In this week's podcast edition of Five Must-Know Things: J&J’s Spravato on track for blockbuster status; US uptake of Rezzdifra held up by payers; CNS drugs are surprisingly valuable; obesity rules large cap stocks; and Legend buyout rumors validate China biotech. 

Analysts tracking consumer health product firms in the US anticipatevApril-June results lower than a year ago across most businesses. While some results will be lower on comparisons with strong growth in 2023, others will reflect a slow allergy season, retailers’ inventories remaining high as consumer spending slows or firms continuing to recover from supply chain problems.

Artiva grossed $167m by selling more shares than previously planned, but at a significantly lower price per share than it proposed earlier in the week, to fund its NK cell therapy programs.

This week, Nipro Medical Corp. announced it will invest $397.8m to build a US-based production plant, generating 232 new jobs; both Baxter and Hamilton announced ventilator recalls; Imperative Care wins FDA clearance for its stroke catheter; Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc entered into a conditional sale and purchase deal to sell its Clinical AI business to GE HealthCare for £40.5m; RMI distributed 350m rapid test kits in the fight against HIV/AIDS; Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production Co., Ltd received a second FDA warning letter about quality and safety of plastic syringes.