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PCTs, points and their progress

September 15, 2005

The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is the cornerstone of the new GMS contract whereby practices achieve payment for achievement …

Feature

Handing over the reins of power

September 14, 2005
Sales and Marketing

From poetry to patronage, finding a new chief executive for any pharma or biotech company can be a complicated business, …

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Dealing with the generic threat

September 14, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The looming spectre of generics is one which no pharma company with successful medicines on the market can afford to …

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Postcode prescribing down to poor financial management, says report

September 13, 2005

Postcode prescribing will only be eradicated if PCTs and NHS Trusts improve their financial management, according to a new report.The …

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Connecting with customers

September 13, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Great creative executions, those that have the 'wow' factor and stand out from the crowd, require long-term brand strategy and …

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Exubera receives FDA vote of confidence

September 9, 2005
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Exubera, the first inhaled insulin treatment for diabetes, has moved a step closer to US approval following recommendation approval from …

News

Pfizer and Sanofi battle challenges on patents

September 8, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Two blockbuster drugs are facing key patent challenges on both sides of the Atlantic, with the outcome of the cases …

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A far stricter code – but more scope for communication too

September 8, 2005
Sales and Marketing

A much tighter UK pharmaceutical industry code of practice looks set to be introduced shortly, with a broad range of …

News

Industry braced for new upheaval in primary care

September 8, 2005
Sales and Marketing NHS, PCTs, Pfizer

 Likely reductions in the number of PCTs could prove disruptive to pharmaceutical companies – but the development of another NHS …

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Merck’s problems deepen as MHRA reveals investigation

September 8, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The controversy around the withdrawal of Vioxx has taken a new twist with news its manufacturer is being investigated for …

News

Pfizer to select seven for preferred supplier list

September 8, 2005
Medical Communications

Pfizer is to limit the number of healthcare agencies it works with in the UK, as it looks to streamline …

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GSK acquires vaccines research and manufacturing facility

September 8, 2005
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development

GlaxoSmithKline has acquired a vaccines R&D and manufacturing facility in the US, which it will use to develop its next …

News

New RA drug from BMS gains recommendation

September 7, 2005
Sales and Marketing

A new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis from Bristol-Myers Squibb has received recommendation approval from an FDA committee, bringing it one …

News

Advertising workshop

September 7, 2005
Medical Communications

The investment risk in developing a profitable brand is huge and with every new brand launch comes escalating expectations. At …

Feature

The evolving world of advertising

September 6, 2005
Medical Communications

The considerable challenges facing pharma companies over the past few years have taken centre stage in analysis of healthcare marketing: …

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NHS spending on cancer drugs increasing

September 6, 2005

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Junior doctors to be taught communication skills

September 6, 2005

Newly qualified doctors will have to take a new training programme to teach them soft skills, such as how to …

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Scientists back testing after guinea pig breeder forced to close

September 6, 2005
Research and Development

UK scientists have rallied to support animal research after a six-year campaign against Staffordshire guinea pig breeder Darley Oaks Farm …

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Pfizer demands action after more fake Lipitor found in UK

September 6, 2005
Manufacturing and Production

The MHRA has discovered a second batch of counterfeit Lipitor in under a month, a worrying indication of a growing …

News

$1 billion Cialis closing on Viagra

September 6, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Erectile dysfunction drug Cialis has achieved cumulative sales of $1 billion and is closing the gap on Pfizer's market leader …

News
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