BMS pays out $89 million in court settlement

June 14, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Bristol-Myers Squibb has reached a deal to pay $89 million to settle four lawsuits related to inflated inventories and other …

Hepatitis B market to double by 2010

June 14, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The hepatitis B market will double in size by 2010 and hit sales of $1 billion, according to analysts Datamonitor. …

The devil is in the detail

June 10, 2005

Practice based commissioning looks set to have a major impact on how pharma companies organise their salesforces and promote and …

Does practice make perfect targeting?

June 3, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Since the advent of brick sales information, numerous analytical techniques have become available to help identify the most valuable customers …

GSK sets up new R&D centre

June 1, 2005
Research and Development

GlaxoSmithKline has set up its eighth R&D Centre of Excellence which will focus on building partnerships with biotech firms, academia …

ABPI welcomes new report on animal research

June 1, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The ABPI has welcomed a new report on the ethics of animal research, agreeing the industry must challenge the need …

Industry encouraged to invest more in pharmacy partnerships

May 27, 2005
Research and Development

Pharmaceutical companies should increase their investment in community pharmacists, according to a leading pharmacy spokesperson.Michael Holden, NHS development manager at …

NHS reforms turn to ‘family health services’

May 24, 2005

Five years into the programme of reforms started with the NHS Plan, attention has turned to the services provided by …

Pfizer becomes competitive in oncology

May 24, 2005
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Pfizer looks set to become a serious contender in oncology with its promising phase III kidney cancer drug Sutent.Until now …

Pharma and biotech target growing cancer sector

May 24, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Pharma and biotech companies presented a welter of data at this year's ASCO cancer conference, highlighting the growing importance of …

Industry and agencies pour cold water on global procurement

May 19, 2005
Medical Communications

Global procurement processes don't deliver best value and are frequently flawed, according to speakers at the Pharmaceutical Society's annual Question …

Shire plans four key drug filings

May 17, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Shire Pharmaceuticals hopes to strengthen its ADHD portfolio and establish itself in the global gastrointestinal market with a number of …

Strutt appointed to Crestor global PR role

May 16, 2005
Medical Communications

AstraZeneca has made a key appointment to its global PR for its statin brand Crestor.Ben Strutt spent six years as …

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