Treatments for peanut allergy and Parkinson's disease are among U.S. drug launches that have been postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic as drugmakers struggle with disruptions to business, a Reuters review of filings and interviews with executives show.
More may be delayed as authorities battle to control a pandemic that has already claimed more than 125,000 U.S. lives.
Hold-ups are mainly affecting treatments for diseases that are less acute, or less profitable for drugmakers, as the industry prioritizes its most promising new medicines. Lilly and rival Pfizer Inc have moved forward with launches of recently approved cancer drug Retevmo and heart disease treatment Vyandeqel, respectively, the only available treatments for two rare and potentially deadly conditions.
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