Pharmaceutical Executive, March 2018 Issue (PDF)

Novo Nordisk data show real-world weight loss after switching to its oral semaglutide pill, FDA's peptide rulemaking stalls while its enforcement arm targets compounded peptide sellers, and Avi Pardo flags a compliance blind spot in field teams' text messages with doctors.

Dr. Jeremy Levin joins Ken Banta to share why he believes biotech's future demands a new level of leadership and stakeholder education — and why "mission without method" is a wasted effort.

Real-world data from Novo's Octane study show patients who switched from injectable GLP-1 therapy to oral semaglutide lost an average of 4.1% of their body weight within three months.

Numerof's Michael Abrams on why directing employees to the most effective, economical clinicians is digital health's most valuable offering.

Life sciences spends billions on compliance — but WhatsApp, iMessage, and SMS conversations between field teams and HCPs remain invisible to oversight.

New U.S. guidance carves out tariff exemptions for specialty pharmaceuticals, Pharming's Fabrice Chouraqui steps down as CEO amid a board rift, and a dealmaking roundup covers Hengrui Pharma's licensing agreement with Novo Nordisk and AstraZeneca's investment in Summit Therapeutics.

New U.S. guidance exempts orphan drugs, nuclear medicines, cell and gene therapies, and other specialty products from the 100% pharmaceutical tariff when imported from 19 named countries.

Pharming CEO Fabrice Chouraqui has stepped down amid strategic disagreements with the board, with chief commercial officer Leverne Marsh and chief financial officer Kenneth Lynard now serving as interim co-CEOs.