Pharmaceuticals

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Novo Nordisk's new weight-loss pill meets main goal in late-stage diabetes study

April 23 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's oral GLP-1 drug met the main goal of a late-stage study in child...

23rd April, 2026

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UK's Hikma Pharmaceuticals keeps 2026 outlook, confident in managing Mideast war costs

April 23 (Reuters) - Hikma Pharmaceuticals reiterated its 2026 guidance on Thursday, adding that whi...

23rd April, 2026

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Sanofi's first quarter earnings edges past estimates ahead of CEO change

LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi on Thursday reported first-quarter profit and r...

23rd April, 2026

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European health chief says EU must flex regional muscle to ensure drug access

By Maggie Fick BARCELONA, April 22 (Reuters) - European Union authorities need a broader remit to se...

22nd April, 2026

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Pfizer GLP-1 weight loss drug available for pre-order in China

By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI, April 22 (Reuters) - Pfizer’s GLP-1 weight management treatment Xianweiyi...

22nd April, 2026

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Moderna starts late-stage trial of bird flu vaccine in US, UK

April 21 (Reuters) - Moderna said on Tuesday it had started a late-stage study of its experimental b...

21st April, 2026

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Germany risks missing out on new drugs, AstraZeneca CEO tells paper

FRANKFURT, April 21 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's CEO told daily Handelsblatt on Tuesday that Germany ri...

21st April, 2026

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UK pharmacist fights Indian extradition for allegedly killing his ex-mother-in-law with arsenic

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) - A British-based pharmacist wanted in India for allegedly poisoning his...

20th April, 2026

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Wegovy-maker Novo Nordisk partners with OpenAI to speed drug development

By Maggie Fick LONDON, April 14 (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, which has fallen behind E...

14th April, 2026

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PolyPeptide attracts takeover interest from EQT, KKR, Bloomberg News reports

April 10 (Reuters) - Swiss contract drugmaker PolyPeptide Group AG is attracting potential takeover...

13th April, 2026

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GSK sees blockbuster potential in targeted cancer therapy after promising early data

By Bhanvi Satija LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) - British drugmaker GSK's experimental targeted cancer d...

12th April, 2026

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Bayer US head says tariffs will not affect its 2026 forecasts

By Michael Erman NEW YORK, April 7 (Reuters) - A top Bayer AG executive said on Tuesday the German d...

7th April, 2026