NHS clinical leaders oppose mergers
November 8, 2005More than three quarters of lead clinicians believe proposed mergers of Primary Care Trusts will harm patient care, according to …
R&D Scoreboard poor gauge of pharma investment in the UK
November 8, 2005Research and Development AstraZeneca, GSK, Pfizer, R&D, R&D scoreboard
The R&D Scoreboard is fundamentally flawed as a measure of R&D investment in the UK and pharmaceutical companies are continuing …
Marketers and levels of leadership
November 7, 2005Sales and Marketing
Trends come and go in the pharma industry – just like in any other – but one which has stuck …
Prescribing powers proposed for new NHS support workers
November 4, 2005Around 3,000 new healthcare support workers will provide clinical care across primary and secondary care, according to the government's latest …
NICE unveils fast track process
November 3, 2005Sales and Marketing
Cancer drugs will be the first treatments to benefit from changes designed to speed up the way NICE makes its …
200,000 quitters to boost NRT sales
November 3, 2005Sales and Marketing
Manufacturers of nicotine replacement therapy products can expect sales to rise when England's partial smoking ban is introduced.The government anticipates …
Radical change for NHS in Scotland
November 3, 2005Healthcare services across Scotland are to focus on preventative care as part of wide-ranging changes to NHS priorities in the …
Government retreat on handing over PCT services
November 3, 2005The government has retreated on plans for a mandatory opening up of primary care services to alternative providers.Health secretary Patricia …
Don’t blush…look before you flush’
November 3, 2005Medical Communications
Bowel Cancer UK has been launched with a new campaign to promote personal awareness of the disease that kills 16,000 …
Galliard wins GSK and Pfizer accounts
November 3, 2005Medical Communications
Galliard Healthcare Communications has won the global PR account for GlaxoSmithKline's Avodart and been appointed by Pfizer to handle UK …
Tamiflu’s frontline status a mixed blessing for Roche
November 3, 2005Sales and Marketing
Sales of Roche's Tamiflu have rocketed as governments around the world prepare for a potential pandemic, but its status as …
Waking up to new ways of training
November 3, 2005Business Services
From sales forecasts to the marketing mix, from business information to regulatory project management, there are as many training courses, …
GSK inspires more confidence than shaky AstraZeneca
November 1, 2005Research and Development
The UK's two pharma giants have posted strong growth in the third quarter, but investor doubts about AstraZeneca's long-term prospects …
National campaign promotes private healthcare
November 1, 2005Sales and Marketing
Six of the UK's biggest private hospital and health insurance companies have joined forces to promote the benefits of private …
Tropical disease research centre to open in Liverpool
October 31, 2005Research and Development
A new UK research centre specialising in the development of new tropical medicines has been given the go-ahead with £18 …
Campaigners dismayed at unworkable partial smoking ban
October 28, 2005Research and Development
Doctors and health campaigners have expressed their deep disappointment over the government's failure to introduce a complete smoking ban in …
UK patients invited to report side-effects
October 28, 2005Sales and Marketing
Members of the public will now be able to report adverse events in medicines direct to the UK watchdog through …
Merck and Schering-Plough lifted by cholesterol joint venture
October 26, 2005Sales and Marketing
A marketing alliance between Merck and Schering-Plough has given the troubled companies some positive news to report.Global sales of the …
Markets shocked by Pfizer sales slump
October 26, 2005Sales and Marketing
Pfizer, the pharma industry's powerhouse, has suffered a 52% slump in profits in the third quarter, undermining investor confidence in …
Marketing a high priority – but budgets still a battle
October 26, 2005Sales and Marketing
A survey of marketers across industry sectors has underlined the importance of their role but shows many have to battle …
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