Five things for pharma marketers to know: Thursday, August 24, 2023

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.