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Stroke awareness campaign planned

December 11, 2008
Medical Communications stroke

A three-year campaign to raise awareness of stroke will begin in February, using a mixture of advertising, PR and direct …

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College Hill to promote Abraxis ‘nanoparticle’ drug

December 10, 2008
Medical Communications Abraxis, College Hill

Abraxis Bioscience has appointed PR agency College Hill to promote its cancer drug Abraxane in Europe. The albumin-bound 'nano-particle' chemotherapeutic …

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Ark’s groundbreaking gene therapy filed in Europe

December 9, 2008
Sales and Marketing Ark, Cerepro

Cerepro, Ark's gene-based therapy for the brain cancer malignant glioma, has been filed with the European medicines agency. The drug …

News

UK biotech seeks bail out

December 9, 2008
Research and Development biotech

Biotech leaders in the UK say the cash-stricken industry has reached 'breaking point', and have made an unprecedented plea for …

News

PRA International expands European presence

December 9, 2008
Medical Communications Germany, PRA

Contract research organisation PRA International has opened a new office in Munich, its third base in Germany. Several major pharmaceutical …

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Efficacy or effectiveness?

December 9, 2008
Research and Development Les Rose, clinical trials, evidence

The question of ‘generalisability’ – or the extent clinical trials can be applied to the real world, has been an …

Feature

Caution: you are entering phase III

December 8, 2008
Research and Development clinical trials, drug development, phase III

Patient: "I've just gone into phase III! What are my chances of coming through alive?" Doctor: "Well the prognosis is …

Feature

Cytotoxic therapies to feel sting of generics

December 8, 2008
Sales and Marketing generics

Cytotoxic therapy has been the cornerstone of cancer treatment for many years: indeed, despite a number of unpleasant side effects, …

News

SMC criticises PPRS prescribing incentives

December 5, 2008
Sales and Marketing NICE, par

The government move to incentivise doctors for the prescription of new innovative medicines has been criticised by the Scottish Medicines …

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Rawlins could stay on at NICE

December 4, 2008
NICE

Prof Sir Michael Rawlins could be set to extend his tenure as chairman of NICE, with the government prepared to …

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New Pegasys licence gives patients ‘second chance for a cure’

December 4, 2008
Sales and Marketing Roche, hepatitis

Hepatitis C patients who don't at first respond to treatment with Pegasys will now be able to receive the drug …

News

Patients use NICE to challenge doctors

December 4, 2008
Sales and Marketing NICE

Patients are increasingly holding doctors to account by bringing NICE guidance with them to consultations. Debate at NICE's annual conference …

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Pharma could be top performer in recession, says AZ chief

December 4, 2008
Sales and Marketing AZ, hc

AstraZeneca's chief executive David Brennan says the pharmaceutical industry could be one of the top performing sectors during the global …

News

Adverts will promote ground-breaking sexual health launch

December 4, 2008
Medical Communications sexual disease

News

Industry hits back at Commission probe

December 4, 2008
Sales and Marketing Europe, reform

The pharmaceutical industry has hit back at what it says is an ill-informed attack on the sector by the European …

News

Boehringer to switch Flomax from POM to P

December 3, 2008
Sales and Marketing OTC

Boehringer Ingelheim's consumer arm has applied to make its urological disorder drug Flomax (tamsulosin) available in the UK from pharmacists …

News

Cancer deaths in England down

December 3, 2008
Sales and Marketing NHS

Cancer death rates in England have dropped and one-year survival rates are up, according to the Department of Health. But …

News

MedImmune’s respiratory treatment faces US approval delay

December 3, 2008
Sales and Marketing US, reg, resp

One of MedImmune's key products has hit a delay in the US, after regulators demanded further data. The FDA asked …

News

Not a ‘polyclinic’: Johnson opens the first GP-led health centre

December 3, 2008
NHS, reform

The first of a new generation of primary care centres has been opened in Bradford, which the government hopes will …

News

Effective marketing training

December 3, 2008
Business Services careers, training

When the UK's Olympics team came home from Beijing this summer, laden with a record haul of medals, the nation …

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