First national dementia strategy planned
August 7, 2007Plans have been unveiled for the first-ever national dementia strategy as the scale of the problem becomes clear.The number of …
Close encounters with the NHS
August 6, 2007Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, healthcare, industry relations, pharma
Most marketers in the pharma industry understand the need to get alongside and talk to key people in the NHS …
News roundup from Datamonitor
August 3, 2007Sales and Marketing
Astion's lupus drug to receive orphan statusEuropean health authorities have recommended that Copenhagen-based Astion Pharma's cutaneous lupus erythematosus candidate be …
FDA allows Avandia to stay but damage already done
August 3, 2007Sales and Marketing diabetes
An FDA advisory committee has recommended that GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes treatment Avandia should remain available on the US market, albeit with …
Germany loses out in Astellas restructuring
August 2, 2007Sales and Marketing Astellas, Germany
Astellas has announced streamlining and cutbacks to its operations across Europe, with operations in Germany losing staff in its saleforce …
Tough talking ahead as government signals end to UK medicines pricing deal
August 2, 2007ABPI, par
The government has told the UK pharmaceutical industry it wants to talk about the future of medicines pricing in the …
ReNeuron acquires Californian base and new diabetes technology
August 2, 2007Research and Development
Pioneering British stem cell research company ReNeuron has bought the Californian company, AmCyte – a move it hopes will make …
Prevenar success boosts UK manufacturing
July 30, 2007Manufacturing and Production
Wyeth has increased the capacity at its manufacturing site in Havant, Hampshire in response to growing demand for its vaccine …
Continuous dose contraceptive launched in US
July 30, 2007Sales and Marketing contraception
Wyeth's Lybrel, the first ever contraceptive pill designed to be taken by women 365 days a year, has been launched …
Are you connecting with your customers?
July 30, 2007Sales and Marketing customers, marketing
Insights (or customer insights) seems to be the current buzzword in the pharmaceutical industry. But is it something we should …
Latest news from Datamonitor
July 27, 2007Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
BioMS's multiple sclerosis trial gets positive reviewBioMS Medical's relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis trial has received a positive review from the data …
AstraZeneca to make further job cuts
July 26, 2007Sales and Marketing
Thousands of employees in sales, marketing, R&D and back office staff will lose their jobs at AstraZeneca as the pharma …
Animal rights attacks fall to new low
July 26, 2007Sales and Marketing
Attacks by animal rights extremists in the UK have dropped to a new low – but the pharmaceutical industry says …
Avandia safety scare costs GSK $200m
July 26, 2007Sales and Marketing GSK
GlaxoSmithKline saw its performance in the second quarter of this year badly affected by a 22% slump in sales of …
Johnson defends NHS reform plans to MPs
July 26, 2007The health secretary Alan Johnson has defended his decision to carry out a once-in-a-generation reform of the NHS in England.He …
Renewed push for private sector to challenge traditional GPs
July 25, 2007The government is to ask the NHS managers to look again at using the private sector to improve primary care …
GSK’s Cervarix gets European green light
July 25, 2007Sales and Marketing
Cervarix, the cervical cancer vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline has received a positive opinion from the European medicines regulator, meaning it could …
Lilly expands UK research lab
July 23, 2007Research and Development
Lilly has opened a new extension to its UK drug research laboratories which specialise in new medicines for neurological conditions.The …
Latest news from Datamonitor
July 23, 2007Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Affiris begins clinical testing of Alzheimer's vaccineAffiris' Alzheimer's vaccine Affitope has now entered the clinical phase of its development and …
Mood swings: the ups and downs of moving jobs
July 23, 2007Business Services career, planning, recruitment
How many times do you come across that old cliche about an emotional rollercoaster? It seems to be applied to …
Latest content
Long-acting therapies set to reshape HIV treatment market
MHRA approves Romvimza for tenosynovial giant cell tumour
