NHS shingles vaccine rolls out for people in their 70s
September 2, 2013Sales and Marketing Merck, NHS, Zostavax, shingles
The NHS will introduce a nationwide shingles vaccination scheme this week aimed at people in their 70s. Merck’s Zostavax will …
Lundbeck appealing against European fine
September 2, 2013Sales and Marketing EMA, Lundbeck, pay for delay
Lundbeck is fighting a ruling by European authorities that could see it fined nearly €100 million over a pay-for-delay deal. …
Breast cancer patients benefit from blogging
September 2, 2013Medical Communications blogging, breast cancer
Breast cancer patients who discuss their personal experiences with the disease online can help both the authors and their audience. …
New media hires at the ABPI




September 2, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, lisa potter, sean palmer
The ABPI has appointed Lisa Potter as its new head of Media to lead the association’s media function. Starting on …
Self-expiring label wins design award
August 30, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing label, smart packaging
A pharma label that automatically displays when a product is out of date has won a prestigious Red Dot design …
Eylea receives new European approval
August 30, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, CRVO, Eylea, Lucentis, Novartis, wet AMD
ThromboGenics/Novartis’ Jetrea gains NICE ‘yes’
August 30, 2013Alcon, Jetrea, NICE, Novartis, ThromboGenics
Pfizer joins Amazon-like R&D network
August 30, 2013Medical Communications Assay Depot, Pfizer, amazon
Pfizer has become the latest big pharma firm to sign up to Assay Depot, the Amazon-like virtual laboratory. The US …
Forest Labs picks 3 Monkeys Communications for psoriasis brief
August 30, 2013Medical Communications 3 Monkeys Communications, Forest Labs
The 3 Monkeys Communications firm has been chosen to run a new psoriasis brief for Forest Laboratories. The brief is …
Mid Staffs faces criminal case
August 30, 2013Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Mid Staffs, Monitor, NHS
The fall-out from the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust scandal has continued with the news that it is to face …
Peter Belden becomes general manager at PCI
August 30, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing PCI, beldon
Packaging Coordinators Inc (PCI) has announced the appointment of Peter Belden as the new general manager of its Rockford facilities …
‘Mini brains’ grown in lab
August 29, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Stem cells, autism, mini brains
In a move which seems closer to science fiction than real life, scientists have grown from human skin what they …
Chiesi snaps up Zymenex
August 29, 2013Sales and Marketing Chiesi, lamazym, rare diseases, zymenex
Chiesi Group is to acquire biopharma company Zymenex Holdings, allowing the Italian firm to enter the rare disease arena for …
Steve Field becomes first GP chief inspector
August 29, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CQC, GP, steve field
Health services watchdog the Care Quality Commission has appointed Professor Steve Field as its first chief inspector of general practice. …
Siegfried buoyant as controlled substances lift 1H sales
August 28, 2013Manufacturing and Production 1h, AMP, Siegfried
Pharmaceutical raw materials manufacturer Siegfried posted a 10% increase in sales to 197 million Swiss francs in the first half …
Lonza wields axe at US facility
August 28, 2013Manufacturing and Production Lonza, cuts
Swiss contract manufacturer Lonza has said it will start cutting staffing levels at its US facility in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, next …
Regulators produce QbD report
August 28, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing EMA, FDA, QbD
European and US regulators have published the first fruits of their collaboration on assessing measures to ensure drugs are manufactured …
‘Inequality’ for Welsh cancer patients
August 28, 2013Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, England, NHS, NICE, Wales
Cancer sufferers in England are four times more likely to receive newer treatments on the NHS than patients in Wales, …
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