Pfizer loses heads of research and finance

May 23, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Two key Pfizer executives are to step down as the company continues its drive to reinvigorate itself.The departures follow the …

Edelman scoops European Viagra account

May 23, 2007
Medical Communications

Pfizer has appointed PR agency Edelman to raise the European profile of its blockbuster erectile dysfunction treatment, Viagra.The company has …

Latest news from Datamonitor

May 23, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Breast cancer patients may be offered chemo-free treatmentHormone therapy drugs such as AstraZeneca's Zoladex may be as effective as traditional …

Med Ed comes of age

May 17, 2007
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing medical education

Even a casual observer will have noticed the large contribution pharma makes to postgraduate medical education, both in the UK …

Roche selects Ketchum for pandemic work

May 17, 2007
Medical Communications

PR agency Ketchum has scooped a global account for Tamiflu as Roche begins further research into its use against bird …

Clinical news from Datamonitor

May 17, 2007
Research and Development

FDA requests additional efficacy data for Dendreon's Provenge in advanced prostate cancer.Dendreon has received a complete response letter from the …

Pharma news from Datamonitor

May 17, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Meda and Ethypharm collaborate on NSAIDMeda and Ethypharm have signed an exclusive 15-year agreement for an innovative NSAID product which …

NICE blocks Erbitux for head and neck cancer

May 17, 2007

Merck's targeted cancer drug Erbitux has been rejected by NICE for use against head and neck cancer.The Watchdog's Final Appraisal …

Gates Foundation could rival pharma, analysts warn

May 15, 2007
Sales and Marketing Gates Foundation, HIV, TB, vaccines

 The pharmaceutical industry could suffer a blow to its reputation, and could even suffer commercially, if it fails to appreciate …

GP prescribing costs contained in ’06

May 15, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Pharma revenues from primary care prescribing in England edged up three per cent in 2006, with fewer GP-led product launches …

‘Research must be nurtured,’ says industry

May 15, 2007
Research and Development

Nearly 1,000 potential future medicines are in the pipelines of some 50 companies operating in the UK, a survey by …

Date for NICE court showdown announced

May 14, 2007
Sales and Marketing

NICE's decision to block access to Alzheimer's drugs will be put under legal scrutiny on 25 June when a much …

NHS managers praise Blair’s record

May 10, 2007

News of Tony Blair's resignation as Prime Minister has been greeted with a tribute from NHS managers.Blair has announced he …

NICE attacks ‘flawed and inaccurate’ cancer report

May 10, 2007

Andrew Dillon, the chief executive of NICE has hit out at a new report which says the UK has the …

Leapfrog leads Adventis’ online drive

May 10, 2007
Medical Communications digi

Leapfrog has expanded its multimedia division as part of an investment drive into cutting-edge technologies by its parent company, marketing …

Novartis buys rights to smoking vaccine

May 10, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Smokers who are addicted to the nicotine in their daily cigarettes could soon receive a vaccine to help them kick …

AstraZeneca’s latest purchase fails to impress investors

May 10, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

AstraZeneca has entered the lucrative vaccine market and gained a range of potential new biologic products with the $15.6 billion …

The End of the Junket?

May 10, 2007
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ethics

Once considered a perk of the job by some doctors, trips to glamorous locations paid for by pharma companies are …

Scottish Sprycel approval turns spotlight on NICE

May 9, 2007
Sales and Marketing Scotland

The Scottish Medicines Consortium has approved BMS leukaemia drug Sprycel, but patients in England could face a substantial wait for …

Take NHS away from politicians, say doctors

May 9, 2007

Doctors have put together a list of radical reforms they say will stop the government undermining the NHS in England …

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