Pharmaceutical Regulatory news last week included European Commission approval for Swiss drugmaker Basilea’s antibacterial Cresemba, triggering a milestone payment from partner Pfizer. On the research front, Neurocrine Biosciences released mixed results from a Phase II study of its NBI-1117568 as a treatment for schizophrenia. Also, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals reported new Phase III data on its vutrisiran in cardiomyopathy. Swiss pharma giant Novartis inked collaboration with Lindy Bioscience aiming to turn biologic drugs into at home injectables, US major Eli Lilly launched a single vial formulation of its fast selling obesity drug Zepbound at a price discount of around 50% compared with other GLP-1 medicines. 1 September 2024