GSK posts blowout RSV vaccine sales, raises outlook as shots give big pharma a boost

[ad_1] Company logo of pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is seen at their Stevenage facility, Britain October 26, 2020.  Dado Ruvic | Reuters GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday lifted its long-term outlook following the smash-hit launch of its new RSV vaccine. The shot targeting the severe and in some cases life-threatening virus booked around £1.2 billion, or $1.5 billion,…

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Pfizer beats earnings estimates as declining Covid business loses less revenue than expected

[ad_1] Pfizer on Tuesday posted a surprise adjusted fourth-quarter profit, as the company’s declining Covid business loss less revenue than expected. The company reversed roughly $3.5 billion in revenue related to the expected return of 6.5 million doses of its Covid drug, Paxlovid, from the U.S. government. That hit is less than the $4.2 billion Pfizer…

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Humana stock plunges on dismal 2024 forecast, as insurers face soaring medical costs

[ad_1] A Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 3, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Humana plummeted Thursday after the health insurer issued dismal full-year earnings guidance, citing soaring medical costs that are dogging the broader insurance industry. Those expenses have spiked as an increasing number of older adults return…

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Johnson & Johnson narrowly tops quarterly estimates as pharmaceutical, medtech sales jump

[ad_1] The stock trading graph of Johnson & Johnson is seen on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that narrowly edged out Wall Street’s expectations as sales in the company’s pharmaceutical and medical devices businesses surged. J&J also provided…

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Walgreens stock plunges after drugstore chain slashes quarterly dividend nearly in half

[ad_1] Shares of Walgreens closed 5% lower on Thursday after the company reported fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that topped expectations, but cut its quarterly dividend nearly in half.  The retail pharmacy giant slashed its dividend to 25 cents per share from 48 cents per share to “strengthen [its] long-term balance sheet and cash position,”…

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Eli Lilly results top estimates on Mounjaro strength but slashes full-year profit outlook

[ad_1] Eli Lilly and Company, Pharmaceutical company headquarters in Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Thursday reported third-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped estimates on strong demand for its diabetes drug Mounjaro, but slashed its full-year profit guidance due to charges primarily related to its recent acquisitions….

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