Medicare reform will expand US market
November 27, 2003Medicare, US, healthcare reform
America’s long-awaited reform of the Medicare health insurance system has received the backing of both Houses of government, giving over …
Making the most of medicines
November 26, 2003Sales and Marketing NHS, healthcare, medicines management
Call to action after breakthrough on patents
November 26, 2003The World Health Organisation has called for massively increased efforts to distribute antiretrovirals in the developing world to cut unnecessary …
Red Door’s hepatitis campaign wins top PR prize
November 26, 2003Red Door Communications has scooped several top prizes at the prestigious PR Week Awards including one for its hepatitis B …
Pipeline promises $10 billion says Novartis
November 25, 2003Novartis has unveiled details of major new drugs in its pipeline which it says could produce annual sales of $10 …
FDA claims victory after medicines importer shutdown
November 25, 2003The FDA has claimed a significant victory in its battle against imports of prescription medicines from Canada after a court …
FDA chief attacks Europe price controls
November 24, 2003The chief US medicines regulator has attacked price controls in Europe, saying the practice denies its patients access to medicines …
Government backs over the counter Zocor
November 21, 2003The Government has declared its strong backing for statins to be made available to consumers over the counter as early …
Developing boardroom excellence
November 21, 2003Business Services non-executive directors, recruitment
Government and pharma strike new NRT ‘kickback’ deal
November 21, 2003GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and Novartis have all agreed special new deals with the government to provide extra smoking cessation products to …
Foundation plans narrowly escape defeat
November 20, 2003The government has won a crucial House of Commons vote on foundation hospitals with a majority of just seventeen votes.The …
Wanted: nurse entrepreneurs
November 20, 2003Independent nurse prescribing is to be expanded into 10 new medical areas as part of the latest extension of their …
Compromise reached on Medicare reform
November 18, 2003US politicians have moved closer to agreement on how to reform the country's healthcare system to include insurance for prescription …
Breakthrough offers hope of diabetes cure
November 14, 2003Researchers in the US have succeeded in transforming cells from the spleen into insulin producing cells in mice, offering hope …
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