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Pfizer says it will close Puerto Rico plant

November 22, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Guayama, Humacao, Pfizer, Puerto Rico, Vega Baja

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E-prescribing ‘patchy at best’

November 22, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing DoH, NHS, UCL, e-prescribing

Electronic prescribing in NHS hospitals – seen as one of the cornerstones of public health provision in the future – …

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Cancer app takes top prize in Janssen digital awards

November 22, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, J&J, JJ, app, digital, px healthcare

A start-up firm established by medical scientists that develops mobile apps for cancer patients has taken first place in the …

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Big data ‘road map’ launched by ABPI

November 22, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, BMA, NIHR, data, transparency

The ABPI has launched a new initiative that aims to harness the potential of big data to improve patient care …

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Life makes several changes

November 22, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Life, comms, creative, healthcare

Marketing communications firm Life is restructuring to advance its status as an integrated creative company. As part of this process …

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Coalition launches rare disease strategy

November 22, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DoH, NHS, R&D, rare disease

The Department of Health has launched the UK’s first strategy on rare diseases as part of a bid to boost …

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Lilly signs Lou Gehrig’s disease deal

November 21, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing als, hill, lilly, lou gehrig

Eli Lilly & Company has signed a deal with US charity Project A.L.S. to find new treatments for the debilitating …

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GSK makes £425 million Aspen sale

November 21, 2013
Sales and Marketing GSK, Merck, South Africa, aspen

GlaxoSmithKline has raised £425 million with the sale of 28.2 million shares that it has in Africa’s biggest drugmaker as …

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Smartphone app to aid brain injury sufferers

November 21, 2013
Medical Communications brain, brain in hand, digital, glenside, smartphone, wells

Neurological rehabilitation firm Glenside are running a large-scale pilot which uses smartphone technology to improve the lives of people with …

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NHS responds to Mid Staffs

November 21, 2013
Sales and Marketing Francis, Mid Staffs, NHS, UK

The government has accepted 281 out of the 290 recommendations contained in the Francis report – the damning document published …

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Novasep appoints president of Industrial Biotech business

November 21, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novasep

French processing equipment supplier Novasep has appointed Nadege Laborde as the new president of its Industrial Biotech business unit. It …

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Global prescriptions cost to hit $1 trillion

November 20, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IMS, UK, prescriptions

The worldwide cost of medicine prescriptions will for the first time hit $1 trillion next year as drugs get more …

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EMA looks to sharpen HTA data output

November 20, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, EMA, NICE, hta, transparency

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has deepened its partnership with the European network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA) as it …

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Healthcare UK appoints medical director

November 20, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, healthcare uk

Professor Rory Shaw has been hired as the medical director of Healthcare UK to lead the newly-established NHS International Development …

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AstraZeneca sells arthritis drug for $35 million

November 20, 2013
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, RA, arthritis, horizon, vimovo

AstraZeneca has sold rights to its arthritis treatment Vimovo to speciality pharma firm Horizon Pharma for $35 million.  AZ retains …

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Understanding Which Types of Design Should Be Driving Innovation at Drug Delivery Device Suppliers

November 20, 2013
Manufacturing and Production auto injector, autoinjector, autoinjector innovation, shl autoinjector

SHL’s recent article “Understanding Which Types of Design Should Be Driving Innovation at Drug Delivery Device Suppliers” was featured in …

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SHL introduces new mobile website

November 20, 2013
Manufacturing and Production shl group, shl mobile, shl social media

SHL recently introduced a mobile website which allows mobile device users to view the company’s corporate website in a more …

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Pfizer launches another ‘medicine optimisation’ campaign

November 19, 2013
Medical Communications Pfizer, RPS, npa, treatments

Patients would be more likely to follow prescriptions if they had better knowledge about the drugs they were taking according …

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Charge more for prescriptions in England, say Reform

November 19, 2013
Sales and Marketing GP, NHS, UK, doctors, prescriptions, reform

Increase prescriptions to £10 and charge the same amount to see a GP if you want to help the NHS …

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Merck’s melanoma vaccine impresses

November 19, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MK-3475, Merck, Roche, melanoma

Merck has posted impressive results for its new melanoma vaccine MK-3475 as it looks to vie for a place in …

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