Alzheimer’s sufferers wait for judgment as NICE put in dock
June 28, 2007Sales and Marketing
Alzheimer's sufferers are just weeks away from finding out if the judicial review of NICE's decision-making will be successful.The High …
Prime Minister Brown appoints Alan Johnson Health Secretary
June 28, 2007For his first cabinet as Prime Minister Gordon Brown has appointed former education secretary Alan Johnson to head up the …
Revlimid set for UK launch
June 28, 2007Revlimid, a new oral treatment for multiple myeloma has been approved in Europe and is set for imminent launch in …
FDA approves Lyrica for chronic pain condition
June 28, 2007Sales and Marketing
Pfizer's Lyrica has become the first treatment to be approved in the US for fibromyalgia, a widespread chronic pain condition.Lyrica …
GSK’s leukaemia drug closer to European approval
June 28, 2007Sales and Marketing
GlaxoSmithKline's orphan leukaemia treatment Atriance has been recommended for European approval by a key EMEA committee.Atriance (nelarabine) was given a …
Roche strengthens autoimmune franchise with arthritis drug deal
June 28, 2007Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Roche has added a novel treatment for rheumatoid arthritis to its early stage pipeline, one it says has the potential …
FD acquires independent PR agency Sante
June 27, 2007Medical Communications
Financial communications consultancy FD has snapped up one of the UKs largest independent healthcare PR and med ed agencies.The acquisition …
Perfect pitch: has your salesforce got it?
June 25, 2007Sales and Marketing sales, strategy
Back in the 70s, pharmaceutical sales reps were detail men. They spent more time giving details to doctors about their …
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June 22, 2007Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NSCLC, Novartis, Pfizer
Novartis receives FDA approval for blood pressure medicineNovartis has been granted final FDA approval for Exforge, its high blood pressure …
Tories plan to put GPs in driving seat
June 21, 2007The Conservative party has unveiled its vision for the NHS, including the scrapping of targets, the creation of an independent …
World Media awards for TVF’s rep training package
June 21, 2007Medical Communications
TVF Communications has scooped a brace of gold awards at the World Media Festival for its e-learning programs for Sanofi-Aventis' …
Non-chicken egg flu vaccine gets European go-ahead
June 21, 2007Manufacturing and Production
Optaflu has gained European approval for use against seasonal influenza. The Novartis drug is the first flu vaccine which does …
GSK commits milions of pounds to new imaging centre
June 21, 2007Research and Development
The largest new imaging centre in Europe – an £83 million collaboration between GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Imperial College London and the …
GSK highlights new oncology drugs
June 20, 2007Research and Development
GlaxoSmithKline has provided investors with details of a number of new oncology drugs it aims to launch over the next …
Super-rep: working with the new NHS
June 20, 2007Sales and Marketing NHS, sales, strategy
Every year could be called a watershed year for the NHS – it seems that constant change and reinvention is …
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June 19, 2007Sales and Marketing
Lilly launches research effort to fight TBEli Lilly has announced the creation of a public-private partnership to conduct early-phase discovery …
NICE set to block blindness drugs
June 15, 2007Sales and Marketing AMD, Lucentis, Macugen, NICE
Most patients in England and Wales will be denied access to drugs for the leading cause of sight loss if …
Generic firm Dr Reddy’s opens its first European R&D base
June 15, 2007Sales and Marketing
Dr Reddy's Laboratories plans to become an R&D-based company are picking up pace with the opening of its first European …
Independent NHS idea won’t work, says Hewitt
June 15, 2007NHS
Patricia Hewitt has dismissed the idea of making the NHS fully independent from politicians, first proposed by Gordon Brown a …
FDA committee scotches Acomplia’s prospects
June 15, 2007Sales and Marketing
The future of Sanofi-Aventis' potential blockbuster Acomplia has been dealt a serious blow after an influential committee of FDA advisers …
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