Generic competition hits Boehringer sales
August 9, 2010Sales and Marketing 2010 financials, Boehringer, Q2
Boehringer Ingelheim’s sales fell 5% in the first half of 2010, depressed by generic competition and then further dragged down …
Victoza lifts Novo Nordisk
August 9, 2010Sales and Marketing 2010 financials, Novo Nordisk, Q2
Novo Nordisk has posted a set of healthy results following strong sales from its insulin range and newly launched diabetes …
CMP Therapeutics appoints Dr Neill Moray Mackenzie
August 9, 2010Research and Development CMP Therapeutics, appointment, research and development
Dr Neill Moray Mackenzie has joined Hertfordshire, UK-based biopharmaceutical company CMP Therapeutics as chief executive. He has a long record …
A revolution for the NHS – an opportunity for pharma?
August 9, 2010Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, NHS
Healthcare systems across western Europe are currently under renewed pressure and scrutiny, each government preoccupied with finding major cost-savings to …
Reforms could mean ‘de-nationalisation’ of NHS
August 9, 2010NHS, government
Tribal, a private healthcare provider, has welcomed the new NHS reforms, saying they are so radical that they could represent …
NICE: the end of an era
August 9, 2010Sales and Marketing Andrew Lansley, NICE, VBP, government
NICE is undergoing a momentus shift in its role which will see it leave behind the frequent clashes and controversy …
GPs urged to curb spending on prescriptions
August 6, 2010GPs, NHS, NICE, NPC, prescriptions
GPs are being encouraged to reduce spending on prescriptions by following NICE’s cost-effectiveness guidelines. A new National Prescribing Centre (NPC) …
Plans for greater transparency with KOLs
August 6, 2010Medical Communications ABPI, BMA, Code of Practice, KOL, MHRA, PMCPA
Pharmaceutical companies in the UK will have to declare the amount of money paid to its healthcare professionals who act …
MSD launches asthma training resources
August 6, 2010Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing MSD, asthma, medical education, merck sharp and dohme, nurses
A new training resource aimed at helping primary care nurses manage asthma has been launched with funding from Merck Sharp …
Aurora boosts team
August 6, 2010Medical Communications Aurora, appointment, medical communications
London-based healthcare communications agency Aurora has boosted its team with two new appointments. Emma Ellwood (pictured) joins the company from …
Shire profits from Genzyme woes
August 5, 2010Sales and Marketing Shire
Specialist pharma company Shire has posted a set of strong results, thanks in part to the gains it has made …
Doctors reach online tipping point: is pharma ready to respond?
August 5, 2010Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMA, Doctors.net.uk, GMC, GPs, Lansley, doctors, medeconnect, professional network
This article was originally published by PharmaPhorum in Spring 2010.
Health Professions Council appoints Doctors.net.uk
August 5, 2010Sales and Marketing BMA, Doctors.net.uk, GMC, HPC, Lansley
Established to regulate fifteen different health professions, including groups as diverse as paramedics, physiotherapists, practitioner psychologists, clinical scientists, podiatrists/chiropodists and …
Pharma Commitment to e-Marketing Grows
August 5, 2010Sales and Marketing BMA, GMC, Lansley, digital, doctors, electronic marketing, marketing
A survey of pharma marketers has revealed growing commitment to e-marketing with online spend on the increase across the sector. …
1.6 Million Hours of Learning Delivered to UK Doctors
August 5, 2010Medical Communications BMA, GMC, GPs, Lansley, NHS, doctors, ecme, edetail, elearing
Figures from Doctors.net.uk reveal a record number of doctors are turning to online learning to support their continuing professional development. …
Doctors.net.uk launches GP commissioning resource
August 5, 2010Medical Communications GMC, GPs, Lansley, NHS, commissioning, doctors, healthcare reform
A dedicated online resource has been launched this week to help doctors deliver the new commissioning process announced in Andrew …
Doctors.net.uk Strengthens Pharmaceutical Team
August 5, 2010Sales and Marketing Doctors.net.uk, GPs, doctors, marketing, medeconnect, pharma, sales
Doctors.net.uk, the UK’s largest and most active online network of healthcare professionals, has strengthened its pharmaceutical team with two appointments. …
Generic clopidogrel helps NICE recommend blood clot prevention
August 5, 2010Sales and Marketing NICE, Plavix
NICE has given preliminary approval for wider use of Sanofi-Aventis’s Plavix and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Persantine to prevent blood clots. It …
Daiichi’s lung cancer drug progresses to phase III
August 5, 2010Research and Development Daiichi, arq 197, arqule, lung cancer, phase III
Daiichi Sankyo and biotech firm Arqule are to move their lung cancer treatment ARQ 197 into phase III trials. The …
Quintiles appoints Kevin Gordon finance chief
August 5, 2010Research and Development Quintiles, appointment, research and development
Pharmaceutical services company Quintiles has named Kevin Gordon chief financial officer. He will have day-to-day responsibility for the company’s financial …
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