Three generics firms – Aurobindo, Cipla and Viatris’s Mylan – have signed licensing agreements with the Medicines Patent Pool that will allow them to produce versions of ViiV Healthcare’s long-acting cabotegravir treatment for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.

Legislation could facilitate faster access without cost sharing or restrictions for new HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis. The White House said its budget proposal to expand Medicare price negotiation would save $160bn more than the Inflation Reduction Act's existing negotiation provisions.

A new head-to-head proves Cabenuva is a match for Gilead’s Biktarvy, which should boost uptake of the long-acting HIV treatment.

Amid ongoing impact from exchange rates, Japan's five largest pharma firms showed mostly positive growth in the fiscal nine-month period. Enhertu will continue to drive Daiichi Sankyo, while Shionogi is forecasting record-breaking revenue on oral COVID-19 drug Xocova and Eisai is rolling out closely-watched Alzheimer's contender Leqembi.