Finding the right NHS partner
March 23, 2005Pharma companies want to work with the NHS and the NHS wants to work with pharma companies. There is lots …
Serono hails progress towards MS gene map
March 22, 2005Sales and Marketing
Serono has announced it has reached a major milestone towards identifying the genes involved in multiple sclerosis.The company has identified …
Avastin partners boosted by lung cancer data
March 17, 2005Sales and Marketing
The share prices of Roche and Genentech have risen sharply on the back of news that Avastin extends the life …
BMS hepatitis drug set for approval
March 17, 2005Sales and Marketing
Bristol-Myers Squibb's Baraclude (entecavir) has been recommended for first-line treatment of chronic hepatitis B despite potential cancer risks.The US Food …
US doctors oppose black box warning for eczema drugs
March 17, 2005Sales and Marketing
US dermatologists have voiced their disapproval of new FDA restrictions on two eczema drugs because of potential cancer risks.The US …
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 …
