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GSK scores partial victory over parallel traders

September 29, 2006
Manufacturing and Production

GlaxoSmithKline has won a partial but significant victory in a European Union court which could give it and other pharma …

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Three innovative medicines win Prix Galien awards

September 27, 2006
Sales and Marketing prix galien

Three pharmaceutical products have been awarded prizes at this year’s UK Prix Galien awards, which recognise excellence in pharmaceutical development …

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UCB to buy Schwarz Pharma for 4 billion euros

September 26, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Belgian pharma company UCB is to buy Germany's Schwarz Pharma for 4.4 billion euros, creating a new mid-sized group with …

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Noxafil close to approval for invasive fungal infections

September 25, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Schering-Plough's Noxafil is set to gain European approval for patients at high risk of developing invasive fungal infections.These infections can …

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GSK gambles on success of new European pricing deal

September 25, 2006
Sales and Marketing EU, GSK

GlaxoSmithKline has unveiled a new deal which could break the deadlock over the pricing of medicines in Europe.The groundbreaking agreement …

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Gardasil approved in Europe

September 22, 2006
Sales and Marketing Gardasil

Sanofi Pasteur MSD's Gardasil has been approved as the first ever vaccine to prevent women developing cervical cancer, which remains …

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Specialist pharma company Nycomed buys Altana

September 22, 2006
Sales and Marketing Nycomed

Danish speciality pharmaceutical company Nycomed is to acquire pharma company Altana for 4.5 billion euros.Germany's Altana is currently a business …

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New diabetes drug Byetta set for European approval

September 22, 2006
Sales and Marketing Byetta, diabetes

Lilly and Amylin's new diabetes treatment Byetta is set for European approval following recommendation from medicines regulator the EMEA.Byetta (exenatide) …

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Merck to buy Serono for $13 billion

September 22, 2006
Sales and Marketing Merck Serono

German pharma company Merck is to acquire Serono for $13.5 billion, creating one of Europes largest bio-pharmaceutical technology companies.The new …

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AZ and Schering take novel approach in cancer collaboration

September 22, 2006
Research and Development

AstraZeneca and Schering are to co-develop a promising new drug candidate to treat breast cancer, with the two partners taking …

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Integrated Huntsworth Health moves into top tier

September 22, 2006
Medical Communications

Healthcare communications group Huntsworth has merged its advertising, medical education and PR agencies into a single, fully integrated company, to …

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Waving not drowning: tackling NHS reform

September 18, 2006
Sales and Marketing NHS, healthcare, marketing, strategy

New NHS initiatives, restructuring plans and government health policies seem to be announced and introduced on a never-ending basis, with …

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NHS preparing to cut A&E and maternity units

September 14, 2006

The new chief executive of the NHS, David Nicholson, is drawing up plans to close a series of key hospital …

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Lipitor patients sue Pfizer

September 14, 2006
Sales and Marketing patients

A series of personal injury lawsuits filed in the US have taken aim at Pfizer's marketing practices for its blockbuster …

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PCTs to retain clinical leadership role

September 13, 2006

Professional executive committees, the bodies once seen as the engine room for reform of the NHS, are to be retained …

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DHL deal ‘catastrophic’ for UK medical devices industry

September 13, 2006

DHL's new contract to manage procurement across the NHS threatens the future of UK medical devices firms, according to manufacturers. …

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Dolan forced out over Plavix affair

September 13, 2006
Sales and Marketing ethics

Peter Dolan, the chief executive of Bristol-Myers Squibb has been forced to resign after the company's legal advisor called for …

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New PCTs to tighten general practice prescribing controls

September 12, 2006

Moves to rein in the prescribing freedom of GPs and give prescribing advisors more power are gaining ground in the …

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A fresh look at advertising

September 11, 2006
Medical Communications advertising

Mary Poppins knew only too well that a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down. But in these sugar-free …

Feature

NICE takes aim at ineffective treatments

September 7, 2006

NICE is to review use of ineffective treatments by the NHS with the aim of saving millions of pounds – …

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