The new technology add-on payment for the TAG thoracic branch endoprosthesis is likely coming to an end, but the device’s manufacturer, Gore Medical Inc., petitioned CMS to reassign the procedure to a new diagnostic-related group that would more accurately reflect the costs of the related procedure.
Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Argenx, Verve.
As new clinical trials regulations were signed into law in the U.K., an analysis of 4,616 submissions to conduct studies has highlighted what is required for the updated law to translate into a more efficient, streamlined and adaptable regulatory framework.
More than a year after Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s phase III hitch with apraglutide in short bowel syndrome, the other shoe fell from regulators as did the Boston-based firm’s shares (NASDAQ:IRWD), which ended April 14 at 64 cents, down 29 cents, or 31.5%.
Pfizer Inc. is ending work on oral GLP-1 candidate danuglipron for weight loss following the report of a single potentially drug-induced liver injury, a move that appears to open the door for other firms working on oral therapies in the high-dollar obesity space, even as industry watchers seek further details to determine whether similar safety signals could emerge for those competitors.