US Court ruling could be $7bn blow to industry
October 29, 2003Sales and Marketing
A ruling by the US Supreme Court could clear the way for US states to enforce hugely increased prescription price …
Levitra becomes Viagra’s first US challenger
October 29, 2003Sales and Marketing
GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer's erectile dysfunction is to become Viagra's first major competitor in the US after receiving marketing approval.Launched in …
Schering-Plough sacrifices begin with Hassan’s bonus
October 29, 2003Sales and Marketing
Schering-Plough's new chief executive and chairman Fred Hassan, has forgone a bonus of up to $2 million bonus to demonstrate …
Call for free price-setting across Europe
October 29, 2003Sales and Marketing
Pharmaceutical companies should be allowed to set their own prices in all the European Union countries in order to bring …
Pharmacovigilance careers opportunities
October 28, 2003Business Services pharmacovigilance, recruitment
The relationship between regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical companies may at first glance appear to be pulling in different directions, but …
The new GP contract
October 28, 2003GP contract, NHS, healthcare
The new GP contract was supported by a massive 79 per cent of those GPs who voted for it, despite …
Trial failure forces Xenova cutbacks
October 28, 2003Research and Development
Xenova has halted phase III clinical trials of its lead product after an independent safety committee confirmed safety fears about …
Six-month delay could be fatal for GP contract
October 28, 2003The crisis surrounding the proposed new GP contract has deepened after doctors refused to be "stampeded" into accepting a new …
Hassan hits the ground running on Schering-Plough re-organisation
October 28, 2003Sales and Marketing
Fred Hassan has announced a major re-organisation of Schering-Plough's pharmaceutical operations just 17 days after taking on the job of …
UK’s pharmaceutical profit control scheme to be reviewed
October 28, 2003Sales and Marketing
The agreement between the UK government and the pharmaceutical industry which controls company profits is to be reviewed.Introduced in 1999, …
Roche launches first proactive patient helpline
October 28, 2003Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing
Roche and health call-centre specialists International SOS have launched the UK's first ever helpline to proactively support patients to keep …
Private sector invited to run NHS surgery centres
October 28, 2003Private sector companies have been invited to run the latest wave of new diagnostic treatment centres (DTC) to help cut …
European HRT safety probe launched
October 28, 2003Sales and Marketing
The European Union medicines regulator is to investigate the safety of hormone replacement therapy products following a new study was …
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