NHS under fire for productivity failure
June 19, 2009NHS, healthcare
The NHS is under fire from MPs for failing to improve productivity despite a pay bill which has risen 5.2% …
BMS and AZ launch diabetes patient survey
June 19, 2009Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing diabetes
Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca have joined forces with Diabetes UK to launch a national patient survey on the effects of …
Sanofi to donate millions of flu vaccines for developing world
June 18, 2009Research and Development Sanofi-Aventis, h1n1, vaccines
Sanofi-Aventis is to set aside 100 million flu vaccine doses for the developing world in order to fight the emerging …
Boehringer collaboration targets Alzheimer’s
June 18, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, CNS
Boehringer Ingelheim and Pennsylvania-based Vitae Pharmaceuticals have signed a global agreement to develop novel treatments for Alzheimer's. The disease currently …
ASCO 2009: advance of the blockbusters
June 18, 2009Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer
Key highlights of the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology's 45th Annual Meeting in Florida saw current blockbusters advance standard …
Don’t pick on medicines in health service downturn, says ABPI’s Barker
June 18, 2009Research and Development ASCO, Cancer
The UK's health service is heading for a severe financial shortfall and will have to consider limiting spending, including on …
GSK to co-market generics with Dr. Reddy’s
June 17, 2009Sales and Marketing Dr Reddy, GSK, em, generics
GlaxoSmithKline will increase its reach into emerging markets with a new deal to co-market generics with Dr. Reddy’s.The Indian company …
Plavix to face six generic competitors in Europe
June 17, 2009Sales and Marketing Plavix, Sanofi-Aventis
Plavix is to face competition from six generics in Europe, potentially decimating sales of Sanofi-Aventis' brand in the region. Plavix …
EC backs away from Directive on excipient GMP
June 17, 2009Manufacturing and Production Europe, excipients
The European Commission has opted not to press ahead with developing a Directive on Good Manufacturing Practices for ‘certain’ pharmaceutical …
New PR association takes aim at digital promotion
June 17, 2009Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing PR
A new PR body has been launched and tasked with shedding some light on how to promote healthcare clients online …
Lilly invites researchers to submit novel compounds online
June 16, 2009Medical Communications, Research and Development digi, lilly
Lilly is launching a new web portal which it hopes will attract drug discovery researchers with promising new compounds. The …
Contract research sector: news in brief
June 16, 2009Medical Communications CRO, mds
Pharmafocus presents a round-up of developments in the contract research sector, including CBI's acquisition of a peptide specialist, MDS Pharma …
Novartis cooks up first swine flu vaccine batch
June 16, 2009Manufacturing and Production Novartis
Novartis is ready to press ahead with clinical trials of its candidate vaccine against influenza (A)H1N1, having completed manufacturing of …
Scaling up the UK’s research ambition
June 15, 2009Research and Development NHS, clinical trials, healthcare, patients
The UK has always been one of the world's leaders in drug discovery, with around half of all major medicines …
Icon extends strategic contract from Lilly
June 15, 2009Manufacturing and Production ICON
Irish contract research organisation Icon will manage clinical trial set-up and management for Lilly's European trials in a deal that …
NICE defies pressure and keeps restrictions on Alzheimer’s
June 15, 2009Research and Development Alzheimer's, NICE
Patients with early stage Alzheimer's disease will still be denied access to drug treatment after NICE decided to retain its …
New health secretary promises ‘deep clean’ of NHS priorities
June 15, 2009NHS, healthcare
The new health secretary Andy Burnham has promised a 'deep clean' of the NHS' priorities, with a further move away …
Battle ahead for US industry over biologics patents
June 12, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing PhRMA, US, generics, industry, reform
Moves to make it easier for biosimilars to be approved in the US are gaining momentum.The pharma industry has conceded …
Schering-Plough opens Dutch injectables facility
June 12, 2009Manufacturing and Production Europe, Netherlands
Schering-Plough has opened a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Oss, the Netherlands, to help meet demand for the drugmakers' injectable …
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