Contact lenses imbued with an antihistamine drug reduced itchy eyes in a pair of older studies funded by the vision business at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), the company said today. The Phase 3 studies, conducted in 2007, involved a total of 244 patients, divided into three cohorts. In the first patients wore a plain lens […]
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FDA approves J&J’s Tremfya self-injection pen for psoriasis
FDA has approved Johnson & Johnson’s patient-controlled injector for Tremfya, a treatment for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The self-injection approval may help Tremfya compete with AbbVie’s (NYSE:ABBV) Humira pen, which was previously approved for self-injection by psoriasis patients. Made by J&J subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals (Horsham, Penn.), Tremfya is a biologic therapy that selectively […]
Johnson & Johnson, Apple ink collab for AFib study
Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) Janssen and Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) said today that the two companies inked a deal to study if an app from J&J in combination with the Apple Watch’s ECG app and irregular rhythm notifications can improve outcomes for people living with atrial fibrillation. The study is slated to measure the impact of the Apple Watch […]
How Reggie Groves reinvented Medtronic’s atrial fibrillation biz
Reva Medical (ASX:RVA) CEO Reggie Groves got her start in the medical device industry at medtech titan Medtronic. In her upcoming keynote interview at DeviceTalks West, Groves will discuss how that experience has shaped her as a leader and an innovator. Here’s a preview: When Reggie Groves joined Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) in 2002, she didn’t know very much about […]
Janssen touts topline data for long-acting, injectable HIV therapy
Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) Janssen touted topline results this week from a Phase III trial of its long-acting, injectable two-drug regimen for the treatment of HIV. The study found that long-acting, once-monthly rilpivirine and cabotegravir had comparable efficacy to GlaxoSmithKline‘s (NYSE:GSK) oral Triumeq product. Janssen and ViiV Healthcare also reported that virologic response and drug resistance […]
Carrot raises $25m for tech-enabled smoking cessation program
Digital health company Carrot said today that it raised $25 million to commercialize its tech-enabled Pivot smoking cessation program. The round was led by Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) strategic venture capital arm, JJDC. New York Life Ventures and existing investors Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff, founder Dr. David Utley and R7 Partners also contributed to the […]
Johnson & Johnson closes $2B LifeScan sale
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said today that closed the $2.1 billion sale of its LifeScan blood glucose monitoring subsidiary to private equity player Platinum Equity. The sale is part of the New Brunswick, N.J.-based healthcare conglomerate’s move to get out of the device end of the diabetes business. Early last year J&J announced a strategic review of the LifeScan, Animas […]
J&J inks collab deal to develop MERS vaccine
Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) today announced a new collaborative deal as it looks to develop a vaccine against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. The collaborative deal is between J&J’s Janssen Vaccines & Prevention division, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and The Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford, J&J said. Through the deal, Janssen […]
FDA warns of flesh-eating genital infection linked to diabetes drug
The FDA this week warned of serious flesh-eating bacterial infections, or necrotizing fasciitis, reported by patients taking sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors intended for treating type 2 diabetes. The federal watchdog said that between March 2013 and May 2018, 12 cases of Fournier’s gangrene, a rare but life-threatening bacterial infection of the tissue under the skin […]
J&J’s Janssen wins FDA nod for first non-chemo treatment for rare blood cancer
Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) Janssen division said today that it won new FDA approval for its Imbruvica, clearing it for use in treating the rare blood cancer Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia in combination with ritumixab. The approval expands the label for Imbruvica to include combination use with ritumixab, and represents “the first approved non-chemotherapy combination option for the […]
