Five things for pharma marketers to know:
- Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals announced plans to file for bankruptcy.
- Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen division, which helped to develop its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, will close much of its vaccine research and development operations in the Netherlands, newspaper De Telegraaf reported.
- The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning for hidden ingredients in products marketed as energy-enhancing with sexual enhancement benefits.
- AstraZeneca has two lawsuits ahead of it in London, including one from the husband of a woman who died after receiving the drugmaker’s COVID-19 vaccine.
- A commentary piece argued that former Roviant Sciences CEO Vivek Ramaswamy is a ‘tech bro’ and the latest madman to rattle the traditional Republican presidential field.