NICE approval for Xigris

September 22, 2004

New report demands re-think on 48-hour access to GPs

September 22, 2004

The NHS Alliance and the Royal College of GPs have called for a re-think on 48-hour access targets, arguing the …

Hundreds vote in UK’s Most Admired Pharma Company poll

September 20, 2004

Five UK-based pharmaceutical companies have emerged as early contenders to claim the title of Most Admired Company, as voted by …

The nurse will see you now

September 20, 2004

It used to be so simple. Doctors were the people and the only people who decided what medicines to prescribe, …

WPP acquires Grey for $1.5 billion

September 16, 2004

Global communication services giant WPP has bought its rival the Grey Global Group for $1.5 billion, furthering the consolidation of …

Pfizer restricts UK supplies as US import battle escalates

September 16, 2004

Pfizer has begun restricting supplies of its medicines to UK wholesalers – a move widely interpreted as trying to head …

Yentreve launched in first European markets

September 16, 2004

Yentreve, the first ever treatment for the embarrassing problem of stress urinary incontinence has been launched in its first European …

Schering and Bayer forge strategic partnership

September 14, 2004

Schering-Plough  and Bayer have formed a strategic sales and marketing partnership aimed at reviving their struggling businesses in the major …

MPs’ probing frustrated in pharma inquiry

September 9, 2004

A new inquiry into the influence of the pharmaceutical industry in the UK has kicked off with questioning of senior …

When good medicine goes bad

September 9, 2004

Those of you who have worked long enough in the pharma industry to collect your first payslip will have realised …

Government backs UK biotech fundraising review

September 8, 2004

UK biotechs could benefit from a rule change on share issues to help them raise funds and compete more effectively …

Rethinking the supply chain

September 3, 2004

For over 50 years, the pharma industry has delivered wave after wave of innovative scientific advances, with above-average growth and …

Barker takes ABPI reins as crunch time nears for PPRS

September 2, 2004

The ABPI's new Director General Dr Richard Barker has had to hit the ground running in his new role at …

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