
Supernus and Pacira swoop while their targets are down
Two opportunistic buys today, of Adamas and Flexion, included a contingent value rights component.

Go or no go? Apellis and Heron head for the finish line
May will see US FDA decisions for Apellis, Heron and Bristol Myers Squibb, while Provention Bio is set for a panel meeting.

Go or no go? A busy month ahead for US FDA decisions
June will be hectic for the US regulator, with many approval decisions due, including one for subcutaneous Arzerra in multiple sclerosis and Tazverik in follicular…

No news equals bad news for Nabriva and Heron
Manufacturing issues prompt the US regulator to knock back projects from Nabriva and Heron Therapeutics, both of which insist that the problems are easily solvable.

Go or no go? Abbvie, Glaxo and Heron await FDA verdicts
Notable US regulatory decisions due in April feature a major pipeline hope from Abbvie, a non-opioid pain medication from Heron and Glaxo’s two-pill HIV regimen.

US opioid crisis package nears enactment
Medicare is to review ways to encourage use of non-addictive pain relievers, but Heron Therapeutics will miss out on extension of a special payment provision.