MRC collaborates with Pfizer on enigmatic drug targets
March 16, 2005Sales and Marketing
Pfizer has entered into a collaboration with the UK's Medical Research Council commercial arm to develop new drug discovery techniques.Medical …
Telemedicine ‘disappearing from the NHS’
March 16, 2005Sales and Marketing
The hi-tech vision of doctors communicating with their patients via video, digital imaging and electronic data transmission is as far …
Confusion and apathy reign as GP commissioning nears
March 15, 2005Practice based commissioning, the latest radical reform which will re-shape the way the NHS treats patients is just days away …
Another reshuffle: PCTs under growing pressure to merge
March 15, 2005England's primary care trusts are under growing pressure to merge, and their numbers could be reduced by a third within …
Biotech blockbusters push industry sales over $500 billion
March 14, 2005Sales and Marketing
The global pharmaceutical industry achieved annual sales of over $500 billion for the first time ever in 2004, up 7% …
Pope Woodhead re-signed for Abilify account
March 10, 2005Medical Communications
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals have renewed Pope Woodhead's contract to provide PR support for Abilify, their antipsychotic treatment for …
Diabetes patient cured in UK transplant breakthrough
March 10, 2005Research and Development
A 61-year-old man from Kent has become one of the first ever patients to be cured of type I diabetes …
Seroquel shows promise in Alzheimer’s
March 9, 2005Sales and Marketing
New data shows AstraZeneca's blockbuster drug Seroquel to be effective in reducing agitation in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).Seroquel …
Plans for more independent prescribing progressing
March 9, 2005Nurses could soon be able to independently prescribe for long-term conditions such as asthma and diabetes, under proposals being considered …
SSRI guidance unchanged, says MHRA
March 9, 2005Sales and Marketing
UK regulator the MHRA has reiterated its guidance on SSRI antidepressants and stressed their safety after a new article linked …
Judge us on NHS record, says angry Blair
March 9, 2005A row over a pensioner's repeatedly cancelled shoulder operation has escalated into a key election battle on the state of …
NHS Alliance warns of Health Check
March 9, 2005The NHS Alliance has warned that the planned replacement to the controversial star ratings performance indicators may lead to 'perverse …
Heart progress trumpeted by Labour
March 9, 2005The government has trumpeted its progress on tackling the UK's biggest killer, cardiovascular disease, and launched a new chapter of …
Potential blockbuster Tysabri pulled after patient death
March 9, 2005Sales and Marketing
Elan and Biogen Idec have stopped marketing Tysabri (natalizumab), their new multiple sclerosis treatment, and asked doctors not to prescribe …
ABPI to oppose strictest measures in pan-European code of practice
March 3, 2005Sales and Marketing
A pan-European code of practice is being drawn up by the pharmaceutical industry organisation EFPIA in response to continuing criticism …
GSK rebrands AIDS drugs to foil illegal imports
March 2, 2005Sales and Marketing
GlaxoSmithKline has rebranded its Aids drugs supplied to sub-Saharan Africa to stop illegal re-importation to Europe.The company said parallel importers …
Quicker service for cancer patients but ‘black spots’ persist
March 2, 2005Cancer patients are being seen more quickly but there is still room for improvement, says a National Audit Office report …
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