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US doctors oppose black box warning for eczema drugs

March 17, 2005
Sales and Marketing

US dermatologists have voiced their disapproval of new FDA restrictions on two eczema drugs because of potential cancer risks.The US …

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Playing the numbers game better

March 17, 2005
Research and Development

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MRC collaborates with Pfizer on enigmatic drug targets

March 16, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Pfizer has entered into a collaboration with the UK's Medical Research Council commercial arm to develop new drug discovery techniques.Medical …

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Telemedicine ‘disappearing from the NHS’

March 16, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The hi-tech vision of doctors communicating with their patients via video, digital imaging and electronic data transmission is as far …

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Confusion and apathy reign as GP commissioning nears

March 15, 2005

Practice based commissioning, the latest radical reform which will re-shape the way the NHS treats patients is just days away …

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Another reshuffle: PCTs under growing pressure to merge

March 15, 2005

England's primary care trusts are under growing pressure to merge, and their numbers could be reduced by a third within …

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Biotech blockbusters push industry sales over $500 billion

March 14, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The global pharmaceutical industry achieved annual sales of over $500 billion for the first time ever in 2004, up 7% …

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Give us a break from reform, pleads NHS

March 10, 2005

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Pope Woodhead re-signed for Abilify account

March 10, 2005
Medical Communications

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals have renewed Pope Woodhead's contract to provide PR support for Abilify, their antipsychotic treatment for …

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Diabetes patient cured in UK transplant breakthrough

March 10, 2005
Research and Development

A 61-year-old man from Kent has become one of the first ever patients to be cured of type I diabetes …

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Pharma’s verdict on e-marketing

March 10, 2005
Sales and Marketing

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Seroquel shows promise in Alzheimer’s

March 9, 2005
Sales and Marketing

New data shows AstraZeneca's blockbuster drug Seroquel to be effective in reducing agitation in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).Seroquel …

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Plans for more independent prescribing progressing

March 9, 2005

Nurses could soon be able to independently prescribe for long-term conditions such as asthma and diabetes, under proposals being considered …

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SSRI guidance unchanged, says MHRA

March 9, 2005
Sales and Marketing

UK regulator the MHRA has reiterated its guidance on SSRI antidepressants and stressed their safety after a new article linked …

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Judge us on NHS record, says angry Blair

March 9, 2005

A row over a pensioner's repeatedly cancelled shoulder operation has escalated into a key election battle on the state of …

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NHS Alliance warns of Health Check

March 9, 2005

The NHS Alliance has warned that the planned replacement to the controversial star ratings performance indicators may lead to 'perverse …

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Heart progress trumpeted by Labour

March 9, 2005

The government has trumpeted its progress on tackling the UK's biggest killer, cardiovascular disease, and launched a new chapter of …

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Potential blockbuster Tysabri pulled after patient death

March 9, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Elan and Biogen Idec have stopped marketing Tysabri (natalizumab), their new multiple sclerosis treatment, and asked doctors not to prescribe …

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ABPI to oppose strictest measures in pan-European code of practice

March 3, 2005
Sales and Marketing

A pan-European code of practice is being drawn up by the pharmaceutical industry organisation EFPIA in response to continuing criticism …

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GSK rebrands AIDS drugs to foil illegal imports

March 2, 2005
Sales and Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline has rebranded its Aids drugs supplied to sub-Saharan Africa to stop illegal re-importation to Europe.The company said parallel importers …

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