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‘Dawn of a new era’ as nurses and pharmacists take on full prescribing

May 3, 2006

Trained nurses and pharmacists in England now have the power to prescribe virtually any medicine, which could end the need …

News

Herceptin set for approval in early breast cancer

April 28, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Herceptin, the breast cancer drug at the centre of a long-running controversy could soon be available to thousands more women …

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Helping doctors hit moving targets

April 26, 2006

Introduced in April 2004, the new General Medical Services contract (nGMS) was hailed as a revolutionary new way of paying …

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Ex-Pfizer Stafford launches patient communication consultancy

April 26, 2006
Medical Communications patients

The needs of patients are being forgotten or over-looked by pharmaceutical companies, according to a newly launched consultancy called Patient …

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Make small changes to ‘add years to your life’ urges government

April 26, 2006

Everyday, simple choices could be the key to a healthier lifestyle according to new government-backed research published by Cambridge University. …

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Osteoporosis drug Evista can prevent breast cancer

April 26, 2006
Sales and Marketing

A new study of Lilly's Evista suggests it could help prevent postmenopausal women developing breast cancer.A major new study of …

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Biotech buy helps Pfizer expand neuroscience research

April 26, 2006
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer

Pfizer is to buy Californian Rinat Neuroscience, a biotech company which specialises in developing therapeutic proteins to treat central nervous …

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Companies share secrets to reduce unforeseen phase I problems

April 26, 2006
Research and Development

Eight of the industry's leading companies have begun work on a unique new project to help overcome one of the …

News

UK pharma industry unites to take the Code to customers

April 26, 2006
Research and Development

Companies from across the UK pharma industry have come together in an unprecedented campaign to promote awareness of its code …

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MPs set to probe health service finances as ‘crisis’ continues

April 26, 2006

MPs look set to launch an inquiry into the continuing problems in the NHS, as job cuts and fears of …

News

AstraZeneca celebrates success of FMCG marketer recruitment

April 26, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Targeted campaign pays off as the number of candidates joining the company from outside the pharma industry increases by five-fold …

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Pfizer vows to fight ‘perverse and short-sighted decision’ on Exubera

April 24, 2006
Research and Development

Exubera, the world's first inhaled insulin, has failed to gain NICE approval after manufacturer Pfizer couldnt convince the Institute of …

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Lipitor remains England’s biggest seller

April 24, 2006
Sales and Marketing

New figures for pharmaceutical sales in England and the rest of the world see the industry continuing to maintain growth, …

News

GSK unveils first of new virtual pipeline drug discovery alliances

April 24, 2006
Research and Development

Pharmacopeia, a small New Jersey pharmaceutical company will be the first to enter into a new kind of drug development …

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Industry warns of worrying signs from NHS drugs bill

April 13, 2006

NHS spending on medicines has fallen in relation to its overall budget – just one of the many causes of …

News

Herceptin court victory for breast cancer patient

April 13, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Ann Marie Rogers has won her legal battle to gain access to breast cancer drug Herceptin, with an appeal court …

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New marker points in the right direction for GSK heart drug

April 13, 2006

New research suggests a little-understood chemical in the human body could play a key role in causing heart attacks and …

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Patients fight NICE over cancer fatigue drugs

April 12, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Patient groups are fighting to keep drugs available on the NHS, which they say help cancer patients recover after chemotherapy.NICE …

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Restructure will cut costs and improve NHS services, says Hewitt

April 12, 2006
Hewitt, NHS

 Health secretary Patricia Hewitt, has unveiled a map of the new NHS ‘architecture’, which she says will reduce NHS costs …

News

Remicade to treat ulcerative colitis in UK

April 12, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Patients in the UK with ulcerative colitis could benefit from Remicade, the first new drug in years to be approved …

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