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Rise in adulterated cannabis in France, as edible CBD ban shakes industry

Cannabis use in France is once again under scrutiny, with a drugs monitor reporting a sharp rise in adulterated products on the illegal market, and risky new products entering the legal CBD market. To address the issue of mislabelled products, France has banned edible CBD products, raising concerns in the…

Radio France Internationale

More Than 50,000 Fake Pills Laced With Deadly Opioids Seized Across Europe Amid Overdose Fears

Over 50,000 counterfeit opioid tablets were seized in Europe in 2024, highlighting a growing crisis. Authorities warn these pills, often disguised as legitimate medications, pose significant health risks.

International Business Times UK

Europe faces growing threat from synthetic opioids and new drugs, report warns

Highly potent synthetic opioids are spreading through Europe's fast-changing drug market, linked to hundreds of deaths as traffickers shift to smaller ports and new smuggling methods, the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) has warned.

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GSK makes biggest ever acquisition with $10.6bn for US cancer drug firm

Nuvalent’s late-stage lung cancer treatments zidesamtinib and neladalkib are expected to launch later this year

The Guardian - UK

Antengene Presented First Preclinical Data at EULAR 2026 Showing ATG-207 Promotes Regulatory T Cell Induction and Immune Tolerance

SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene", SEHK: 6996.HK) , a leading innovative, commercial-stage global biotech company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class and/or best-in-class medicines for autoimmune diseases, solid tumors and hematological malignancies indications, today announced that it has presented the first…

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Probiotic firm hopes for great things from new strain

A clinical trial is underway at La Trobe University and its Athens counterpart for an Australian-made probiotic, its owners hope will be used for inflammation.

AAP

Dark Horse Consulting Group and Altruist Biologics Announce Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Biologics Manufacturing and Development in China

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. and SUZHOU, China, June 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dark Horse Consulting Group (“DHCG” or “the Group”), a leader in strategic and operational biotherapeutics consulting, and Altruist Biologics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Innovent Biologics and global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in the development and…

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'Rhino Tranq' Is in the Drug Supply and Naloxone Won't Stop It: A Growing Overdose Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight

When emergency medical teams respond to an overdose call, their most reliable tool has long been naloxone — a medication that rapidly reverses the effects of opioids and has saved hundreds of thousands of lives since the fentanyl crisis began.

Medical Daily

Mexican-Linked Meth Labs In South Africa Signal Cartel Shift Into Africa

South African police have uncovered three Mexican-linked industrial methamphetamine labs since mid-2024, a string of raids that authorities and organized crime experts say points to a major shift in the global drug trade: cartels are no longer just moving drugs through Africa. They are increasingly producing them there.

Latin Times

AGC Biologics to Manufacture Teikoku Seiyaku's rhMMP-7 Drug Substance

HEIDELBERG, Germany and CHIBA, Japan, May 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AGC Biologics, your friendly CDMO expert, was selected by Teikoku Seiyaku Co., Ltd., a leader in transdermal drug delivery, to provide microbial contract development and manufacturing services for KTP-001, a recombinant human matrix metalloproteinase-7 (rhMMP-7), to treat lumbar disc…

AAP

JSP taps booming supplement market

JSP Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (Thailand) Plc is responding to growing demand for wellness products by expanding into international markets, strengthening its own brand and adding fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) to its portfolio.

Bangkok Post

Antengene Appoints Dr. Bing Hou as Chief Scientific Officer to Lead Innovation-Driven R&D Strategy and Advance Next-Generation Pipeline

SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene", SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading innovative, commercial-stage global biotech company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class and/or best-in-class medicines for autoimmune disease, solid tumors and hematological malignancies indications, today announced that Dr. Bing Hou has been appointed…

AAP

Trump and Mark Cuban's Surprise TrumpRx Alliance Sends Big Pharma Reeling

Mark Cuban's unexpected partnership with Donald Trump on the TrumpRx expansion ignites political backlash, viral controversy, and fresh debate over US drug pricing.

International Business Times UK

Risen Pharma Announces Initiation of Phase 2 Clinical Trial of RP902 for Mild Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer’s Disease

SHANGHAI, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Risen Pharma, a clinical-stage biotech company focusing on the development and commercialization of high-need, patient-accessible therapeutics, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical study in China of RP902, an oral small-molecule drug developed to address significant unmet medical needs in patients…

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Abortion providers brace for more disruptions after mail-order mifepristone whiplash

Recent decisions have alternately blocked access to abortion drug and restored it as cases wind through courts

The Independent UK

FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

The Food and Drug Administration's top drug official is stepping down in the latest shake-up at the powerful health agency

Axios

Pharma leaders hope next FDA head calms waters

They called for stability and predictability at the agency at Axios' Future of Health summit.

International Business Times UK

ChatGPT Told a 19-Year-Old How to Mix Drugs — His Mother Found Him Dead the Next Morning

A wrongful death lawsuit alleges ChatGPT gave a 19-year-old UC Merced student lethal drug dosage advice. OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health months later for 230 million weekly users.

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Did Trump Fire Marty Makary? The Mango Vape Battle That 'Helped Push' FDA Commissioner Out the Door

Marty Makary resigned as FDA Commissioner amid disputes over mango-flavoured vapes, with speculation that political pressure from Trump influenced his departure.

The Independent UK

Manufacturer Victrex to cut 10th of jobs after plunging to loss

It came as the company reported a pre-tax loss of £44 million for the six months to March

The Guardian - US

US supreme court temporarily extends access to mail-order abortion medication mifepristone

Louisiana had sued the FDA last fall, arguing that prescribing mifepristone interfered with state’s ban on abortion

Radio France Internationale

Police raids across 90 countries seize fake and illegal medicines worth €14m

Interpol says nearly 270 people suspected of drug trafficking have been arrested and 66 criminal groups dismantled following a major international police operation spanning 90 countries.

International Business Times

White House Says Trump's Drugmaker Deals Could Save U.S. Economy $529 Billion Over 10 Years

The White House said on Tuesday that agreements with major drugmakers could save the U.S. economy $529 billion over the next decade.

Latin Times

Supreme Court Asked to Restore Mail Access to Abortion Pill After Sweeping Appellate Ruling

Two makers of the abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court to block a federal appellate ruling that cut off mail-order access to the drug, in what legal experts are calling the most significant jolt to abortion policy since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

The Guardian - US

Abortion pill maker asks US supreme court to halt ban on mail-order access

Danco Laboratories files emergency appeal after lower court blocks telemedicine providers from prescribing

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