, Momenta take aim at Regeneron’s Eylea with biosimilar

January 4, 2018 By Sarah Faulkner Leave a Comment

Momenta Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:MNTA) and Mylan (NSDQ:MYL) announced yesterday that they plan to launch a pivotal trial in the first half of 2018 for a proposed biosimilar to Regeneron‘s (NSDQ:REGN) blockbuster drug, Eylea. Eylea, a VEGF-inhibitor designed to treat wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema, has little competition on today’s market. The drug brought in more than $5 […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Optical/Ophthalmic, Pharmaceuticals, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: momentapharmaceuticals, Mylan, Regeneron

How this biotech plans to go up against big pharma with its eye disease products

December 29, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner Leave a Comment

Shankar Musunuri has spent time in both the pharmaceutical world and the biotech arena – after 15 years at Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), he went on to launch several biotech start-ups. As co-founder, chairman & chief executive of Ocugen, he is looking to bring eye disease products to the patients that big pharma’s drugs have left out. “There’s so much […]

Filed Under: Biotech, Optical/Ophthalmic, Pharmaceuticals, Research & Development, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Allergan, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, ocugen, Pfizer, Regeneron, Roche, Shire Plc.

Novartis trial results could spell trouble for Regeneron

June 21, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner Leave a Comment

Head-to-head late-stage clinical trials published on Tuesday showed that a Novartis (NYSE:NVS) drug to treat patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration doesn’t need to be injected as frequently as a rival drug from competitor Regeneron (NSDQ:REGN). Analysts reportedly said the data gives Novartis’ treatment, RTH258, a competitive edge compared to its rival therapies. Get the full […]

Filed Under: Clinical Trials, Optical/Ophthalmic, Pharmaceuticals, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Allergan Inc., Novartis, Regeneron, Roche

Regeneron posts mixed Q1 results, Eylea growth slows

May 4, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner Leave a Comment

Shares in Regeneron (NSDQ:REGN) rose today after the company beat revenue expectations on The Street with its 1st quarter financial results. The company’s total sales rose to $1.32 billion, exceeding analysts’ estimate of $1.30 billion. Regeneron’s bottom line jumped 37% to $248.9 million. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.

Filed Under: MassDevice Earnings Roundup, Pharmaceuticals, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Regeneron

Alnylam, The Medicines Co., detail Phase III trial for RNA-based heart drug

April 26, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner Leave a Comment

The Medicines Co. (NSDQ:MDCO) and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:ALNY) said today that they’ve reached a deal with the FDA over a Phase III trial for the companies’ RNA-based cholesterol-lowering drug, inclisiran. If approved, it would be the 1st RNA-interference therapy on the market. The drug is a part of a new group of drugs called PCSK9 […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Clinical Trials, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., Amgen, Regeneron, The Medicines Co.

Sanofi, Regeneron win FDA nod for once-monthly cholesterol injection

April 25, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner Leave a Comment

Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) and Regeneron (NSDQ:REGN) said today that the FDA approved the companies’ new supplemental Biologics License Application for a once-monthly, 300 milligram dose of Praluent as a treatment for adults with high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The 300 milligram dose is administered using 2 pre-filled pens that each deliver 150 milligrams at an injection site. The […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Pharmaceuticals, Regulatory/Compliance, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Regeneron, Sanofi-Aventis

Report: Pharma relies on price hikes for growth

April 25, 2017 By Sarah Faulkner Leave a Comment

Despite growing pressure from lawmakers over the pharmaceutical industry’s pricey products, new research shows that pharma relied largely on price hikes for growth in 2016. A 120-page report from Credit Suisse demonstrated that net price growth made up 100% of net income growth for a variety of companies within the industry, including Biogen (NSDQ:BIIB), Eli Lilly […]

Filed Under: Healthcare Reform, Pharma, Pharmaceuticals Tagged With: Allergan Inc., Biogen, Eli Lilly & Co., Novo Nordisk, Regeneron

Pharma execs assess landscape under President Trump

December 2, 2016 By Sarah Faulkner Leave a Comment

Executives from U.S. drugmakers such as Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:REGN) and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) talked about the possible changes awaiting the industry under President-elect Donald Trump at the Forbes Healthcare Summit this week. After he was elected, pharmaceutical stocks surged as investors concluded the threat of action on drug pricing had lessened. Trump has said he wants […]

Filed Under: Drug-Device Combinations, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Pharmaceuticals, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Allergan Inc., Merck, Pfizer, Regeneron

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