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BMS to cut extra 10% from workforce

December 17, 2008
Sales and Marketing BMS

Bristol-Myers Squibb is to cut its global workforce by an extra 10% before 2010, in order to reduce costs and …

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Neil Flash joins Tonic

December 17, 2008
Medical Communications Tonic, appt

Healthcare specialist Tonic Life Communications has boosted its UK business with the appointment of a new managing director.Neil Flash, formerly …

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NHS to launch clinical data portal

December 17, 2008
Medical Communications NHS, NHS Evidence, NICE, digi, patients

The NHS is building an online portal to store drug information in one place.NHS Evidence will pool clinical data for …

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Lilly to reduce pipeline costs by a third

December 17, 2008
Research and Development lilly, restructure

Lilly aims to reduce the cost of it bringing new molecules to market by a third.The company's goal is to …

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Declaring doctor payments

December 16, 2008
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, EFPIA, Europe, UK, US, ethics, industry relations, payments

A number of pharmaceutical companies in the US have recently announced they will declare all the payments to healthcare professionals. …

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The ABPI Code: more to come in 2009

December 15, 2008
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, code, marketing

Is UK pharma coping with the revised Code and what changes will 2009 bring?  

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Preparing for the US generics boom

December 15, 2008
Sales and Marketing US, generics

One of Barack Obama's key goals as president is to reduce healthcare costs, particularly those related to prescription medications, by …

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Brussels unveils pharma reforms

December 11, 2008
Sales and Marketing EU, reform

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Sanofi appoints new finance head

December 11, 2008
Sales and Marketing Sanofi, restructure

Sanofi-Aventis' head of finance and legal affairs Jean-Claude Leroy is to leave the company as new chief executive Chris Viehbacher …

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The Pharmafocus Interview: Shadow health minister Mark Simmonds

December 11, 2008
Conservatives, hc

 The Conservatives have led in the opinion polls throughout 2008, and even with Gordon Brown’s rating enjoying a bounce over …

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PCT funding to set to rise

December 11, 2008
NHS, primary

NHS Primary Care Trusts are to receive funding worth £164 billion in the financial years 2009-10 and 2010-11. This includes …

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Stroke awareness campaign planned

December 11, 2008
Medical Communications stroke

A three-year campaign to raise awareness of stroke will begin in February, using a mixture of advertising, PR and direct …

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College Hill to promote Abraxis ‘nanoparticle’ drug

December 10, 2008
Medical Communications Abraxis, College Hill

Abraxis Bioscience has appointed PR agency College Hill to promote its cancer drug Abraxane in Europe. The albumin-bound 'nano-particle' chemotherapeutic …

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Ark’s groundbreaking gene therapy filed in Europe

December 9, 2008
Sales and Marketing Ark, Cerepro

Cerepro, Ark's gene-based therapy for the brain cancer malignant glioma, has been filed with the European medicines agency. The drug …

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UK biotech seeks bail out

December 9, 2008
Research and Development biotech

Biotech leaders in the UK say the cash-stricken industry has reached 'breaking point', and have made an unprecedented plea for …

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PRA International expands European presence

December 9, 2008
Medical Communications Germany, PRA

Contract research organisation PRA International has opened a new office in Munich, its third base in Germany. Several major pharmaceutical …

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Efficacy or effectiveness?

December 9, 2008
Research and Development Les Rose, clinical trials, evidence

The question of ‘generalisability’ – or the extent clinical trials can be applied to the real world, has been an …

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Caution: you are entering phase III

December 8, 2008
Research and Development clinical trials, drug development, phase III

Patient: "I've just gone into phase III! What are my chances of coming through alive?" Doctor: "Well the prognosis is …

Feature

Cytotoxic therapies to feel sting of generics

December 8, 2008
Sales and Marketing generics

Cytotoxic therapy has been the cornerstone of cancer treatment for many years: indeed, despite a number of unpleasant side effects, …

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SMC criticises PPRS prescribing incentives

December 5, 2008
Sales and Marketing NICE, par

The government move to incentivise doctors for the prescription of new innovative medicines has been criticised by the Scottish Medicines …

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