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Elan to sell European assets

December 12, 2003
Sales and Marketing Elan

Indebted Irish pharmaceutical company Elan has confirmed that it is in talks to sell part of its European operations.The company …

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Pharma companies to licence AIDS drugs

December 12, 2003
Sales and Marketing

Cheaper AIDS drugs should soon be available in South Africa after two pharma companies agreed to licence their products to …

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Antisoma’s ‘magic bullet’ cancer drug shows further promise

December 11, 2003
Research and Development

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Outlook bright for generics

December 11, 2003
Sales and Marketing generics

Traditionally the US has been seen as the most attractive location for generics players with a combination of market fragmentation, …

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Extra billions on prescribing help NHS improve

December 9, 2003

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Recruitment bounces back

December 8, 2003
Business Services recruitment

News for the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors may be pretty glum at the moment, but recruitment into both sectors is …

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Government promotes private access to Tamiflu

December 8, 2003
Sales and Marketing

The government has proposed making Roche's flu drug Tamiflu available to more patients through a private prescription from their GP.The …

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Investors unmoved by GSK pipeline news

December 8, 2003
Research and Development

GlaxoSmithKline has presented details of 20 potential blockbusters in its pipeline which it claims could bring it industry leading growth …

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Zetia-Zocor marketing to focus on efficacy

December 8, 2003
Sales and Marketing

Merck and Schering-Plough have indicated that efficacy and not safety will be the focus of their up-and-coming cholesterol combination drug.Merck …

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Expert resigns over HRT warning

December 8, 2003

New guidance advising doctors not to use hormone replacement therapy to treat osteoporosis has prompted the resignation of a senior …

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New foundation trust watchdog appointed

December 4, 2003

The head of the new independent watchdog to monitor NHS foundation trusts has been named as Bill Moyes, current Director-General …

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Don’t get frozen out

December 4, 2003
Sales and Marketing marketing, sales, strategy

A fundamental change is underway in the European healthcare sector. The traditional autonomy of the physician has yielded to more …

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Biotech grows up

December 4, 2003
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing alliances, biotech, partnerships, pharma

Sometimes it is hard to see where the fun lies in running a biotechnology company. Discounting the obvious success stories …

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MEPs look for progress on patient information

November 28, 2003

MEPs have put forward new proposals to provide patients and the public with greater information on medicines, in an attempt …

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Stronger warnings for COX-IIs recommended

November 28, 2003

A European Union safety review of the COX-II inhibitor class of drugs has recommended stronger labelling for painkiller treatments for …

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GSK loses Augmentin patent battle to Novartis

November 28, 2003

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Medicare reform will expand US market

November 27, 2003
Medicare, US, healthcare reform

 America’s long-awaited reform of the Medicare health insurance system has received the backing of both Houses of government, giving over …

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Making the most of medicines

November 26, 2003
Sales and Marketing NHS, healthcare, medicines management

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Call to action after breakthrough on patents

November 26, 2003

The World Health Organisation has called for massively increased efforts to distribute antiretrovirals in the developing world to cut unnecessary …

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Red Door’s hepatitis campaign wins top PR prize

November 26, 2003

Red Door Communications has scooped several top prizes at the prestigious PR Week Awards including one for its  hepatitis B …

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