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Generic competition hits Boehringer sales

August 9, 2010
Sales 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 …

News

Victoza lifts Novo Nordisk

August 9, 2010
Sales 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 …

News

CMP Therapeutics appoints Dr Neill Moray Mackenzie

August 9, 2010
Research 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 …

Appointment

A revolution for the NHS – an opportunity for pharma?

August 9, 2010
Sales 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 …

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Reforms could mean ‘de-nationalisation’ of NHS

August 9, 2010
NHS, government

Tribal, a private healthcare provider, has welcomed the new NHS reforms, saying they are so radical that they could represent …

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NICE: the end of an era

August 9, 2010
Sales 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 …

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GPs urged to curb spending on prescriptions

August 6, 2010
GPs, 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) …

News

Plans for greater transparency with KOLs

August 6, 2010
Medical 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 …

News

MSD launches asthma training resources

August 6, 2010
Medical 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 …

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Emma

Aurora boosts team

August 6, 2010
Medical 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 …

Appointment

Shire profits from Genzyme woes

August 5, 2010
Sales and Marketing Shire

Specialist pharma company Shire has posted a set of strong results, thanks in part to the gains it has made …

News

Doctors reach online tipping point: is pharma ready to respond?

August 5, 2010
Business 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.  

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Thought Leadership

Health Professions Council appoints Doctors.net.uk

August 5, 2010
Sales 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 …

Appointment

Pharma Commitment to e-Marketing Grows

August 5, 2010
Sales 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.  …

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Press release

1.6 Million Hours of Learning Delivered to UK Doctors

August 5, 2010
Medical 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. …

News
Press release

Doctors.net.uk launches GP commissioning resource

August 5, 2010
Medical 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 …

News
Press release

Doctors.net.uk Strengthens Pharmaceutical Team

August 5, 2010
Sales 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.  …

Appointment

Generic clopidogrel helps NICE recommend blood clot prevention

August 5, 2010
Sales 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 …

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Daiichi’s lung cancer drug progresses to phase III

August 5, 2010
Research 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 …

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Kevin-Gordon-Quintiles-CFO

Quintiles appoints Kevin Gordon finance chief

August 5, 2010
Research 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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