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Champix linked to depression and suicidal thoughts

November 22, 2007
Sales and Marketing reg, safety

Pfizer has alerted US regulator the FDA to cases of depression and suicidal thoughts in patients taking its smoking cessation …

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Pfizer buys immune system specialists Coley

November 22, 2007
Research and Development

Pfizer is to acquire a company developing new drugs that fight diseases by altering the immune system. The company is …

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NHS set for major underspend

November 22, 2007

Efforts to save money in the NHS have proved so successful that the health service is set to underspend its …

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GSK pays $1.65 billion for cardiovascular specialists Reliant

November 22, 2007
Research and Development

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Ethical dilemma for doctors must be confronted, says bowel cancer charity

November 22, 2007

Many bowel cancer patients are not being informed of all treatment options because their doctors feel embarrassed about having a …

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Latest news from Datamonitor

November 20, 2007
Research and Development

Aeterna completes enrollment for Phase II trial of lung cancerAeterna Zentaris has completed patient recruitment for its European multi-center Phase …

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Prexige pulled from UK market

November 20, 2007
Sales and Marketing prexige

Novartis' Prexige has been taken off the market and UK doctors instructed to immediately stop prescribing it following several instances …

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Private sector schemes axed

November 16, 2007
NHS, private sector

Poor value for money and improvements in the NHS have forced a number of planned private sector schemes to be …

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Rules on patient groups to change

November 16, 2007
Medical Communications ethics

UK pharma companies have until next July to conform to new rules aimed at making their relations with patient groups …

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New software aims to cut hospital admissions

November 16, 2007

Doctors and clinicians will have access to a free new computer program that can help them reduce the number of …

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J&J unveils new ‘comprehensive care’ strategy

November 16, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Johnson & Johnson is to re-model its business operations into more customer-focused units, including a 'comprehensive care' arm that will …

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GSK scales back US health warnings for Avandia

November 15, 2007
Sales and Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline will update US labelling for its diabetes treatment Avandia to state there is no conclusive evidence linking it to …

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Remicade loses out in ankylosing spondylitis

November 15, 2007
Sales and Marketing TNF

NICE has rejected Schering-Plough's Remicade as a treatment for the debilitating form of spinal inflammation known as ankylosing spondylitis.The Institute …

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Merck to pay $4.9 billion to end Vioxx claims

November 15, 2007
Sales and Marketing Vioxx, safety

Merck looks set to pay $4.9 billion in a settlement for the thousands of people claiming injury after taking its …

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Sanofi and Acambis to collaborate on West Nile virus

November 13, 2007
Sales and Marketing vaccines

Acambis has struck a deal with Sanofi Pasteur to co-develop and co-market a vaccine for West Nile disease, a serious …

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Finding the Moment of Truth

November 12, 2007
Sales and Marketing customers, marketing, segmentation

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New leadership study to advance women in pharma

November 9, 2007
Business Services careers, customer relationship management

New research has been undertaken to help more women reach senior roles in the pharmaceutical industry. The study, carried out …

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Latest news from Datamonitor

November 9, 2007
Sales and Marketing

BioView and Transgenomic sign distribution agreement BioView has licensed Transgenomic to distribute its family of scanning and analysis workstations in …

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Blood loss drug suspended over safety fears

November 9, 2007
Sales and Marketing

A drug used to prevent excessive blood loss during surgery could be causing deaths in patients, and has been suspended …

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Liver problems delay Galvus launch

November 9, 2007
Sales and Marketing reg, safety

The European launch of new diabetes drug Galvus could be delayed by up to six months after small but significant …

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