New software aims to cut hospital admissions

November 16, 2007

Doctors and clinicians will have access to a free new computer program that can help them reduce the number of …

J&J unveils new ‘comprehensive care’ strategy

November 16, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Johnson & Johnson is to re-model its business operations into more customer-focused units, including a 'comprehensive care' arm that will …

GSK scales back US health warnings for Avandia

November 15, 2007
Sales and Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline will update US labelling for its diabetes treatment Avandia to state there is no conclusive evidence linking it to …

Remicade loses out in ankylosing spondylitis

November 15, 2007
Sales and Marketing TNF

NICE has rejected Schering-Plough's Remicade as a treatment for the debilitating form of spinal inflammation known as ankylosing spondylitis.The Institute …

Merck to pay $4.9 billion to end Vioxx claims

November 15, 2007
Sales and Marketing Vioxx, safety

Merck looks set to pay $4.9 billion in a settlement for the thousands of people claiming injury after taking its …

Sanofi and Acambis to collaborate on West Nile virus

November 13, 2007
Sales and Marketing vaccines

Acambis has struck a deal with Sanofi Pasteur to co-develop and co-market a vaccine for West Nile disease, a serious …

New leadership study to advance women in pharma

November 9, 2007
Business Services careers, customer relationship management

New research has been undertaken to help more women reach senior roles in the pharmaceutical industry. The study, carried out …

Latest news from Datamonitor

November 9, 2007
Sales and Marketing

BioView and Transgenomic sign distribution agreement BioView has licensed Transgenomic to distribute its family of scanning and analysis workstations in …

Blood loss drug suspended over safety fears

November 9, 2007
Sales and Marketing

A drug used to prevent excessive blood loss during surgery could be causing deaths in patients, and has been suspended …

Liver problems delay Galvus launch

November 9, 2007
Sales and Marketing reg, safety

The European launch of new diabetes drug Galvus could be delayed by up to six months after small but significant …

Conservatives renew call for independent NHS

November 9, 2007

The Conservative party says the NHS must be freed from 'political tinkering' in order for it to focus on improving …

Pharmacy encouraged to play greater clinical role

November 9, 2007
hc, primary

The role of pharmacists as frontline NHS clinicians is being promoted by the work of a key committee. The government …

Slow progress on hospital waiting lists

November 9, 2007

A key target to cut waiting times for operations looks unlikely to be hit by the NHS, prompting the government …

Generic challenger threatens Crestor

November 2, 2007
Sales and Marketing

AstraZeneca could face a major blow to its revenues if a generic challenger to Crestor is launched. The cholesterol lowering …

CROs included in clinical trials fast track

November 2, 2007
Research and Development

Efforts to cut unnecessary delays to UK clinical trials have taken a step forward with a new agreement to help …

Sales stay sluggish at Sanofi

November 2, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Sanofi-Aventis outperformed expectations in the third quarter, after a strong performance from its vaccines business and the recovery of blockbuster …

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