Bextra to carry new safety warnings in US

December 10, 2004

Pfizer’s painkiller Bextra will have to carry stronger warnings in the US about increased risk of potentially fatal skin reactions …

inChord buys Junction 11 advertising agency

December 10, 2004
Medical Communications Junction 11, comms, inVentiv Health

 Global healthcare communications company inChord Communications has expanded its European base by buying the UK Junction 11 agency.inChord has its …

Chiron manufacturing ban extended

December 10, 2004

Chiron is facing a further three-month ban on vaccine production at its Liverpool factory, after problems were first detected by …

Efexor singled out in antidepressant safety review

December 7, 2004

A long-awaited investigation into the safety of modern antidepressants has concluded that the SSRI class of drugs is safe, but …

Have you perfected the work/life balance?

December 3, 2004

Perfecting the balance between work and the rest of life is increasingly a concern for employees and employers – based …

AZ to invest

December 3, 2004

Life-saving licence to boost Diovan

December 2, 2004

Sales of Novartis' hypertension treatment Diovan look set to increase following the granting of a new European Union licence for …

Cegedim service provides ‘integrated picture’ of markets

December 1, 2004

Pharmaceutical marketing data specialist Cegedim has launched a suite of new services to help pharma companies better understand their customers …

Breakthrough MS drug tipped for blockbuster status

November 30, 2004

The US has approved Tysabri, an innovative new drug which could offer new hope for sufferers of multiple sclerosis and …

Independent agencies band together in global network

November 26, 2004

PAN Advertising has formed a global network of independent healthcare communications agencies they hope will allow them to challenge the …

AstraZeneca and CAT in long-term research partnership

November 24, 2004

AstraZeneca has announced a five-year research and development alliance with Cambridge Antibody Technology for the joint discovery of antibody drugs, …

Leading by example

November 24, 2004

Selling medicines has always been a complicated business. The end user of the new product is ultimately the patient, but …

Spearhead PCTs to tackle health inequality

November 23, 2004

PCTs in some of England's most deprived areas are to lead a new drive to tackle public health problems such …

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