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Public to get clearer picture of hospital bugs

April 18, 2007
NHS

 The government is to turn up the heat on trusts over rising levels of hospital infections by showing the public …

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Diabetes drug costs double in five years

April 18, 2007
Sales and Marketing

A growing number of patients and a switch to newer medicines has brought about a doubling of England's spending on …

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Athena wins two Pfizer accounts

April 18, 2007
Medical Communications

Athena Medical PR has been appointed by Pfizer UK to run its PR campaigns for two of its anti-infective products: …

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Europe’s buoyant biotech set for further growth

April 16, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech

A new comprehensive survey of the world's biotechnology industry shows the sector to be in great health, with indications of …

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NICE in the dock: what the judicial review means for pharma

April 16, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NICE, UK, healthcare, judicial review

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has been at the centre of controversy ever since its inception …

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Product news from Datamonitor

April 16, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Carrington Laboratories to manufacture sublingual vaccinesCarrington Laboratories has reported that its subsidiary DelSite Biotechnologies has entered into an agreement with …

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Company news from Datamonitor

April 16, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Avenir plans restructure and ends AZ collaborationsAvanir Pharmaceuticals has said it plans to implement a restructuring plan and has ended …

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NHS will be ‘unrecognisable’ in 10 years’ time, say doctors

April 16, 2007
NHS

Most young doctors believe the NHS will be unrecognisable in 10 years' time, a new survey has revealed.The research, published …

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Europe imposes restrictions on Ketek prescribing

April 16, 2007
Sales and Marketing Ketek, safety

The European Medicines Agency has issued guidance for the four indications of Ketek, the Sanofi-Aventis antibiotic stripped of several indications …

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Encouraging New Thinking in Strategic Planning

April 12, 2007
Sales and Marketing marketing, planning, strategic planning, strategy

How many pharma marketers, faced with the annual chore of writing a strategic plan, have decided not to take the …

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Product Development Update

April 12, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Product news round-up from Datamonitor ChemGenex begins CML trialChemGenex Pharmaceutical has treated the first patient in a new phase II/III clinical …

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Change in US law could cut drugs spending by $30 billion

April 12, 2007
Sales and Marketing US, reform

Calls to allow the US government to negotiate drug prices with the pharmaceutical industry have been reawakened by a new …

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Abbott lowers prices on HIV drugs

April 12, 2007
Sales and Marketing HIV, par

Intervention from the World Health Organisation has spurred Abbott to lower its prices on HIV drugs in developing countries.The company …

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Resolute to open New York office

April 12, 2007
Medical Communications Resolute

London-based healthcare consultancy Resolute is to break into the all-important US market by opening an office in New York.Resolute was …

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Sales representatives blow the whistle on rule-breaking call rates

April 11, 2007
Sales and Marketing ABPI, ethics

Pharmaceutical sales representatives are turning to the industry regulator and blowing the whistle on their own companies, when they are …

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Novartis’ Zelnorm pulled from market after safety concerns

April 2, 2007
Sales and Marketing FDA, reg

Zelnorm, the treatment for irritable bowel syndrome, has been withdrawn from the US market after the FDA raised concerns about …

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Helping marketers shape up for the job

April 2, 2007
Business Services, Sales and Marketing PRIME, marketing, pm society, recruitment, training

Marketing is defined in the New English Dictionary as all the processes involved in moving goods from the producer to …

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World news roundup

March 30, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Crucell partners with ADImmune on flu vaccineDutch biotechnology company Crucell and Taiwanese-based ADImmune are to collaborate on an influenza vaccine …

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US news roundup

March 30, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Avicena starts phase III Parkinson's trialAvicena Group said that the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has initiated …

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Pfizer’s torcetrapib results cast doubt on CETP inhibitors

March 30, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, lipid

New data on Pfizer's ill-fated torcetrapib suggest the drug doesn't reduce arterial plaque, casting doubt on other drugs in the …

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