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Targacept confirms Stephen Hill as president and chief executive

November 27, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Targacept, stephen hill

Clinical-stage biopharma firm Targacept has announced that Stephen Hill has been appointed as president and chief executive. Hill is expected …

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Glass particles force recall of Ranbaxy Lipitor

November 27, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Daiichi Sankyo, Lipitor, Pfizer, Ranbaxy, recall

Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals is recalling around 40 batches of its generic atorvastatin tablets after discovering that some of the product may …

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UCB sells Indian production plant to Exemed

November 27, 2012
Manufacturing and Production API, Exemed, UCB, vapi

UCB Pharma has signed a deal to sell its manufacturing facility in Vapi, India, to local firm Exemed Pharmaceuticals. The …

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MPs pharma investigation in offing

November 26, 2012
Sales and Marketing ABPI, Bad pharma, M&P, MP, NICE, trial data

A health select committee inquiry into pharma companies withholding clinical trial data is being considered, according to committee chair Stephen …

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Summit appoints two non-executive directors

November 26, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Frank Armstrong, Jim Mellon, summit

UK drug discovery and development firm Summit has appointed Jim Mellon and Dr Frank Armstrong as non-executive directors. The additions …

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Vifor ad breaches Code

November 26, 2012
Sales and Marketing ABPI, PMCPA, Vifor, ferinject

Vifor has been blasted after failing to adhere to an earlier ruling made under the ABPI’s Code of Practice. Such …

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Roche to release Tamiflu data

November 23, 2012
Sales and Marketing BMJ, Cochrane, Goldacre, NHS, Roche, Tamiflu

Roche has said it will let researchers have access to more data on its influenza vaccine Tamiflu, apparently under pressure …

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Burson-Marsteller appoints Kate Hawker as MD and chair

November 23, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Burson-Marsteller

PR firm Burson-Marsteller has hired pharma comms expert Kate Hawker as managing director and chair of both its EMEA and …

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NICE medicines uptake dissected

November 23, 2012
Sales and Marketing HSCIC, IMS, NICE

Lack of diagnosis, ignoring required tests, muddled commissioning and local policy variations are among the key reasons why NICE-approved drugs …

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GSK’s Promacta extends US licence

November 22, 2012
Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, Promacta, Revolade

GlaxoSmithKline’s Promacta has received a new indication from the FDA which means it can be used for patients with thrombocytopenia …

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Further indications for Eliquis

November 22, 2012
Sales and Marketing BMS, Eliquis, NVAF, Pfizer, Pradaxa, Xarelto

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer’s oral blood-thinner Eliquis has been approved in Europe to prevent stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial …

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Jim Easton steps down from NHS Commissioning Board role

November 22, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Easton, NHS, NHS Commissioning Board

Jim Easton has stepped down from his role as national director: Transformation at the NHS Commissioning Board (CB) and his …

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New NHS, new customers – tips from the frontline

November 21, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CCGs, Commissioning Board, Dixon, NHS, Sobanja, pharmafile

In the noisy and continuing debate over health reform, it is worth remembering the aim of the coalition government’s health …

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Xarelto gets new EU approval

November 21, 2012
Sales and Marketing AF, Bayer, DVT, Xarelto

Bayer’s oral anticoagulant Xarelto has extended its licence in Europe to treat pulmonary embolism (PE) and prevent recurrent deep vein …

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Almirall appoints first woman to its Board

November 21, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Almirall

Karin Louise Dorrepaal is the first woman to join Almirall’s ten-member Board of directors. Dorrepaal, who is Dutch, has extensive …

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Pfizer in cystic fibrosis alliance

November 21, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CFFT, CFTR, FDA, Pfizer

Pfizer and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics (CFFT) have signed a six-year pre-clinical deal to find new drugs to treat the …

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Avastin shows brain cancer benefit

November 20, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, Merck, Roche, avastin, brain

In a Phase III trial, Roche’s Avastin has helped people with newly-diagnosed glioblastoma (GBM) live longer without their disease worsening. …

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Catalent wields axe at UK plant

November 20, 2012
Manufacturing and Production CTS, Catalent, Swindon

Around 45 staff at Catalent’s pharmaceutical facility in Swindon, UK, are to lose their jobs because of fluctuating demand for …

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Pharma manufacturing news in brief

November 20, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Alfa Laval, Boehringer, Fujifilm, Health Canada, Novartis

Our latest round-up of manufacturing news includes a facility contract for Alfa Laval, plus updates from Fujifilm, Novartis, Boehringer Ingelheim …

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Senior appointments at NHS Commissioning Board

November 20, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CB, CCGs, NHS

The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has made several national appointments to the Medical Directorate. Barry Cockcroft (currently chief dental …

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