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Kinapse selected by European Medicines Agency to provide EudraVigilance data management services

October 25, 2010
Business Services EMA, Kinapse

25 October, 2010 London, UK Kinapse announced today that it has been selected through a European open procurement procedure to …

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Arena’s obesity treatment lorcaserin rejected by FDA

October 25, 2010
Sales and Marketing Arena Pharma, Eisai, FDA, FDA complete response letter, lorcaserin, obesity

A new weight loss drug has been rejected by the FDA because of numerous concerns about side-effects and limited efficacy. …

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Two thirds of pharma companies face ‘strategic crisis’

October 25, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, Pfizer, Roland Berger, generics, pharma research, pharma sales

The pharma industry is moving away from traditional in-house innovation and toward a more diversified business model, but will encounter …

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Empowering patients through telehealth

October 25, 2010
Sales and Marketing George MacGinnis, Henry Rivera, Michael Dillon, NHS telehealth, Whole System Demonstrators, diabetes telehealth, pa consulting, patients, telehealth

Current models of healthcare are becoming unsustainable all over the world, due to people living longer with chronic diseases, and …

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FDA rejects Viropharma’s Cinryze manufacturing expansion

October 25, 2010
Sales and Marketing Cinryze, FDA, FDA complete response letter, Viropharma, angioedema, pharmaceutical manufacturing

ViroPharma was dealt a blow late last week when the FDA turned down its application for additional manufacturing capacity for …

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GE Healthcare’s Christopher Ehinger moves to Black Swan

October 25, 2010
Black Swan Analysis, Christopher Ehinger, GE Healthcare, appointment, sales and marketing

Black Swan Analysis has appointed Christopher Ehinger as managing director.He moves to the company from GE Healthcare, where he served as oncology …

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FDA warns Gilead over contamination risks at California facility

October 25, 2010
Manufacturing and Production AmBisome, Cayston, FDA, Gilead, Macugen, Viread, manufacturing compliance, pharma manufacturing

Gilead Sciences has been sent a warning letter from the FDA after failing to rectify problems at a facility used to …

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Digital Pharma: Pfizer, Enbrel and UK Google Adwords

October 22, 2010
Medical Communications ABPI Code of Practice, Digital Pharma blog, Enbrel, Google Adwards, PMCPA, Pfizer, pharma SEO

Pfizer is using Google Adwords in the UK to promote an online eCongress for healthcare professionals interested in its arthritis …

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Draftfcb Healthcare London appoints industry veterans

October 22, 2010
Medical Communications Draftfcb, Draftfcb Healthcare, Jeff Daniels, Peter Hudspeth, medical communications

Draftfcb London has appointed Jeff Daniels and Peter Hudspeth as joint managing directors of its healthcare arm. “I’m excited to …

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GSK cleared of unethical practices by PMCPA

October 22, 2010
Medical Communications ABPI, ABPI Code of Practice, Avamys, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, PMCPA, Rupafin, Seretide

GlaxoSmithKline has been found guilty of two transgressions of the ABPI Code of Practice in a case centring on the …

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M:Communications hires Amber Bielecka

October 22, 2010
Medical Communications Amber Bielecka, M:Communications, appointment, medical communications

Financial communications agency M:Communications has appointed Amber Bielecka to its international healthcare practice. She joins the agency from Citigate Dewe …

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GlaxoSmitKline's headquarters

Revenue slump for GSK as Avandia sales stall

October 22, 2010
Sales and Marketing Avandia, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, UK science budget, patent box, pharma's 2010 results, pharma's Q3 results

GlaxoSmithKline has posted a third quarter loss after sales of its troubled diabetes drug Avandia and pandemic influenza products fell. …

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Pfizer recalls Lipitor tablets because of ‘musty’ smell

October 22, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Lipitor, Pfizer, pharma recalls, product recalls

Pfizer has recalled 191,000 bottles of its cholesterol drug Lipitor in the US after customers complained of an unusual, musty …

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Lilly suspends late-stage trials of diabetes drug Protege

October 22, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MacroGenics, Protege, diabetes, lilly, type I diabetes

Eli Lilly and its partner MacroGenics have suspended phase III trials of their investigational type I diabetes drug Protege after …

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Anna Protopapas to lead Takeda’s global business development unit

October 21, 2010
Sales and Marketing Anna Protopapas, Japanese pharma company, Takeda, appointment, sales and marketing

Takeda has set up a new global business development unit within its US subsidiary to oversee mergers, acquisitions and other …

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Chancellor George Osborne

NHS budget ‘will have to stretch further’

October 21, 2010
George Osborne, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS funding, government, king's fund

The NHS budget has been protected from the worst of the Comprehensive Spending Review’s swingeing cuts, with a raise that …

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Johnson & Johnson recalls more Tylenol

October 21, 2010
Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, McNeil, Tylenol, pharma recalls, product recalls

Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit has announced yet another recall affecting its Tylenol painkiller range. The latest recall …

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Pfizer extends portfolio with Brazilian generics deal

October 21, 2010
Brazil, IMS Health, Pfizer, em, emerging pharma marketings

Pfizer is partnering with leading Brazilian generics firm Laboratorio Teuto Brasileiro to develop and commercialise a number of generic products …

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Novartis posts strong Q3 results

October 21, 2010
Sales and Marketing 2010 financials, Novartis, Novartis quarterly results, Q3, pharma sales

Novartis has posted double digit growth for the third quarter following a strong showing by a number of recently launched …

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Staff blockade Sanofi-Aventis facility in France

October 21, 2010
Manufacturing and Production France, Sanofi, Sanofi-Aventis, job cuts, manufacturing and production

Workers at a Sanofi-Aventis manufacturing facility in Romainville, France, sealed off the gates of the plant to protest plans to …

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