Look back at pharma news to Aug 25

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By Barbara Obstoj-Cardwell. Editor

Among the political news to emerge last week, two members of the US House of Representatives initiated an investigation of skyrocketing price hikes for multiple sclerosis drugs. On the corporate front, Adamas Pharmaceuticals gained US approval of a new Parkinson’s disease drug, ADS-5102, positive new trial data on Johnson & Johnson’s cancer drug Darzalex, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals receiving a Food and Drug Administration nod for its gout drug Duzallo, and European and US regulatory filing acceptances for Vertex Pharmaceutical’s cystic fibrosis combination drug tezacaftor/ivacaftor.

Multiple sclerosis probe on costs

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