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Alzheimer’s sufferers wait for judgment as NICE put in dock

June 28, 2007
Sales 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 …

News

Prime Minister Brown appoints Alan Johnson Health Secretary

June 28, 2007

For his first cabinet as Prime Minister Gordon Brown has appointed former education secretary Alan Johnson to head up the …

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Revlimid set for UK launch

June 28, 2007

Revlimid, a new oral treatment for multiple myeloma has been approved in Europe and is set for imminent launch in …

News

FDA approves Lyrica for chronic pain condition

June 28, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Pfizer's Lyrica has become the first treatment to be approved in the US for fibromyalgia, a widespread chronic pain condition.Lyrica …

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GSK’s leukaemia drug closer to European approval

June 28, 2007
Sales and Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline's orphan leukaemia treatment Atriance has been recommended for European approval by a key EMEA committee.Atriance (nelarabine) was given a …

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Roche strengthens autoimmune franchise with arthritis drug deal

June 28, 2007
Research 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 …

News

FD acquires independent PR agency Sante

June 27, 2007
Medical Communications

Financial communications consultancy FD has snapped up one of the UKs largest independent healthcare PR and med ed agencies.The acquisition …

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Perfect pitch: has your salesforce got it?

June 25, 2007
Sales and Marketing sales, strategy

Back in the 70s, pharmaceutical sales reps were detail men. They spent more time giving details to doctors about their …

Feature

Latest news from Datamonitor

June 22, 2007
Research 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 …

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Tories plan to put GPs in driving seat

June 21, 2007

The Conservative party has unveiled its vision for the NHS, including the scrapping of targets, the creation of an independent …

News

World Media awards for TVF’s rep training package

June 21, 2007
Medical Communications

TVF Communications has scooped a brace of gold awards at the World Media Festival for its e-learning programs for Sanofi-Aventis' …

News

Non-chicken egg flu vaccine gets European go-ahead

June 21, 2007
Manufacturing and Production

Optaflu has gained European approval for use against seasonal influenza. The Novartis drug is the first flu vaccine which does …

News

GSK commits milions of pounds to new imaging centre

June 21, 2007
Research and Development

The largest new imaging centre in Europe – an £83 million collaboration between GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Imperial College London and the …

News

GSK highlights new oncology drugs

June 20, 2007
Research and Development

GlaxoSmithKline has provided investors with details of a number of new oncology drugs it aims to launch over the next …

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Super-rep: working with the new NHS

June 20, 2007
Sales and Marketing NHS, sales, strategy

Every year could be called a watershed year for the NHS – it seems that constant change and reinvention is …

Feature

Latest news from Datamonitor

June 19, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Lilly launches research effort to fight TBEli Lilly has announced the creation of a public-private partnership to conduct early-phase discovery …

News

NICE set to block blindness drugs

June 15, 2007
Sales 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 …

News

Generic firm Dr Reddy’s opens its first European R&D base

June 15, 2007
Sales 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 …

News

Independent NHS idea won’t work, says Hewitt

June 15, 2007
NHS

 Patricia Hewitt has dismissed the idea of making the NHS fully independent from politicians, first proposed by Gordon Brown a …

News

FDA committee scotches Acomplia’s prospects

June 15, 2007
Sales 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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