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Lilly launches diabetes patient education programme

September 12, 2008
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing diabetes, patients

Lilly has launched an international diabetes education programme, the centrepiece of which is a tool for healthcare professionals to conduct …

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Patient wins legal battle for Revlimid

September 12, 2008
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Revlimid

A cancer patient has won access to cancer drug Revlimid in a court battle with his local PCT. West Sussex …

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Sanofi look for stronger leadership in GSK’s Viehbacher

September 12, 2008
Sales and Marketing Sanofi, restructure

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The potential and the perils of online recruitment

September 11, 2008
Business Services careers, digi, recruitment

It's easy to be someone different on the internet – a recent conference on Second Life was attended by a …

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Merck Serono takes lead role in antibody partnership

September 11, 2008
Research and Development Merck Serono

Merck Serono has agreed to take on full responsibility for developing a promising antibody from its partner ZymoGenetics. The German …

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Postcode lottery of care persists in England

September 11, 2008
Sales and Marketing par

A new report identifies widespread variations in how much the NHS spends locally on different diseases. The King's Fund says …

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Oxford BioMedica unsettled by chief executive’s departure

September 10, 2008
Sales and Marketing Oxford BioMedica, biotech

Confidence has been shaken in Oxford BioMedica following news that its chief executive has stepped down just one month after …

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Viehbacher leaves GSK for Sanofi

September 10, 2008
Sales and Marketing GSK, Sanofi

Chris Viehbacher is set to leave GlaxoSmithKline for a lead role at Sanofi-Aventis after last year losing out to Andrew …

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Government looks set to allow top-up fees

September 10, 2008
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Karol Sikora, NICE

 Patients in the UK could soon gain official clearance to pay ‘top up’ fees in order to receive the cancer …

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Tapping into the audience’s imagination

September 9, 2008
Medical Communications Best of Health, IPA, advertising, awards, event

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Latest news from Datamonitor

September 9, 2008
Sales and Marketing lifecycle

Drug lifecycle management could be the answer to the $100 billion questionGenerics are finding their way onto the drugs market …

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European research centres unite to battle cancer

September 9, 2008
Research and Development Cancer, EU, France, Netherlands, Sweden

Top oncology specialists across Holland, France and Sweden have formed a new alliance to improve cancer research and reduce treatment …

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Setback for Pfizer and BMS clotting drug

September 5, 2008
Sales and Marketing BMS, Pfizer, clot, cv

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Danish court overturns Lipitor patent challenge

September 5, 2008
Sales and Marketing Denmark, Lipitor, Pfizer, generics

A court in Denmark has ruled in favour of Pfizer in challenges to patents on the active ingredient – atorvastatin …

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Pfizer to co-market new Alzheimer’s drug

September 5, 2008
Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Pfizer

 Pfizer is to partner with American firm Medivation to develop and market a new drug for Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease.The …

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Experts play down Inergy cancer risk

September 5, 2008
Sales and Marketing Merck, cv

Heart specialists have told patients to continue taking Schering-Plough and Merck's cholesterol-lowering drug Inergy, despite a study indicating that it …

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Working Life: Elizabeth Stiff

September 5, 2008
Business Services, Research and Development Abbott, UK, Working Life, clinical operations

Feature

Latest news from Datamonitor

September 4, 2008
Research and Development Alzheimer's

Attention shifts from beta-amyloid to tau in the hunt for an Alzheimer's disease therapyIn years to come, scientists and pharmaceutical …

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Living with the Code of Practice

September 4, 2008
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, UK, code, marketing, pharma

The 2008 edition of the ABPI Code of Practice came into force on 1 July and the industry is fairly …

Feature

The Pharmafocus Interview: Martin Dawkins

September 4, 2008
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Cancer, NICE, Xarelto, healthcare

 Martin Dawkins is an Englishman born and bred, but has spent most of his career working abroad, including the US, …

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