Brexit boost: Life-saving cancer drugs to be approved much faster in huge shake-up

Brexit boost: Life-saving cancer drugs to be approved much faster in huge shake-up

Life-saving cancer drugs are set to be approved at a much faster pace under new plans to take advantage of Brexit freedoms. Cutting red tape, Health Secretary Steve Barclay will today announce a new fast-track process aimed at halving the time it takes to launch research. WATCH HERE: Ben Habib on Brexit Writing in the …

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Counterfeit versions of the “next Ozempic” retatrutide are being peddled by the Chinese site GorillaHealing.com, even though the real version will not be approved until at least 2026.

Counterfeit versions of Eli Lilly's retatrutide, hailed as potential 'new Ozempic,' sold directly to US consumers

Counterfeit versions of Eli Lilly’s retatrutide, hailed as a potential “new Ozempic,” are being sold directly to U.S. consumers through Chinese websites, although regulatory approval remains years away. Hundreds of marketers are offering the new drug to buyers in the United States through websites such as Made-in-China.com and GorillaHealing.com, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some …

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Karuna plans to more than double staff if schizophrenia drug approved – The Boston Globe

Karuna plans to more than double staff if schizophrenia drug approved - The Boston Globe

I don’t want to give the impression that we are too confident, he said. But I think we were confident in the development plan that we executed and were preparing to launch KarXT in the second half of next year. KarXT uses a different mechanism than other antipsychotic medications on the market. Medications such as …

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