Bayer is a silent yet staple cog in the broader healthcare landscape. The pharmaceutical giant produces items that impact billions of people on a daily basis, including medications such as Aspirin and Aleve, to agricultural products and insecticides.
Patients taking Mounjaro were 76% more likely to lose at least 5% of their body weight, more than twice as likely to lose at least 10%, and more than three times as likely to lose at least 15%, compared to patients taking Ozempic.
A growing number of state and local governments across the U.S. are suing insulin makers and pharmacy benefit managers over claims the companies conspired to illegally drive up prices.
The pharmaceutical industry's leading lobbying organization contributed $7.5 million to the American Action Network last year, a group linked to House Republicans.
The FDA has finalized a long-running effort to require prescription drug ads on TV and radio to clearly lay out potential side effects and when a person should avoid a medicine.