Generics giant Teva Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:TEVA) has named Richard Francis, the CEO of gene therapy company Purespring Therapeutics, as its leader. Purespring Therapeutics is one of the first adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy companies focused on kidney disease. Francis is also the CEO of the cardiotherapy-focused firm Forcefield Therapeutics, and an operating partner for Syncona Investment…

The drug delivery space has seen plenty of innovation over the years, and there are no signs of that slowing down any time soon. Improvements upon established technologies like insulin delivery devices and inhalers have been presented by some, while others have unlocked new ways of delivering drugs through a variety of means. Among the…

Prominent pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Sanofi (NYSE:SNY),  GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK) and Teva (NYSE: TEVA) intend to raise U.S. prices of more than 300 drugs starting Jan. 1, according to Reuters. But President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to slash drug prices. “Too many Americans cannot afford their prescription drugs, and prescription drug corporations are profiteering off of the pocketbooks of sick individuals,” he wrote in a healthcare…

A randomized trial published in JAMA concluded that there was no statistically significant difference in patient-reported quality of life for atrial-fibrillation (AF) patients with heart failure symptoms who took digoxin versus the beta-blocker bisoprolol (Zebeta).  Digoxin was once widely used for heart failure but has become less popular after a 2015 study found patients who took the drug…

Teva Respiratory (NYSE:TEVA) announced that it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Onica to build and host its digital health platform. The Teva Pharmaceuticals affiliate’s digital health platform is a cloud-based backend data system designed to support its FDA-approved Digihaler portfolio of breath-actuated digital inhalers and its companion mobile app that tracks inhaler events…