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Tysabri trials restart after safety scare

February 20, 2006
Research and Development

Clinical trials of Tysabri, the troubled multiple sclerosis treatment, are to begin again in the US after the FDA gave …

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Avastin trial recruitment suspended after patient deaths

February 16, 2006
Research and Development

Roche has stopped recruiting colon cancer patients who have undergone surgery to a trial of Avastin after four suddenly died.The …

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WHO calls for action on counterfeits

February 16, 2006
Manufacturing and Production

The World Health Organisation has called for 'immediate concrete' action against counterfeit medicines, which it says pose serious and sometimes …

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Woman loses Herceptin court case

February 16, 2006

Breast cancer patient Ann Marie Rogers has lost her court battle to be prescribed Herceptin on the NHS, in what …

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Merck files novel diabetes drug Januvia

February 16, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Merck has filed an innovative new diabetes treatment with the US regulator, and hopes the drug could be one of …

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Working with NHS priorities

February 16, 2006

Patients, health professionals and even some politicians have said it, now chief medical officer Nigel Crisp has confirmed it in …

Feature

Safety scare spells the end for Exanta

February 15, 2006
Sales and Marketing

AstraZeneca is to abandon its novel anti-blood clotting drug Exanta after concerns emerged about its long-term safety.Just two years ago, …

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Wyeth joins search for promising TLR drugs

February 15, 2006
Research and Development

A new collaboration between Wyeth and an Irish biotech company is to investigate the potential of 'toll like receptors', which …

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Reaching new heights in branding

February 15, 2006
Sales and Marketing

The pharma industry has come a long way from the days when it believed that products were all about safety …

Feature

Talman and Crozier launch new PR agency

February 14, 2006
Medical Communications

Two senior healthcare PR executives have launched Just:: a new agency which they say will redefine the traditional client/agency relationship.Emma …

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Abbott suspended from ABPI over sleaze

February 10, 2006
Sales and Marketing ethics

All expenses paid trips for doctors to see greyhound racing, visits to Wimbledon centre court and even a lap dancing …

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More Tamiflu released for UK areas hit by seasonal flu

February 10, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Extra supplies of anti-viral treatment Tamiflu are to be made available in areas of the UK suffering from high levels …

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GSK looks ahead to surge of products in 2006

February 10, 2006
Sales and Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline has unveiled strong growth in sales and earnings in 2005, and is preparing for a series of key filings, …

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GSK’s research chief leaves for Gates Foundation

February 9, 2006
Research and Development

GlaxoSmithKline's head of research and development Tachi Yamada is to leave the company, having been recruited by Bill Gates to …

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Doctors warn on new medical assistant proposals

February 9, 2006

 Doctors have warned that patients may be confused by new non-medically trained assistants, who the government want to carry out …

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Pfizer considers sale of OTC division

February 8, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Pfizer says it is considering selling off its consumer medicines division as part of a new drive to improve flagging …

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Big drop in animal rights attacks

January 31, 2006
Sales and Marketing

The number of attacks by animal rights extremists saw a significant fall in 2005, with new laws introduced during the …

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Europe approves first ever biotech generic

January 30, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Europe's medicines regulator has approved Sandoz's Omnitrope, the world's first generic equivalent or 'biosimilar' of an existing biotech drug.Patents on …

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Merck battling more lawsuits over Vioxx

January 27, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Merck says that it will conduct a vigorous defence in the lawsuit brought by the family of Leonel Garza, who …

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‘Break even culture’ must end, Hewitt tells NHS

January 27, 2006

Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has unveiled the strategic and financial framework for the NHS in 2006/7, re-stating the government's pledge …

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