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New Rebif formulation approved in Europe

August 30, 2007
Sales and Marketing

A new version of multiple sclerosis treatment Rebif, which promises to produce fewer reactions when patients inject it, is to …

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Pfizer and BMS to fight fat together

August 29, 2007
Research and Development

A new research collaboration between Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb could eventually produce innovative treatments for metabolic diseases including obesity and …

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Latest news from Datamonitor

August 28, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Alfacell reports promising results for cancer drugAlfacell Corporation has reported the results of a preclinical study showing that its cancer …

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The interim: a new kind of manager

August 28, 2007
Business Services careers, interim management, recruitment

Interim management has been around since the 1980s, but it has come a long way since then. Twenty years ago, …

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Avastin approved as first-line treatment for lung cancer

August 24, 2007
Sales and Marketing avastin, lung cancer

Roche's cancer drug Avastin has gained European approval as a first-line treatment for lung cancer on the back of data …

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Tysabri wins NICE approval

August 23, 2007
Sales and Marketing

NICE has approved Biogen Idec's Tysabri for rapidly evolving severe relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), using its fast-track, single technology appraisal …

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Pfizer appoints new finance chief

August 23, 2007
Sales and Marketing Pfizer

Pfizer has appointed Frank D'Amelio as its new head of finance, and says he has a strong track record in …

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Patient information high on MHRA agenda

August 22, 2007
Medical Communications patients

The MHRA has launched a wide-ranging consultation on its future direction, and improving information for patients is a key topic …

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Improve services or lose out to private sector, government warns GPs

August 21, 2007

The Department of Health has sent out a strongly-worded warning to England's GPs, telling them they must open in evenings …

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Roche unveils Pegasys compliance service

August 21, 2007
Medical Communications compliance, patients

Roche has set up a new multimedia service to support patients prescribed its hepatitis C treatment, Pegasys.Roche has been a …

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Media buyers Bartlett Davis join ABPI

August 21, 2007
ABPI

Bartlett Davis Communications has joined the ABPI, a move that acknowledges the increasing demands its code of practice places on …

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Amgen to cut jobs on the back of sales slide

August 20, 2007
Sales and Marketing Amgen

Amgen, one of the world's most successful biotech companies is to cut its staff numbers by up to 14% in …

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Helping brands see round corners

August 20, 2007
Sales and Marketing market research, marketing, sales, survey

Helping brand teams cope with climate changeThis year marked the 50th Anniversary of the Market Research Society. At the MRS …

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10 steps to a more effective e-detail

August 20, 2007
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing creativity, e-detailing, marketing

With so many pharma companies still to take up e-detailing, experience of moving along the learning curve is proving to …

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News roundup from Datamonitor

August 17, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Cel-Sci secures manufacturing facility for Multikine cancer drugCel-Sci has entered into an agreement with a biomedical real estate group under …

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Two companies to supply UK with pandemic flu vaccines

August 16, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Baxter and GSK have been awarded contracts by the UK government to supply vaccines in the event of a flu …

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US direct-to-consumer advertising attacked

August 16, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Direct-to-consumer advertising by the US pharmaceutical industry has come under attack again, with the latest research showing that promotion of …

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Conflict over plans to improve out-of-hours services

August 15, 2007

Doctors have attacked government plans to allow more non-medically qualified staff to run out-of-hours services.The row follows a recent report …

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Is London’s revamp a taste of things to come for the NHS?

August 15, 2007

A review of the NHS in London has recommended setting up a network of 150 polyclinics to take on much …

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Is it R.I.P. for the PPRS?

August 15, 2007
Sales and Marketing ABPI, par

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