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Abbott withdraws HIV drugs from Thailand after patent row

March 21, 2007
Sales and Marketing HIV

Abbott Laboratories' tit-for-tat decision to withold new HIV treatments from Thailand has drawn an angry response from the Aids Healthcare …

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E-marketing has arrived…but not everyone has noticed

March 19, 2007
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing e-marketing, marketing, new media

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Tyverb gains first approval in US

March 14, 2007
Sales and Marketing breast cancer

GlaxoSmithKline's breast cancer drug, Tyverb, has been approved in the US and could help women who have failed to respond …

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New diabetes drug launched in UK

March 14, 2007
Sales and Marketing Byetta, diabetes

A new diabetes medicine, which mimics the body's natural processes for controlling blood sugar, has been launched in the UK.The …

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Pharmafocus Europe

March 12, 2007
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Europe, Pharmafocus

Pharmafocus Europe is a new publication set to become an indispensable business tool for pharmaceutical industry executives with an interest …

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Shire dispels doubts about New River acquisition

March 12, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Shire has dismissed claims its acquisition of New River Pharmaceuticals is in doubt, after reports that a rival bid for …

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Making your mark in 100 days

March 12, 2007
Business Services management, recruitment

Congratulatons, you've got the job – you're a senior executive – maybe even the chief executive officer. It's the opportunity …

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NICE judges Tarceva too expensive for NHS

March 9, 2007
Sales and Marketing Tarceva, lung cancer

Roche's cancer drug Tarceva has been rejected by NICE for use against the most common form of lung cancer.The watchdog …

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Huntsworth makes US acquisition

March 9, 2007
Medical Communications

Communications group Huntsworth Health has acquired US agency Dorland Global Corporation, extending its reach into the world's largest pharmaceutical market.Dorland …

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Doctors reassured by hospital reconfiguration report

March 9, 2007

The BMA has said it is "reassured" by Sir Ian Carruthers' report on hospital reconfiguration – the controversial measure which …

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Trading Places

March 9, 2007
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Athena, public relations, recruitment

Athena Medical PR and AstraZeneca UK have joined forces to undertake a ground-breaking secondment initiative to help build broader expertise …

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PM hints pharma could avoid ‘value-based’ pricing

March 9, 2007
Sales and Marketing PPRS, Tony Blair, value based pricing, value-based pricing

 Tony Blair has suggested that the government will not accept value-based pricing of pharmaceutical products as proposed by the Office …

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GSK to test Tycerb for head and neck cancer

March 7, 2007
Sales and Marketing breast cancer

GlaxoSmithKline is to trial its potential blockbuster Tycerb for a new indication in head and neck cancer.Tycerb was only submitted …

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Merck lung cancer vaccine enters phase III trials

March 7, 2007
Research and Development

A therapeutic vaccine for the most common form of lung cancer has enrolled its first patient into global phase III …

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Academy launched to fill NHS training need

March 7, 2007
NHS

Training and development company Excel Communications has launched a new initiative to allow pharma companies to sponsor courses for doctors.The …

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Eisai prepares for Inovelon UK launch

March 7, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Eisai is preparing to launch its new epilepsy treatment Inovelon in the UK after European regulators approved it in January.Managing …

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Work begins on Eisai’s Knowledge Centre

March 7, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Eisai is a step nearer to getting its £100 million European base up and running after it broke ground at …

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Pfizer’s controversial new UK supply chain goes live

March 5, 2007
Manufacturing and Production

Pfizer has launched its new single wholesaler supply chain in the UK, after a last-minute legal challenge was defeated.The pharmaceutical …

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PR: messages from the frontline

March 5, 2007
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing public relations, strategy

Media rationalisation & technology"Here is the news but not as we know it! The media landscape is constantly evolving as …

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Prime Minister opens Amgen European R&D centre

March 2, 2007
Research and Development

Prime Minister Tony Blair has opened Amgen's new European Development Centre in Uxbridge, London.The centre is the Californian biotech company's …

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