Say Communications hires associate director
July 10, 2013Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing chicco, say
Health PR firm Say Communications has announced the appointment of Victoria Bramham as an associate director to help lead its …
GSK files cancer combination
July 10, 2013Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, Tafinlar, mekinist
GlaxoSmithKline has put in supplemental applications for its Tafinlar/Mekinist combination – a pair of drugs which analysts predict may have …
Novartis compound beats Enbrel
July 9, 2013Sales and Marketing Enbrel, Novartis, Pfizer, skin
One of Novartis’ investigational drugs has beaten Pfizer’s Enbrel in a head-to-head Phase III psoriasis study and is on course …
GSK teams up with Oxford biotech on cancer
July 9, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Oxford, immunocore
GlaxoSmithKline has announced a partnership with a UK biotech firm to develop oncology medicines using new methods to fight the …
Pharma chemicals added to EU pollutant watch list
July 9, 2013Manufacturing and Production EFPIA, EU, WFD, pollutants
For the first time, three pharmaceutical compounds – two hormones and an anti-inflammatory drug – will be included in a …
Pharma views sought on UK regulation
July 9, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, MHRA, pharma
A new review is inviting pharma to tell the UK government just how well national regulators and local authorities enforce …
Continuum appoints new president
July 9, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing continuum health alliance, olivia
Healthcare management firm Continuum Health Alliance has appointed Christopher Olivia to be the president of the company.Dr Olivia will help lead Continuum into …
MSD takes Januvia rap
July 9, 2013Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Januvia, MSD, Merck, PMCPA
Merck Sharp & Dohme has been censured by the PMCPA for failing to uphold standards in the way it promoted …
GSK China probe extends to Botox sales
July 8, 2013Sales and Marketing Botox, China, GSK, whistleblower
GlaxoSmithKline’s woes in China are continuing as the firm’s sales tactics with Botox are put under scrutiny. The London-based firm …
UK government launches ‘Genomics England’
July 8, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cameron, DH, Genomics england, Hunt, NHS
The government has invested £100 million into a new DNA mapping service for patients, and will begin with cancer, rare …
Novartis’ Afinitor fails NICE test
July 8, 2013Sales and Marketing Afinitor, NHS, NICE, Novartis
Novartis’ breast cancer drug Afinitor (everolimus) has been knocked back by NICE as “it is not good value for money”. …
A word from the new editor
July 8, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ben Adams, Pharmafocus, pharmafile
My name is Ben Adams, and I have the honour and the responsibility of becoming the new editor at Pharmafocus.I …
Life Healthcare appoints senior account manager
July 8, 2013Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Life Healthcare
Creative comms agency Life Healthcare Communications is developing its client services team further with the appointment of a new senior account …
Minister: ‘Prosecute NHS directors’
July 5, 2013Sales and Marketing CQC, DoH, Lamb, Mid Staffs, NHS
Directors responsible for failures in care such as those seen at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust should face prosecution, …
Bowel cancer surgery ‘increases chances’
July 5, 2013Sales and Marketing HSCIC, NHS, bowel cancer
Having surgery to treat bowel cancer massively increases a patient’s chance of survival, according to data from a new national …
New MHRA chief executive named
July 5, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MHRA, ian hudson
The Department of Health has announced the appointment of Dr Ian Hudson as chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare …
Manufacturing and production news in brief
July 5, 2013Manufacturing and Production Almac, Elona Biotech, Kamada, King Pharmaceuticals, Shasun Pharma, Tianyin Pharma
A round-up of recent developments in the pharma manufacturing sector, including a fine for King Pharma, a strike at a …
Tighter rules on pharma gifts challenged by manufacturers
July 4, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, EPPA, promotional products, transparency
The pharma industry could face a series of lawsuits by manufacturers of promotional gifts as new rules look to ban …
GSK under investigation in China
July 4, 2013Sales and Marketing China, GSK, NDRC, corruption
GlaxoSmithKline is being investigated by authorities in China in what appear to be two separate probes into the UK manufacturer’s …
Pharma to disclose doctor payments
July 4, 2013Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, EFPIA, pharma, transparency
Pharma companies in Europe will have to reveal how much they pay to doctors under a voluntary agreement set out …
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