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Iressa filed in Europe amid safety concerns

October 24, 2003

AstraZeneca has submitted its lung cancer drug Iressa for approval in Europe, despite concerns about side-effects.The novel drug was launched …

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PowderJect splits chairman and chief executive roles

October 24, 2003

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New trial for treatment-resistant HIV

October 24, 2003

Boehringer Ingelheim has begun a global phase III trial for a new drug it hopes will be effective for HIV …

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Former ImClone chief fined $800,000 for insider dealing

October 24, 2003

Former ImClone boss Samuel Waksal has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle some of the charges brought against him by …

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GSK puts new slant on Garnier pay battle

October 24, 2003

GlaxoSmithKline is to raise the issue of Chief Executive Jean-Pierre Garnier's pay once again this week, saying it is intended …

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EU to conclude Pfizer-Pharmacia review in coming weeks

October 24, 2003

The European Commission has restarted its review of Pfizer's merger with Pharmacia, and now expects to complete the investigation of …

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Conflict of interests halt Seroxat inquiry

October 24, 2003

If you were to ask leading CRO executives they would tell you that blue chip pharma companies outsource their critical …

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AstraZeneca files first for European bipolar disorder

October 24, 2003

AstraZeneca have filed the first European marketing application for an atypical antipsychotic as a treatment for manic episodes related to …

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Lilly’s well-planned campaign launches ‘spontaneity’ ED drug

October 24, 2003

Eli Lilly have launched Cialis, the first serious rival to blockbuster erectile dysfunction drug Viagra amid a flurry of media …

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Aventis cautious as growth slows

October 24, 2003

Aventis has reined in its 2003 forecasts and warned investors that the pace of its growth would slow to a …

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Elan shows $2.4bn loss for 2002

October 24, 2003

Irish pharmaceutical company Elan made a larger than expected loss of $2.39 billion last year.Shares in the troubled company fell …

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Pfizer rivals face uphill struggle

October 24, 2003

Pharmaceutical companies attempting to keep up with Pfizer's industry lead have a battle on their hands, according to analysts Datamonitor.New …

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Why can’t pharma be more like this?

October 24, 2003
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing branding, corporate

Brands are compressed bytes of information. They contain myriad messages that create impressions. If these impressions net out in a …

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Industry concern over EU reform

October 24, 2003

A serious lack of progress in EU moves to reform pharmaceutical regulation is now jeopardising key objectives, according to European …

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FDA to streamline approval process

October 24, 2003

The FDA has launched a programme to speed up approval of new drugs in response to growing concerns about lengthening …

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GSK productivity picking up

October 24, 2003

GlaxoSmithKline's early-stage pipeline of new drugs has shown big improvements recently, according to analysts Deutsche Bank."These metrics could be taken …

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R&D outsourcing strategies

October 24, 2003
Research and Development CRO, contract research, contract research organisation

The R&D and sales and marketing functions of major pharma companies are suffering from declining productivity. To date, the industry's …

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AstraZeneca sets aside $350m in fraud case

October 24, 2003

AstraZeneca has set aside $350 million to cover costs relating to its alleged defrauding of the US Medicare and Medicaid …

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Take-off for e-detailing?

October 24, 2003
Sales and Marketing e-detailing

It started last autumn with a complaint. An anonymous GP protested to the ABPI's Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority …

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The Persuaders

October 24, 2003
Sales and Marketing sales, sales force

Long time the province of Steve Coogan (grrr, I'm a tiger) and, more recently, Ricky Gervais in 'The Office', sales …

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