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Mental health services have ‘considerable room for improvement’

September 28, 2009
NHS, hc

The state of England's mental health services has been lambasted in a report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The …

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Quality by design pilot extended by FDA

September 28, 2009
NHS, hc

The US Food and Drug Administration has extended the deadline for groups wishing to take part in its quality-by-design pilot …

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Chop and change for pharma production facilities

September 28, 2009
Manufacturing and Production AZ, Teva

 

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Quintiles opens Scottish central lab

September 28, 2009
Research and Development Quintiles, Scotland

Quintiles has opened new facilities near Edinburgh, Scotland, that more than double its ability to provide central laboratory services to …

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Abbott buys Solvay for $6.6 billion

September 28, 2009
Sales and Marketing Abbott, Solvay, cystic fibrosis

Abbott is to buy the pharma division of Belgium-based Solvay for 4.5 billion euros ($6.6 billion) in cash.Solvay declared in …

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Inbed - ED treatments

Digital Pharma: Coming soon … Dennis

September 25, 2009
Medical Communications Bayer Schering Pharma, Profero, digi, digital pharma, erectile dysfunction, youtube

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MBAs: what can they do for your career?

September 25, 2009
Business Services MBA, careers, training

A few years ago, getting an MBA was rare enough to seem like an automatic passport to the executive suite. …

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Nexavar shows promise in breast cancer

September 24, 2009
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Nexavar, breast cancer

 Bayer’s Nexavar has been shown to significantly extend progression-free survival in patients with advanced breast cancer in a new phase …

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Nycomed earmarks $96m for Russian manufacturing

September 24, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Daxas, Nycomed, Russia

Swiss drugmaker Nycomed has provided more details of its plan to build a large-scale production facility in Russia.In July, Nycomed …

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Using ‘connections’: finding a new job online

September 24, 2009
Business Services careers, digi

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GlaxoSmithKline eyes Indian deal

September 23, 2009
Sales and Marketing GSK, India

GlaxoSmithKline is said to be looking to buy an Indian firm, according to reports in one of the country's largest …

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Janssen-Cilag wins NICE approval for psoriasis drug Stelara

September 23, 2009
Sales and Marketing JJ, NICE, Stelara

 NICE has approved Janssen-Cilag’s Stelara as a treatment option for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.Part of the process …

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Gerresheimer invests further in plastic packaging

September 23, 2009
Manufacturing and Production packaging

Gerresheimer has continued its expansion into the pharmaceutical plastic packaging sector with the construction of two new plants, one in …

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GlaxoSmithKline to reform US medical education funding

September 23, 2009
Medical Communications CME, US, ethics

 GlaxoSmithKline has announced a major shift in its policy for paying for medical education programmes for doctors in the US.The …

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Contract research news in brief

September 22, 2009
Research and Development CRO

Pharmafocus' periodic round-up of developments in the contract research sector includes an acquisition and alliance for BioClinica, accreditations for ICON …

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Pfizer and Icagen extend pain drug deal

September 22, 2009
Research and Development Icagen, Pfizer

Pfizer has extended its existing deal with biotech Icagen, aimed at developing new treatments for pain and related disorders. Over …

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AZ strikes drug development deal with Nektar Therapeutics

September 22, 2009
Research and Development AZ, Nektar

 AstraZeneca has licenced two anti-constipation drug development programmes from Nektar Therapeutics in a deal that could be worth more than …

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Safety First

September 22, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, US, reg, safety

A series of high-profile drug withdrawals in recent years has brought safety concerns to the fore, prompting more rigorous monitoring …

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Doctors’ leaders hit out at hospital funding proposals

September 21, 2009
NHS, hc

The British Medical Association has hit out at health secretary Andy Burnham's ideas to link hospital funding to measures of …

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Merck sells Merial share, but retains animal health option

September 21, 2009
Sales and Marketing Merck, Merial, Sanofi, animal health

Merck & Co has got rid of its interest in animal health products company Merial prior to the merger with …

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