Sandoz CEO warns of Trump’s generic drug tariff threat

American patients would ultimately bear the cost of President Donald Trump‘s threatened tariffs on generic drugs, the CEO of Swiss pharmaceutical company Sandoz told CNBC, warning that manufacturers could be forced to raise prices or stop supplying some medicines. “Patients pay the tariff,” Sandoz CEO Richard Saynor said in an interview with CNBC during its…

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AstraZeneca COPD drug tozorakimab shows positive late-stage trial results

AstraZeneca on Tuesday released full results from two successful late-stage trials on its experimental drug for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, boosting hopes that it could generate multibillion-dollar sales for the company.  The biologic medicine, tozorakimab, is under priority review by the Food and Drug Administration, with U.S. approval expected in the first quarter of 2027….

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Novartis trial failure raises stakes for Amgen and Eli Lilly in Lp(a) drug race

Blood sample for a lipoprotein(a) test. Md Babul Hosen | Istock | Getty Images Novartis‘ failure in a closely watched cardiovascular trial has raised questions about one of the pharmaceutical industry’s biggest drug races and rival treatments from U.S. heavyweights Amgen and Eli Lilly. The pelacarsen drug, developed jointly with Ionis Pharmaceuticals, reduced a particularly…

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Why vaccination rates are falling in the U.S.

A Medical Assistant gives a measles, mumps and rubella, vaccination to a young person at the pediatric office of Dr. Gary M. Kramer on Aug. 13, 2026, in Coral Gables, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Record measles cases and rising childhood vaccine exemptions in the U.S. have fueled concerns that Americans are increasingly turning…

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