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Providing training to the NHS: a learning curve for pharma too

December 18, 2007
Sales and Marketing NHS, pharma, training

It hardly needs to be said that each wave of NHS reorganisation has brought new challenges in terms of pharma …

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Eisai signs $3.9bn biotech deal

December 14, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eisai

Japanese pharma company Eisai has acquired Minnesota-based biotech MGI Pharma for $3.9 billion, significantly boosting its oncology business.It is Eisai’s …

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Costly private practices will not improve service, warns BMA

December 14, 2007

The government's pledge to build 100 new practices in under-doctored areas could make health inequalities in Britain even worse, according …

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Bayer Schering blood clotting drug a ‘major leap forward’

December 14, 2007
Sales and Marketing Bayer, Xarelto, clot

Bayer Schering says its new blood clotting drug Xarelto is poised to set a new standard of care for post-surgery …

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GSK boosts portfolio in cancer and anti-infectives

December 14, 2007
Research and Development

GSK has secured two new early-stage biotech licensing deals to boost its product pipeline.The UK-based group unveiled one partnership with …

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NICE bends to pressure over Lucentis

December 14, 2007
Sales and Marketing AMD, Lucentis, NICE

NICE is set to change its guidance for blindness treatment Lucentis following a barrage of complaints over its failure to …

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Get ready for inspection

December 13, 2007
Research and Development MHRA, inspection, reg affairs

No one looks forward to receiving a letter from the MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency) inspectorate announcing their …

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Herefordshire pioneers PCT and council merger

December 12, 2007
Sales and Marketing

A revolutionary new 'public service trust' has been created in Herefordshire, and will be the first to integrate a PCT …

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Supply chain could inflate prices, says watchdog

December 12, 2007
Sales and Marketing

The NHS could face steeper prices on drugs due to manufacturers adopting a new restrictive distribution model, according to a …

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Stout to quit as GSK restructures

December 10, 2007
Sales and Marketing GSK, restructure

GlaxoSmithKline has unveiled new appointments to its board of directors and the departure of its current president of Pharmaceuticals David …

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Pharma calls for European ‘patient information partnerships’

December 10, 2007
Medical Communications

Pharmaceutical industry leaders are hoping that 2008 will see a breakthrough on one of the most contentious issues in European …

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Avandia suffering less in Europe

December 10, 2007
Sales and Marketing Avandia, diabetes

New research by market data company TNS Healthcare suggests that fewer patients are being taken off Avandia in Europe than …

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GP leader hits out at regulator’s demands

December 10, 2007
Sales and Marketing

The chairman of the NHS Alliance has criticised a new report which says GPs are not carrying out 'basic work' …

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Eisai gets go ahead for Alzheimer’s appeal

December 10, 2007
Alzheimer's, Eisai, NICE

Eisai is to make one more legal challenge to NICE by taking its case on Alzheimer’s drugs to the Court …

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ABPI names new president

December 10, 2007
ABPI

AstraZeneca's Chris Brinsmead has been named as the next president of the ABPI.He will take over from the current ABPI …

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Latest news from Datamonitor

December 10, 2007
Research and Development

Adventrx completes enrolment for breast cancer trialAdventrx Pharmaceuticals has completed patient enrolment in its Phase II clinical trial of CoFactor …

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Safety first

December 10, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing clinical trials, drug development, drug safety

There is a tide of change in drug safety within the pharmaceutical industry.  Internal and external forces are pushing drug …

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NICE approves Novartis asthma jab

November 30, 2007
Sales and Marketing

NICE has recommended Novartis' injection Xolair for asthma patients whose condition cannot be controlled by conventional first-line treatments. Patients with …

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New GP practices for deprived areas

November 30, 2007

Health secretary Alan Johnson has unveiled plans to open 100 new practices in under-doctored areas within the next three years. …

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Ezetrol receives NICE approval

November 30, 2007
Sales and Marketing

NICE has approved Ezetrol, the cholesterol-lowering drug marketed by MSD and Schering-Plough. Data shows the drug significantly reduces bad cholesterol …

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