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Wyeth to collaborate with Scottish universities on biomarkers

April 11, 2006
Research and Development

 Wyeth is to invest $86 million in a new collaboration with Scotland's leading medical researchers in a cutting edge area …

News

New GP surgery openings ‘quicker than Tesco’

April 10, 2006

The government says dozens of new GP surgeries will be opened over the next three years, bringing a broad range …

News

Fears for UK clinical trials as antibody inquiry proceeds

April 10, 2006
Research and Development

The MHRA is to put together an expert group to examine the need for new safety measures in the wake …

News

Is Talent Unstoppable?

April 7, 2006
Business Services

A sales manager's job is not to grow sales – it is to grow successful sales people. Forget the days …

Feature

Lyrica to challenge antidepressants with new anxiety disorder approval

April 7, 2006
Research and Development

Pfizer's Lyrica is to go head to head with top-selling antidepressant drugs as it enters the market to treat generalised …

News

NHS lurches into new financial year with old debts and new challenges

April 7, 2006

The NHS has begun a new financial year amid considerable acrimony and massive disruption as many of its trusts grapple …

News

Novartis launch innovative leukaemia awareness campaign

March 30, 2006
Research and Development

Novartis has launched an innovative new campaign to raise awareness of leukaemia treatment among the UK's general practitioners; a move …

News

Novartis to develop Servier’s antidepressant for US

March 30, 2006
Research and Development

Novartis has signed a deal to develop and market Servier's new antidepressant and agomelatine for the US market.The drug has …

News

Novartis targets China with hepatitis drug

March 30, 2006
Research and Development

Novartis says trials of its new hepatitis drug in Chinese patients show it to be superior to standard treatment, in …

News

Taxotere approved for stomach cancer in US

March 28, 2006
Research and Development

Sanofi-Aventis has won US approval to market its drug Taxotere as a treatment for stomach cancer, and says it is …

News

Nearly half of doctors unaware of industry Code of Practice

March 28, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Nearly half of all doctors are unaware that the UK pharmaceutical industry operates a code of practice, a new survey …

News

Investigation into UK medicines prices to continue

March 24, 2006

Competition watchdog the Office of Fair Trading is to continue its investigation into how prescription medicines are priced in the …

News

Doctors oppose cuts to training budget

March 24, 2006

Doctors' leaders have spoken out against cutbacks to the medical training budget, which they warn could seriously harm patient services.The …

News

Schering backs merger with Bayer

March 24, 2006
Sales and Marketing

The management of Schering has unveiled a surprise merger deal with fellow German pharmaceutical company Bayer, in a move designed …

News

Row over cardiovascular targets in new GP contract

March 24, 2006
Research and Development

Patient groups have condemned the new GP contract, saying it ignores a potentially life-threatening condition in tens of thousands of …

News

Fast growing recruiters thrive on clinical focus

March 23, 2006
Business Services

 Recruitment company Levy Associates have become one of the UK's fastest growing companies thanks to their success in matching talented …

News

Roche goes online to co-ordinate recruitment

March 23, 2006
Medical Communications

 Roche is using a new automated system to identify the best job candidates faster, using online screening developed by technology …

News

Protelos ‘unique’ among osteoporosis treatments

March 21, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Servier says new data on its osteoporosis treatment Protelos shows it reduces women's long-term risk of bone fractures by a …

News

Whatever happened to e-marketing?

March 17, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Is e-marketing dropping off pharma marketing's radar, or are opportunities going begging? Three or four years ago, it was the …

Feature

Deal to speed UK uptake of new medicines revealed

March 17, 2006

A new deal between the UK government and the pharmaceutical industry to ensure faster and wider access to new medicines …

News
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