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Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act

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Scotland becomes first part of UK to screen all newborn babies for SMA

The screening is part of a two-year evaluation funded by the Scottish government and Novartis

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Novartis agrees on potential $3bn deal to buy Synnovations’s breast cancer treatment

The oral drug is currently being evaluated for breast cancer and other advanced solid tumours in a phase 1/2 study

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AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi approved in EU for early gastric and gastro-oesophageal cancers

This is the first and only perioperative immunotherapy approved to treat early gastric cancers

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AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi regimen receives positive CHMP opinion for early gastric and gastroesophageal cancer

Gastric cancer is the fifth highest cause of cancer deaths worldwide, with almost a million people diagnosed annually

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AstraZeneca and CSPC Pharmaceuticals enter collaboration on weight management therapies

Almost three billion people globally are thought to be either overweight or obese

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AstraZeneca announces $15bn investment in Chinese manufacturing and R&D by 2030

The pharma company will be the first global biopharma with end-to-end cell therapy capabilities in China

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Novartis’ ianalumab receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for Sjögren’s disease

Approximately half of those with Sjögren’s disease are thought to be undiagnosed

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AstraZeneca’s Saphnelo demonstrates positive results in systemic lupus erythematosus

Over 3.4 million people globally are affected by SLE, and it is one of the leading causes of death in young women in the US

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Novartis agrees to lower drug prices in deal with US government

In 2025, the pharma company announced a $23bn US investment commitment

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AstraZeneca’s Enhertu combination approved by FDA for HER2-positive breast cancer

Around one in five breast cancer cases are HER2-positive

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AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi receives FDA approval for gastric and gastro-oesophageal cancers

In 2022, nearly one million new patients were diagnosed with gastric cancer

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Novartis’ Itvisma gets FDA approval for spinal muscular atrophy treatment

Around 9,000 people in the US currently live with SMA

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