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Serono hails progress towards MS gene map

March 22, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Serono has announced it has reached a major milestone towards identifying the genes involved in multiple sclerosis.The company has identified …

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Royal Liverpool to lead paediatric medicines initiative

March 18, 2005

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Avastin partners boosted by lung cancer data

March 17, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The share prices of Roche and Genentech have risen sharply on the back of news that Avastin extends the life …

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BMS hepatitis drug set for approval

March 17, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Bristol-Myers Squibb's Baraclude (entecavir) has been recommended for first-line treatment of chronic hepatitis B despite potential cancer risks.The US Food …

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US doctors oppose black box warning for eczema drugs

March 17, 2005
Sales and Marketing

US dermatologists have voiced their disapproval of new FDA restrictions on two eczema drugs because of potential cancer risks.The US …

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Playing the numbers game better

March 17, 2005
Research and Development

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MRC collaborates with Pfizer on enigmatic drug targets

March 16, 2005
Sales and Marketing

Pfizer has entered into a collaboration with the UK's Medical Research Council commercial arm to develop new drug discovery techniques.Medical …

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Telemedicine ‘disappearing from the NHS’

March 16, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The hi-tech vision of doctors communicating with their patients via video, digital imaging and electronic data transmission is as far …

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Confusion and apathy reign as GP commissioning nears

March 15, 2005

Practice based commissioning, the latest radical reform which will re-shape the way the NHS treats patients is just days away …

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Another reshuffle: PCTs under growing pressure to merge

March 15, 2005

England's primary care trusts are under growing pressure to merge, and their numbers could be reduced by a third within …

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Biotech blockbusters push industry sales over $500 billion

March 14, 2005
Sales and Marketing

The global pharmaceutical industry achieved annual sales of over $500 billion for the first time ever in 2004, up 7% …

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Give us a break from reform, pleads NHS

March 10, 2005

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Pope Woodhead re-signed for Abilify account

March 10, 2005
Medical Communications

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals have renewed Pope Woodhead's contract to provide PR support for Abilify, their antipsychotic treatment for …

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Diabetes patient cured in UK transplant breakthrough

March 10, 2005
Research and Development

A 61-year-old man from Kent has become one of the first ever patients to be cured of type I diabetes …

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Pharma’s verdict on e-marketing

March 10, 2005
Sales and Marketing

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Seroquel shows promise in Alzheimer’s

March 9, 2005
Sales and Marketing

New data shows AstraZeneca's blockbuster drug Seroquel to be effective in reducing agitation in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).Seroquel …

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Plans for more independent prescribing progressing

March 9, 2005

Nurses could soon be able to independently prescribe for long-term conditions such as asthma and diabetes, under proposals being considered …

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SSRI guidance unchanged, says MHRA

March 9, 2005
Sales and Marketing

UK regulator the MHRA has reiterated its guidance on SSRI antidepressants and stressed their safety after a new article linked …

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Judge us on NHS record, says angry Blair

March 9, 2005

A row over a pensioner's repeatedly cancelled shoulder operation has escalated into a key election battle on the state of …

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NHS Alliance warns of Health Check

March 9, 2005

The NHS Alliance has warned that the planned replacement to the controversial star ratings performance indicators may lead to 'perverse …

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