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GSK admits: Execs ‘breached Chinese law’

July 22, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribes, scandal

A senior GlaxoSmithKline executive has admitted that some of the firm’s staff have broken the law in China as a …

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Panpharma appoints Novartis senior head

July 22, 2013
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Pharma trading group Celesio AG has announced that Alexander Triebnigg has taken over the management of the Brazilian pharma wholesaler …

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Secret EFPIA memo on data transparency leaked

July 22, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, EFPIA, EMA, PhRMA, transparency

A memo from the European pharma lobby group EFPIA has revealed that the industry is trying to ‘mobilise’ patient groups …

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ASCO: Dispatches from the frontline against cancer

July 22, 2013
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The growing promise of pharma’s immunotherapy pipeline for cancer was undoubtedly the hottest topic at this year’s ASCO conference. The …

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Social care chief inspector appointed by Care Quality Commission

July 19, 2013
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has appointed Andrea Sutcliffe as its first chief inspector of adult social care.Any movements at …

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Boehringer and partners launch digital diabetes study

July 19, 2013
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Boehringer Ingelheim has partnered with Healthrageous and United BioSource to establish a new diabetes study to help patients manage their …

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J&J says revived OTC brands are ‘winning the hearts of consumers’

July 19, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Control, FDA, GDP, J&J, JJ, OTC

Johnson & Johnson doesn’t usually provide specific financials for its over-the-counter pharmaceuticals business, but did so for the first time …

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Lucentis and Avastin equal in efficacy

July 19, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lucentis, Novartis, Roche, avastin

Latest results released this morning from a UK government trial show that off-label use of Roche’s Avastin is just as …

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EMA appoints head of legal

July 19, 2013

The European Medicines Agency has appointed Stefano Marino as head of Legal Service.An Italian national, Marino holds a law degree …

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Havas Lynx launches med ed agency

July 19, 2013
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The healthcare communications group Havas Lynx has created a new medical education and scientific exchange agency called Havas Lynx Medical. …

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Funding boost for lung cancer ‘map’

July 18, 2013
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A new Cancer Research UK study aims to unlock lung cancer’s secrets by tracking how lung tumours develop and evolve …

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GSK finance director barred from leaving China

July 18, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, bribes, corruption, hong

GlaxoSmithKline’s finance director and British citizen Steve Nechelput has been stopped from the leaving China as the bribery case into …

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Tissue Regenix appoints Sanofi VP

July 18, 2013
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Medical devices firm Tissue Regenix has appointed Steven Couldwell as a non-executive director. With over 14 years of senior management …

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Marginal sales increase for Abbott

July 18, 2013
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Abbott’s second quarter results saw the company buffeted by currency exchange issues – primarily the yen weakening against the US …

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Nexium gets its own promotional YouTube channel

July 17, 2013
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AstraZeneca’s once biggest selling drug Nexium has been given its own YouTube channel in the hope of shoring up sales …

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J&J sees Q2 sales rise

July 17, 2013
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Johnson & Johnson saw overall sales rise 8.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2013, with the US healthcare group …

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Lundbeck/Otsuka Alzheimer’s drug improves cognition

July 17, 2013
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Lundbeck and partner Otsuka have posted positive Phase II results for their experimental Alzheimer’s drug. The latest data show statistically …

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Mitsubishi buys into tobacco production firm Medicago

July 17, 2013
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Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma has bought a majority stake in Canada’s Medicago, a company which specialises in manufacturing vaccines in tobacco …

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Eleven hospitals put on notice

July 17, 2013
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There were angry exchanges in the House of Commons yesterday as health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that 11 hospitals in …

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WinchPharma appoints new chief executive

July 17, 2013
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Healthcare products firm WinchPharma has appointed Lyndon Nicholson as its new chief executive with immediate effect.  Nicholson will replace former …

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