A look back at pharma news in week to February 28, 2020

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By Barbara Obstoj-Cardwell. Editor

US regulatory approvals featured significantly in last week’s news, with Esperion Therapeutics receiving Food and Drug Administration clearance for its cholesterol lowering drug Nexletol, marking the company’s first approval. Baudax Bio received FDA approval for its non-opioid pain drug Anjeso and the agency granted approval for Lundbeck’s Vyepti, the first intravenous treatment for migraine. In M&A news, Takeda exercized its option to acquire PvP Biologics, while deals included Sangamo’s collaboration with Biogen for its zinc finger protein technology and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

Esperion adds more competition to cholesterol drug market

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