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Avandia safety scare costs GSK $200m

July 26, 2007
Sales and Marketing GSK

GlaxoSmithKline saw its performance in the second quarter of this year badly affected by a 22% slump in sales of …

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Johnson defends NHS reform plans to MPs

July 26, 2007

The health secretary Alan Johnson has defended his decision to carry out a once-in-a-generation reform of the NHS in England.He …

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Renewed push for private sector to challenge traditional GPs

July 25, 2007

The government is to ask the NHS managers to look again at using the private sector to improve primary care …

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GSK’s Cervarix gets European green light

July 25, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Cervarix, the cervical cancer vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline has received a positive opinion from the European medicines regulator, meaning it could …

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Lilly expands UK research lab

July 23, 2007
Research and Development

Lilly has opened a new extension to its UK drug research laboratories which specialise in new medicines for neurological conditions.The …

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Latest news from Datamonitor

July 23, 2007
Research 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 …

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Mood swings: the ups and downs of moving jobs

July 23, 2007
Business Services career, planning, recruitment

How many times do you come across that old cliche about an emotional rollercoaster? It seems to be applied to …

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Lipitor woes take toll on Pfizer

July 19, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Sales of Pfizer's flagship brand Lipitor suffered in the second quarter, contributing to a 20% drop in profits.The company began …

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Woman wins court battle for Avastin treatment

July 19, 2007
Sales and Marketing NICE, avastin

A woman with bowel cancer has won her High Court battle for access to the drug Avastin, overturning a decision …

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Spending pushes Actelion into loss but boom continues

July 19, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Specialist pharma company Actelion has registered a loss of 53 million Swiss francs ($44 million) for the first half of …

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Roche splits top roles

July 19, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Roche's Franz Humer is stepping down as chief executive to concentrate on his role as chairman.In splitting the top jobs, …

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Generic pressure curbs Novartis growth

July 17, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Swiss pharma company Novartis has posted sales growth of 14% for the first half of 2007, but growing pressure from …

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Doctors defy NICE as Alzheimer’s spending rises

July 17, 2007
Sales and Marketing

UK Alzheimer's patients may not lose access to drug treatment, despite restrictive NICE guidance.Prescribing of Alzheimer's drugs has increased by …

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Newly merged Bayer Schering launched in the UK

July 17, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Bayer has officially launched its new UK pharmaceutical division, following last year's acquisition of Schering Health Care.Called Bayer Schering Pharma, …

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A guarded yes to Gardasil – and a door open to Cervarix

July 17, 2007
Sales and Marketing

After 18 months of deliberation by an expert committee, the UK government has agreed in principle that girls aged 12-13 …

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Doctors free to overrule NICE decisions, claims charity

July 17, 2007

A patient group is urging doctors to exercise their clinical judgement to overrule NICE guidance which restricts access to Alzheimer's …

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The gloves come off for ABPI and NHS fight

July 17, 2007
ABPI, prescribing incentives

An unprecedented legal action by the pharmaceutical industry against the government could reach the High Court within the next few …

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Latest news from Datamonitor

July 16, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Antisoma drops ovarian cancer drugCancer drug developer Antisoma says new data from its Phase II trial of ASA404 showed that …

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Time is money in R&D

July 16, 2007
Research and Development clincial trials, drug development, productivity

There is a much-quoted statistic, which has become so hackneyed that it's largely ignored these days, but while you are …

Feature

Radical revamp of NHS in London proposed

July 13, 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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