Tag Archives: Amgen

Thoughts on The TrumpRx Launch: The Future Booking.com of Obesity Drugs?

The White House recently launched TrumpRx.gov (view website), an online platform that allows consumers to search for the lowest available cash-pay prices for their prescription medications (view image below). Importantly, the website itself is not the direct point of purchase for consumers; instead, it is a central hub that informs patients of the available out-of-pocket pricing options before redirecting them to purchase the drug by what appears to be two contrasting pathways (discussed below). Below, FENIX outlines how TrumpRx operates, its potential value creation, and why the platform may disproportionately benefit AOM manufacturers.

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JPM 2025 Day 2: LLY, NVO, AMGN, VKTX, AZN, MRK, IONS; Obesity Association Debuts Standards of Care for Obesity Medications

On the second day of JPM 2026, FENIX has provided coverage of presentations by major CVRM companies, including Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Amgen, Viking Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Merck, and Ionis Pharmaceuticals. Separately, one CVRM-related news item has been observed: The Obesity Association published new standards of care for obesity medications (view press release). Below, FENIX provides insights and highlights for the guidelines.

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Pfizer Wins Metsera Bidding War; Lilly Partners for RNAi Drug Discovery; AZ Acquires Obesity Start-Up; Tandem’s Mobi Cleared for Android Use; Merck, Amgen, AZ, Ionis Data at AHA 2025; November CHMP Agenda 

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed from Metsera/Pfizer, Lilly, AstraZeneca, Tandem Diabetes Care, Merck, Amgen, Bayer, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Camurus, and EMA. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Ed Cinca Rejoins Novo as SVP of US Marketing; Skye’s CB1 Ph2a Dose Suboptimal; Amgen Launches its DTP Program; Wegovy Pill Available DTP via Telehealth; Costco Sells Ozempic and Wegovy; Libre Featured on ESPN; Lilly Partners with Local Manufacturers in India

A series of cardiometabolic-related news items has been observed from Novo Nordisk, Skye Bioscience, Amgen, Abbott, and Lilly. Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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New Orforglipron SUI Trial; Amgen VESALIUS-CV Results; EASO Recommends GLP-1RAs

Three cardiometabolic-related news items have been observed: Lilly initiated the Ph3 RESTRAIN-SUI study investigating orforglipron (QD oral GLP-1RA) in female participants with obesity or overweight and stress urinary incontinence (SUI; view CT.gov record); Amgen’s Repatha met primary endpoints for its Ph3 VESALIUS-CV trial in a primary prevention population (view press release); and EASO published a framework for obesity management, recommending semaglutide and tirzepatide as first-line AOMs (view publication). Below, FENIX provides highlights and insights for the respective news items.

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Obesity Spotlight: Is Amgen’s QM MariTide Dosing Enough?

In the eighth installment of FENIX’s Obesity Spotlight Series, FENIX has conducted a deep dive analysis of Amgen’s current position in the obesity market. The analysis includes insights into Amgen’s strategy for MariTide (GLP-1 agonist/GIP antagonist) as the first QM AOM to potentially reach the market, as well as its emerging obesity pipeline.

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