Patient experience to influence hospital payment
May 16, 2008Hospitals could be paid according to the quality of care and how well operations are performed, as part of efforts …
Plavix faces generic challenge in Germany
May 16, 2008Sales and Marketing Germany, generics
Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb are feeling the heat from a Swiss drugs company which intends to market a generic version …
Pfizer invests in oncology for future gains
May 16, 2008Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Pfizer
Pfizer has named Garry Nicholson as head of its new global oncology unit, a venture the company believes will bring …
Merck plans US sales cut backs
May 16, 2008Sales and Marketing
Merck is to slash its US sales force, making 1,200 redundant by the end of July after the FDA unexpectedly …
Industry calls for ‘zero tolerance’ on European counterfeits
May 16, 2008Manufacturing and Production
European industry body EFPIA has demanded 'zero tolerance' on counterfeit medicines and proposed tough new security rules to combat the …
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May 16, 2008Research and Development
Can biologic drugs tackle antibiotic resistance? Antibody-based products present a novel approach to the treatment and prevention of infections, as …
Lipitor in decline as PCTs take control
May 9, 2008Sales of Lipitor dropped more than £50 million in England last year, as the blockbuster cholesterol drug fell victim to …
Frontline yet to be convinced on reform pledges
May 9, 2008A new code of practice for the NHS has been launched which aims to ensure any future reforms to the …
European threat to direct-to-pharmacy controls
May 9, 2008Medical Communications
A European Commission recommendation over a dispute between GlaxoSmithKline and Greek wholesalers spells bad news for manufacturers, according to a …
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May 8, 2008Sales and Marketing
Acambis has received a $425 million, ten-year contract from the US Government agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, …
NHS behind world’s first gene treatment for blindness
May 8, 2008Sales and Marketing
The world's first gene transplant to treat blindness, partly funded by the UK government, has successfully improved the night vision …
Brussels to boost Europe’s R&D with public funds
May 8, 2008Research and Development
The European Commission is due to spend Euro 2 billion of public money to see the continent return to its …
Specialist nurses fear for jobs
April 30, 2008Some specialist nurses say they are under threat of losing their jobs or being downgraded because of NHS cutbacks. The …
Calls for NHS rule change to allow co-payment
April 30, 2008Calls to allow patients to contribute to the cost of NHS services, including expensive cancer treatments have been renewed.'Co-payment', where …
GSK invests in science of anti-ageing
April 30, 2008Research and Development
GlaxoSmithKline is to buy up biopharmaceutical company Sirtris, which specialises in research into the ageing process and related diseases. The …
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April 30, 2008Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Acambis awarded smallpox vaccine contract by US governmentAcambis has received a $425 million, ten-year contract from the US Government agency, …
A sea of paperwork or business as usual?
April 30, 2008Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing 2008, ABPI, UK, code, marketing, pharma
Tamiflu takes the shine off Roche results
April 24, 2008Sales and Marketing
Falling sales of its blockbuster flu treatment Tamiflu have dented Roche's balance sheet. The Swiss company managed sales of 10.9 …
Roche’s new RA treatment gains first approval
April 24, 2008Sales and Marketing
Roche's Actemra has been given its first green light, gaining marketing approval in Japan for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.Actemra …
