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PCT merger plans ‘ill conceived’

January 12, 2006

Government plans for a radical restructuring of the NHS have been condemned in a new report by a committee of …

News

New dawn or beginning of the end? Medicare D comes of age

January 12, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Millions of Americans woke up on 1 January 2006 and found themselves in an unfamiliar position  having their prescription medicine …

News

GlaxoSmithKline considering Serono acquisition

January 12, 2006
Sales and Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline is understood to be considering the acquisition of Europe's biggest biotech company Serono, currently worth around $12 billion.Serono's chief …

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Wanted: Innovative drugs

January 12, 2006
Research and Development prix galien

When the UK government last month announced a series of measures to boost research and development in the NHS, its …

Feature

Programme exposes counterfeit dangers

January 12, 2006
Manufacturing and Production

An undercover investigation by a TV documentary team has uncovered serious flaws in the policing of UK pharmaceutical wholesaling and …

News

AstraZeneca buys UK cancer research firm

January 4, 2006
Research and Development

AstraZeneca has bought a small UK biotech company KuDOS which specialises in cutting edge cancer research.AstraZeneca made its name in …

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Woman wins right to Herceptin trial

December 22, 2005

A woman with breast cancer has been granted the right to take her PCT to court for barring access to …

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Politics and Healthcare – still a volatile mix

December 22, 2005

Politics and the provision of healthcare are, it is generally agreed, ultimately inseparable; but their frequent interactions are a continual …

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Bird flu tops 2005 global health concerns

December 22, 2005
Sales and Marketing

A survey conducted by the World Health Organisation has confirmed concerns over a possible bird flu pandemic as the year's …

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Tamiflu-resistant bird flu found

December 22, 2005
Sales and Marketing

A report of two cases of bird flu which proved resistant to treatment with Tamiflu have been reported in the …

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FDA approves Bayer’s kidney cancer drug

December 22, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Bayer's Nexavar has become the first treatment in more than ten years to receive approval in the US for the …

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Pfizer lifted by Lipitor patent victory

December 20, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Shares in Pfizer have risen after it saw off a patent challenge to Lipitor, its biggest selling drug.Lipitor generates around …

News

An Inspector Calls

December 20, 2005

I have become a pharmacovigilance bore within my company – a prophet of doom. It is worse than that, because …

Feature

Right-sizing the salesforce

December 20, 2005
Sales and Marketing salesforce

 Can we form an impression about how good or ‘right’ a team is simply by the size of it? We …

Feature

Private sector vital for Government plans for patient choice

December 15, 2005
NHS, private sector

Patients are to be given more choice in their care as the NHS undertakes an ambitious set of reforms intended …

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Prexige wins approval in UK

December 15, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Prexige has finally been launched in the UK after a safety review of the entire Cox-II class delayed its entrance …

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Merck disappointed after jury undecided in Vioxx case

December 13, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Merck said it was disappointed after a jury failed to reach a unanimous decision in the first federal court case …

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AstraZeneca doubles trial size for stroke drug

December 13, 2005
Research and Development AstraZeneca, stroke

 Late stage clinical trials of AstraZeneca’s new stroke treatment have resumed after the company decided to double the number of …

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US regulator looks to improve communication strategy

December 13, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The FDA is investigating ways of improving its communication of the risks, including dangerous side-effects, linked with prescription drugs.The US …

News

Seven Stones wins General Electric Healthcare account

December 13, 2005
Medical Communications

Specialist healthcare communications agency Seven Stones has secured a new global account with General Electric Healthcare Discovery Systems.A subsidiary of …

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