Keytruda and Gardasil lead Merck’s growth story, although Lagevrio’s ongoing decline placed a drag on quarterly performance. Lung cancer is driving Keytruda’s momentum outside the US.
Merck & Co., Inc. reported a strong financial performance on 1 August for the second quarter, led by continued high growth for Keytruda and Gardasil, while warning that sales trends for those two products might fall off somewhat during the second half of the year. But the company’s district court challenge to portions of last year’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) took center stage during the same-day earnings call.
Here are five key takeaways from the New Jersey pharma’s second quarter:
Merck’s immuno-oncology blockbuster was the world’s best-selling drugs by revenues for the second year in a row, with an almost $12bn lead over its closest rival, Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drug Ozempic.
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2030 sales forecasts for Novo’s obesity hope are an order of magnitude larger than its closest rival among 2025’s expected debutantes.
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is putting more sales and marketing heft behind its novel eyelid disease therapy, Xdemvy, to capitalize on a solid start in a previously untapped market.
Companies stand a better chance of securing public reimbursement in Mexico for innovative medicines if they understand changing approaches to healthcare. The shift means the emergence of managed entry agreements and a focus on economic impact, explains AMIIF, Mexico's research-based pharmaceutical industry association.
Novartis’s APMA chief outlines the company’s tailored approach to deliver long-term outcomes, novel access solutions via innovative financing options and shape the CVD disease ecosystem in the extraordinarily diverse region. Partnering to build AI infrastructure is another key prong.
A court order encompassing funding, drug pricing, clinical trials and overall policy implementation aspects is expected to bring about a paradigm shift in the treatment of rare diseases in India. Sarepta, Roche and Sanofi are among the key players that have been part of pricing discussions.
