Long-acting Zyprexa gets green light
October 2, 2008Sales and Marketing lilly, psych
Lilly's Zypadhera has been recommended in Europe for use in stabilising schizophrenic patients who are already receiving treatment. The European …
Spiriva partners defend drug’s safety
October 2, 2008Sales and Marketing Boehringer, COPD, Spiriva, resp
Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer have released new data on Spiriva to defend the safety record of the chronic obstructive pulmonary …
Weak currency helps UK pharmaceutical industry
October 1, 2008Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing parallel trade
Pharmaceutical companies operating in the UK are experiencing reduced competition from European parallel importers, thanks to the weakness of the …
Credit crunch hits European biotech
October 1, 2008Research and Development 2008, YIR, biotech
Europe’s biotech sector is being hit hard by the credit crunch, with small and medium-sized companies being starved of funding …
Overcoming barriers to access
September 30, 2008Sales and Marketing Europe, UK, market access, strategies
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September 29, 2008Sales and Marketing par
Is cost containment impacting pharmaceutical innovation?With the cost of healthcare provision spiraling, governments and payers across the seven major markets …
MHRA unveils medicine information resource
September 29, 2008Medical Communications patients
UK regulators and the pharma industry have come together to launch a new website for patients. The 'mymedicine' site is …
Pradaxa approved by NICE
September 26, 2008Sales and Marketing NICE, Pradaxa, clot, cv
NICE has recommended Boehringer Ingelheim's novel anti-clotting pill Pradaxa, giving it a marketing edge over Bayer's rival treatment Xarelto. Pradaxa …
Lilly to reveal doctor payments
September 26, 2008Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ethics
Lilly is to be the first pharmaceutical company to disclose payments made to US doctors for consultancy services and key …
Merck’s Kuvan set for European approval
September 26, 2008Sales and Marketing EU, Kuvan
Merck Serono's Kuvan is on track to become the first medicine approved in Europe for two rare neurological disorders. Regulatory …
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September 25, 2008Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Europe, Otsuka, communications
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Gardasil and Cervarix share innovation prize
September 25, 2008Sales and Marketing Cancer, Gardasil, prix galien, vaccines
Rival vaccine products that will prevent thousands of women developing cervical cancer have been declared joint winners of the prestigious …
Brown to scrap prescription costs for cancer patients
September 24, 2008Cancer, NHS
Patients suffering from cancer won't have to pay for prescriptions after April next year under new government plans. Prime minister …
Sanofi seals Zentiva deal with improved offer
September 23, 2008Sales and Marketing MA, Sanofi, generics
Sanofi-Aventis' acquisition of Czech generics firm Zentiva is back on, after the pharma company increased its offer by nearly 10%. …
Pharma and the High Street health shop
September 23, 2008Sales and Marketing industry relations, pharmacy
The April publication of the long-awaited pharmacy White Paper – 'Building on Strengths, Delivering the Future' – spells exciting times …
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September 23, 2008biotech
Monoclonal antibody sales to almost double by 2013In 2007, total global monoclonal antibody sales reached $26 billion and are forecast …
Giuliani to argue Ranbaxy’s case in US
September 18, 2008Sales and Marketing US, generics
Indian generics firm Ranbaxy has hired former New York mayor Rudolf Giuliani to help reverse an FDA block on imports …
Once-daily Seroquel launched
September 18, 2008Sales and Marketing AZ, psych
AstraZeneca has launched a once-daily version of Seroquel in the UK. The drug is used to treat schizophrenia and manic …
Ban on ‘top-up’ payments for drugs not working
September 18, 2008Sales and Marketing NHS, par
The King's Fund says the current ban on NHS patients paying privately for 'top-up' drugs is not working. The Department …
Working Life: Amanda Moosa
September 18, 2008Business Services, Sales and Marketing Nycomed, Working Life, branding, careers, marketing, sales
How did you find your way into your current role?I came into things via the ‘traditional’ route. After my biochemistry …
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