It is not ideal to miss the emergence of competition that could reduce your market. Even worse is not to find out that your drug is inferior to generic competition until the end of Phase III.

Public Company Edition: Fourth quarter 2023 fundraising fell 25.1% from Q4 2022, including a 24.2% drop in follow-on dollars, but recent activity has been robust, including $300m and $350m offerings by 4DMT and Autolus. Also, BMS sold $13bn in notes to fund Karuna and RayzeBio deals.

The firm’s oral kallikrein inhibitor might offer a better overall profile for on-demand treatment than currently approved therapeutic and prophylactic agents, analysts said.

Focus Consumer Healthcare appeals NAD recommendation to pull or modify majority of express and implied claims on Pamprin Botanical product packaging, in advertising and Amazon listings challenged by Bayer Consumer.