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Pfizer forms rare diseases unit

June 15, 2010
Research and Development Orphan, Pfizer

Pfizer is seeking to boost its coverage of research into orphan conditions with the creation of a new unit focused …

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Ben Fisher joins OgilvyHealthPR

June 15, 2010
Medical Communications Ogilvy, appointment, medical communications

OgilvyHealthPR has appointed Ben Fisher as associate director. He joins the agency from Porter Novelli and has ten years experience …

Appointment

Management appointments at Novasep

June 15, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Novasep, appointment, manufacturing and production

Pharma manufacturing company Novasep has appointed Stephen Stefano to head up its US business and Patrick Glasser to lead its …

Appointment

Patheon back in the black, secures major Merck contract

June 15, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Patheon

Contract services company Patheon swung back into profit in the second quarter of the year, helped by a weak dollar, …

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Victoza wins partial NICE recommendation

June 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing NICE, Victoza, diabetes

Novo Nordisk has been given a limited approval for its new type II diabetes treatment in draft guidance issued by …

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Early halt for successful apixaban trial

June 14, 2010
Research and Development apixaban, atrial fibrilation

Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s atrial fibrillation treatment apixaban has performed so well in a phase III trial that it has …

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Digital Pharma: Janssen gets animated about ADHD

June 14, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ADHD, Janssen, disease awareness campaigns

Janssen-Cilag has launched a new UK campaign to raise awareness of ADHD among teenagers, their parents and teachers. The campaign’s …

News

Boehringer denies Micardis cancer link

June 14, 2010
Sales and Marketing ACE-inhibitors, ARB, Boehringer, Micardis, drug safety

Boehringer Ingelheim has given a robust rebuttal to a Lancet report implicating its hypertension drug Micardis (telmisartan) in scares about …

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Pharma pools trial data for brain disorder research

June 14, 2010
Research and Development Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's, clinical trials, partnerships

Leading pharma companies have come together for a major new research collaboration aimed at improving clinical trials for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, …

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Brecon appoints Nycomed’s Dr Herbert Pomper

June 14, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Brecon, appointment, manufacturing and production

Packaging and clinical supply services company Brecon Pharmaceuticals has appointed Dr Herbert Pomper to the newly created role of associate …

Appointment

Doctors.net.uk appoints Gareth Thomas

June 14, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing appointment, doctors.net, medical communications, sales and marketing

Gareth Thomas has joined UK online medical professional network Doctors.net.uk as international development director.

Appointment

Implementing value-based pricing in the UK

June 14, 2010
Sales and Marketing hta, pricing, value

The UK has a strong history of innovation in medicines and it is vital to the economy that this continues …

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GSK-funded project will print APIs onto tablets

June 14, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development GlaxoSmithKline, manufacturing, production, tablets

Researchers at GlaxoSmithKline and two UK universities are working on a technology that could allow active pharmaceutical ingredients to be …

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NHS Direct

Digital Pharma: NHS Direct pilots online treatment aids

June 11, 2010
Medical Communications NHS, NHS Direct, osteoporosis, patient information, prostate cancer

NHS Direct is piloting online decision aids to help patients suffering from osteoporosis or prostate cancer make informed healthcare choices. …

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Virgo wins Risperdal UK account

June 11, 2010
Medical Communications Janssen, Open Road, Risperdal, Virgo

Janssen-Cilag has called in Virgo Health and Open Road to help boost the fortunes of its injectable antipsychotic drug Risperdal …

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Laboratorios Phoenix

GSK acquires Argentine pharma firm

June 11, 2010
Sales and Marketing Argentina, GlaxoSmithKline, Latin America, em

GlaxoSmithKline has acquired a leading Argentine pharma firm Laboratorios Phoenix in a move to make further inroads into Latin America. …

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BMS factory closure could interrupt HIV drug supply

June 11, 2010
Manufacturing and Production BMS, HIV, manufacturing, supply chain

Closure of a manufacturing facility in France operated by Bristol-Myers Squibb could lead to shortages of an important treatment for …

News

Gilenia on track to become first oral MS drug

June 11, 2010
Sales and Marketing Gilenia, MS

Novartis’ oral MS therapy Gilenia has been boosted by an FDA committee’s unanimous recommendation for its approval. The drug is …

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Dr. Panos Tsintis joins NDA

June 11, 2010

NDA, the leading European regulatory affairs consulting group, appoints Dr Panos Tsintis to its expanding panel of experts – the …

Appointment

Chiltern Launches Collaborative Technologies

June 11, 2010
Research and Development

Glenn Kerkhof, Chiltern CEO, commented, “A key benefit of Collaborative Technologies is the immediate access to current study information which …

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