The Latest Breaking News on Pharma

FTSE 100 chief executive average pay jumps by 39% to £3.4m

“To see CEO pay rocketing to more than 100 times the average salary is sickening,” say union bosses

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Pfizer seeks OK of updated COVID vaccine booster for fall

Pfizer has asked U.S. regulators to authorize its combination COVID-19 vaccine that adds protection against the newest omicron relatives

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022

Fentanyl seizure: experts warn potent drug could rapidly emerge as a problem in Australia

Experts say news of record haul of more than 11kg of the opioid drug, found in February, should have been announced sooner

The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2022

Pharma funds Illinois pols, ‘Sister Jean’ turns 103, Honest Chicagoans talk Air and Water Show and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 19, 2022

Hearing aids OK’d for over-the-counter sale starting in October, prices expected to fall

The Food and Drug Administration said the new regulation creates a new class of hearing aids that don’t require a medical exam or prescription. They’ll be sold online or over-the-counter at pharmacies and other stores.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 19, 2022

EU backs changing monkeypox vaccine injection method to boost supply

European countries could stretch out limited supplies of the monkeypox vaccine by administering smaller doses of the shot, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday.

Reuters · Aug 19, 2022

EU regulator OKs plan to increase monkeypox vaccine supplies

The European Medicines Agency said a smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used to stretch the current supply by five times, echoing a recommendation made earlier this month by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2022

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, other pols keep taking money from pharma companies implicated in opioid crisis

The Oak Park Democrat continues to accept campaign money from Johnson & Johnson, 1 of 4 companies paying $26 billion to settle suits accusing them of fueling the crisis. He’s not the only Illinois official doing so.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 19, 2022

Drug trade thrives in darknet

Drug traffickers have gone hi-tech and are using dark web, social media and crypto currency to carry on their activities clandestinely, reveals a police investigation following a drug bust

The Hindu · Aug 19, 2022

Recap Of Thursday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing Krystal Biotech’s (NASDAQ:KRYS) Biologics License Application (BLA) for its lead candidate B-VEC in the treatment of patients with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). The regulatory agency has granted  Priority Review designation and assigned a target actin date of February 17,…

Benzinga · Aug 18, 2022