Iressa successor enters phase III

July 19, 2005
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

AstraZeneca's oncology compound ZD6474 has entered phase III trials after positive results in trials in non-small cell lung cancer.The drug, …

AstraZeneca invests in novel cholesterol drugs

July 15, 2005
Research and Development

AstraZeneca is investing in a range of next generation cholesterol drugs which could reverse existing vascular disease in patients.The Anglo-Swedish …

Getting inside the customer’s head

July 11, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Doctors are a diverse group of people. From GPs to specialists, with the more than 60 areas of medicine that …

NHS tsar calls on clinicians to reassess clinical practice

July 11, 2005

The NHS tsar for primary care has called on clinicians to challenge the way they undertake clinical practice in order …

‘Virtual super surgeries’ the future for primary care

July 8, 2005

Plans to redesign the primary care landscape with the creation of purpose-built super surgeries are in many cases unfeasible, according …

GSK win for Euro RSCG Life MSC

July 7, 2005
Medical Communications

GlaxoSmithKline has awarded the pan-European launch of a major new neurological product to Euro RSCG Life MSC, following a three-way …

ABPI sets up links to clinical trials databases

July 7, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Website links to details of more than 4,000 clinical trials have been published by the ABPI, as the global agreement …

Pfizer pulls out of Daxas collaboration

July 7, 2005
Sales and Marketing Daxas, Nycomed, Pfizer

Pfizer has pulled out of an agreement with Altana Pharma to develop and market a new treatment for asthma and …

One Europe for pharma marketers?

July 6, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Pharma economists will tell you that the world has a market 'top three'. The US is way ahead in the …

No more Alton Towers? UK pharma downsizes its hospitality

July 6, 2005
Sales and Marketing

UK-based pharmaceutical companies have pre-empted strict new European rules on entertaining healthcare professionals by imposing their own restrictions.The companies are …

Lilly buys rights to novel diabetes drug

July 6, 2005
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Eli Lilly has signed a licensing agreement with Japanese pharmaceutical company Taisho for TS-021, a novel treatment for type II …

Antidepressants come under FDA review again

July 4, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The FDA is conducting another review of antidepressants to determine whether the drugs increase the risk of suicidal behaviour in …

GSK excited about new vaccines

July 4, 2005
Sales and Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline has updated investors on its vaccine pipeline, with the company expecting to launch five major vaccines within as many …

Doctors have no time to mentor nurse prescribers

June 30, 2005

Doctors have expressed concern that they do not have time to act as mentors to independent nurse prescribers, according to …

NHS to save

June 30, 2005

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