Creative Lynx to work on Novartis transplantation brands

October 12, 2005
Medical Communications

Novartis has awarded advertising accounts for its ophthalmology and transplantation portfolios to Manchester-based advertising agency Creative Lynx.The pharma company held …

GPs need pharma expertise

October 5, 2005

GPs are calling out for pharmaceutical companies to provide them with management skills as they take on a new role …

Resolute selected for IBD campaign

October 3, 2005
Medical Communications

Procter & Gamble has chosen Resolute Communications to conduct a combined PR and medical education programme for its inflammatory bowel …

Pharma cast as ‘bad guys’ in Hollywood blockbuster

September 30, 2005
Sales and Marketing

A new Hollywood thriller featuring the pharmaceutical industry as the 'bad guys' is to hit UK screens next week.The Constant …

Genzyme opens first European research centre in Cambridge

September 30, 2005
Research and Development

Genzyme, one of the most successful US biotech companies, has opened its first European research centre in Cambridge, UK – …

Davis to leave Takeda UK

September 30, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Andy Davis, the high-profile managing director of Takeda UK is to leave the company.Davis is best known for overseeing a …

New leader for FDA in turmoil

September 30, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Andrew von Eschenbach has been appointed the new acting head of the FDA after the surprise resignation of Lester Crawford.Crawford …

NICE seeks urgent fix for slow appraisals

September 29, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Patients waiting for access to new, more effective medicines could be prescribed them earlier if new proposals are adopted.NICE, the …

The inspector calls

September 28, 2005
Research and Development

I have become a pharmacovigilance bore within my company, a prophet of doom. It is worse than that, because for …

Astellas launches Flomaxtra XL

September 27, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Astellas has launched Flomaxtra XL, a new treatment for the symptoms of BPH or benign prostatic hyperplasia.The condition is the …

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Lilly increasing investment in UK R&D

September 23, 2005
Research and Development

 Lilly has opened a new  Â£26 million UK research facility, a move which underlines its commitment to developing medicines in …

Novartis pipeline promises cardiovascular advances

September 22, 2005
Research and Development

Novartis hopes to expand its presence in cardiovascular medicine with the filing next year of two potentially first-in-class products with …

US rejects Pfizer’s injectable Cox-II

September 22, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The FDA has denied approval for Pfizer's injectable pain drug Dynastat, delivering a fresh blow to the embattled Cox-II class …

NICE to review guidance on hypertension treatments

September 22, 2005
Research and Development

NICE has set up a specialist advisory group to review new data which could lead to thousands of heart patients …

New data gives Seretide upper hand in respiratory battle

September 20, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Seretide's domination in the global respiratory market looks set to be bolstered by a new head to head study with …

Biotechs back change to UK pricing system

September 16, 2005

The current UK medicines pricing system discriminates against smaller biotech companies, and should be altered to take this into account, …

New NHS leaders in Alzheimer’s research and development

September 15, 2005

A new NHS team has been set up to accelerate the development of new medical treatments for neurodegenerative conditions such …

National healthcare debate launched

September 15, 2005

The first of four major events aimed at stimulating debate about the future of healthcare in the community has been …

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