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FDA project will examine abuse-resistant formulations

August 13, 2013
Manufacturing and Production API, CDC, FDA

The FDA is seeking tenders for a research project to examine how effective tamper-resistant formulations of opioid analgesics really are …

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The new NHS: a marriage of inconvenience?

August 13, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CCG, NHS England, andy lee, market access, quarry house

As NHS England tries to squeeze more money out of the healthcare budget to pay for specialist commissioning, Andy Lee …

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Rebrand for Just:: comms agency

August 13, 2013
Medical Communications Just:: Health

London-based healthcare agency Just:: Health PR has changed its name to Just:: Health Communications. The move is in response to …

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Vical melanoma drug dropped

August 13, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Vical, allovectin, melanoma

Vical has abandoned trials of a late-stage drug for the deadliest form of skin cancer after the treatment failed to …

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Bribery ‘routine’ for pharma in China

August 13, 2013
Sales and Marketing BBC, China, GSK, Sanofi, bribery, drug reps

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Manufacturing issues hold up Novo’s Factor XIII in US

August 12, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Factor XIII, Novo Nordisk, haemophilia

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US compounder recalls products after bacterial infections

August 12, 2013
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Hugh McCafferty joins Pharmafocus editorial team

August 12, 2013
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Funding boost for UK health research projects

August 12, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lord Howe, NIHR, UK government, funding boost

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Sanofi ‘co-operating’ with China bribery case

August 12, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, Drug pricing, GSK, Sanofi, bribery

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Sanaria’s malaria vaccine shows promise

August 9, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing PfSPZ, Vaccine, malaria, sanaria

Researchers in the US have announced promising results from a Phase I clinical trial of biotech firm Sanaria’s new malaria …

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AllTrials campaign releases manifesto

August 9, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bad pharma, GSK, Goldacre, NICE, transparency

The UK clinical trial transparency initiative AllTrials has released its first detailed manifesto as it looks to ramp up pressure …

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Ranbaxy taps into Malaysian growth with second facility

August 9, 2013
Manufacturing and Production ASEAN, Ranbaxy, asian, malaysian

Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy has signed a deal to construct a new $35 million manufacturing facility in Malaysia that will triple …

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GSK banks on bioelectronics with new fund

August 9, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bioelectronics, COPD, GSK, asthma, diabetes

GSK has established a $50 million venture capital fund to invest in the emerging field of bioelectronics. Described as one …

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BMJ appoints US managing director

August 9, 2013
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Medical journal BMJ has hired Glen Campbell from Elsevier to be its US managing director. Campbell joins BMJ on 2 …

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GSK seeks licence extensions

August 8, 2013
Sales and Marketing Cervarix, EMA, GSK, Votrient

GlaxoSmithKline is seeking to extend the licences of two of its brands, Cervarix and Votrient, in a bid to extend …

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Novartis recognised for efforts in cancer

August 8, 2013
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Novartis is the first company to earn a global CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation by the non-profit organisation CEO Roundtable …

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Late-stage failure for Afinitor

August 8, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Afinitor, Cancer, Novartis, liver

Novartis’ oncology programme has received a blow with the news that Afinitor has failed to help patients live longer in …

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New junior planner at PAN

August 8, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Pan, comms, doshi

Parrus Doshi has joined creative comms agency PAN from Langland Advertising as junior planner. Doshi was an account manager at …

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Merck to shut New Jersey campus, shedding 113 jobs

August 8, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Jobs, Merck, Schering-Plough, cuts

Merck & Co has followed through with an earlier threat to close down its manufacturing operations at Kenilworth, New Jersey. …

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