Humira launch costs hit Abbott

October 27, 2003

Abbott Labs recorded a 6% drop in profits for the first quarter of 2003 following heavy spending on the launch …

New CHAI head quits

October 27, 2003

Set back for GSK in Augmentin court battle

October 27, 2003

GlaxoSmithKline has suffered a set back in its bid to see off early US generic competition for antibiotic Augmentin, one …

MEPs vote to ban embryonic stem cell research

October 27, 2003

European MPs have voted to ban the use of human cloning and embryonic stem cells for research purposes.The vote could …

Evans says no to OGS

October 27, 2003

Bipolar disorder included in NICE work programme

October 27, 2003

NHS professionals are to be given new clinical guidelines in two important areas of mental health as part of NICE's …

‘Bogus disease’ argument flares up again

October 27, 2003

The British Medical Journal has accused the pharmaceutical industry of creating bogus disease areas in order to sell treatments.The respected …

Exanta promise for AstraZeneca

October 27, 2003

AstraZeneca's new anticoagulant Exanta has shown to be more effective than warfarin in preventing stroke in patients suffering from arrhythmia.Exanta …

NICE to review statins

October 27, 2003

Little price competition in UK, says report

October 27, 2003

Price competition is not a major factor in the UK prescription pharma market, according to a Department of Health report.The …

PFI hospitals failing, say unions

October 27, 2003

Hospitals built under the private finance initiative are suffering from financial problems, bed shortages and poor design, according to a …

Patent challenge to Galen’s new product

October 27, 2003

Galen faces a legal challenge in the US over the patent rights to a product it bought only last month.The …

OTC Claritin hits Schering-Plough

October 27, 2003

Schering-Plough has admitted that it underestimated the effect that Claritin switching to an over-the-counter product would have on its profits.The …

Labour split over foundation trusts exposed

October 27, 2003

Deep divisions within the Labour party over foundation hospitals have been further exposed in the House of Commons.More than 100 …

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