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Eli Lilly and Company declared today that Zepbound (tirzepatide), a popular weight-loss drug, will soon be offered in single-dose vials via LillyDirect Self Pay Pharmacy Solutions in all authorized dosages. The goal of this program is to increase the medication’s affordability and accessibility for qualified adults. Regardless of insurance status, […]

Swiss healthcare giant Roche is advancing prasinezumab, a potential first-in-class anti-alpha-synuclein antibody for early Parkinson’s disease, into Phase III trials. This decision follows encouraging data from the Phase IIb PADOVA study and its long-term follow-up, suggesting the drug offers clinical benefits.

Johnson & Johnson reported encouraging new results from a Phase 1b trial that found its experimental oral medicine, bleximenib, given with the routine treatment regimen of venetoclax plus azacitidine, exhibited strong antileukemic activity in adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The findings, reported at the 2025 European Hematology Association (EHA) […]

In an important milestone for the treatment of hepatitis C, AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a label expansion of MAVYRET® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), its pangenotypic, oral, direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy. The new indication now covers adults and pediatric patients three years and older with acute or chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis. This milestone approval distinguishes […]

Sanofi made early Q3 global availability of BEYFORTUS® (nirsevimab) to stock up on the healthcare providers ahead of the 2025–2026 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season, which generally runs from November through March. Advancements in Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Sanofi shared Phase 3 LUNA 3 study results on rilzabrutinib’s capability to treat the underlying immune dysregulation in ITP. An oral presentation reported rates of platelet response according to International Working Group (IWG) criteria—a major clinical endpoint for making treatment decisions. Two poster presentations reported the first efficacy and safety results from […]

Amino acids are the basic structural units of proteins, which are critical macromolecules of all living organisms. Proteins play a role in almost every aspect of biological function, and structure and function are conferred by the sequence and nature of amino acids. Read the detailed description of amino acids. Structure […]