PCTs will struggle with Next Stage reforms, say MPs
January 15, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, hc, reform
Lord Darzi's forthcoming programme of NHS reforms will be hampered by PCT failings, according to MPs. The Health Select Committee …
Most GPs offering extended hours
January 15, 2009NHS, primary
More than two-thirds of GP surgeries are now offering extended opening hours, according to official figures. The Department of Health …
GSK opens US hub for vaccine manufacturing
January 14, 2009Manufacturing and Production GSK
GlaxoSmithKline has officially unveiled a $300 million manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania that will serve as the cornerstone of its US …
A postcard from … Spain
January 14, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Spain, healthcare, pharma
Wellcome Trust backs epigenetics project
January 13, 2009Research and Development epigenetics
A public-private partnership aiming to determine the three-dimensional structure of medically-relevant proteins and put them in the public domain has …
Getting up to speed with India
January 12, 2009Research and Development India, clinical trials, ethics
On a recent trip I made to India, the resourcefulness of the country's people was demonstrated to me as soon …
End of the line for European paracetamol
January 12, 2009Manufacturing and Production EU
The last European plant manufacturing paracetamol closed for the final time at the turn of the year, another sign that …
Actavis agrees deal with FDA on manufacturing problems
January 9, 2009Manufacturing and Production Actavis
Generic drug manufacturer Actavis will continue the lockdown of its New Jersey manufacturing facilities that breached quality standards, but hopes …
UK biotech forced to hang on for government aid
January 9, 2009Research and Development biotech
Cash-stricken UK biotech has been left hanging on for government funding, without any guarantee it will get the support needed. …
UK pharma to lose
January 8, 2009Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, par
The UK pharmaceutical industry stands to lose £225 million in annual profits under its new pricing agreement with the government. …
Lifeline for troubled LyondellBasell
January 8, 2009Manufacturing and Production Lyondell, excipients
LyondellBasell, the world’s third-largest petrochemical company and a supplier of a number of pharmaceutical raw materials, has filed for Chapter …
Novartis boosts vaccine pipeline
January 8, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, recruitment, vaccines
Novartis has added an investigational vaccine to its pipeline through a $20 million deal with AlphaVax. The North Carolina-based biotech …
Working Life: Les Hughes
January 8, 2009Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, clinical research, infection
How did you find your way into your role? I wanted to be a chemist from my very first experience …
Government ups the ante on GP surveys
January 7, 2009NHS, primary
Patients are to be surveyed more often in a government bid to further improve GP services. The survey has been …
PMCPA cautions on the way new prices are promoted
January 7, 2009Sales and Marketing par, reg
UK pharma companies have been warned not to mislead doctors about new lower prices of medicines. Code of Practice regulator …
The Pharmafocus Interview: Elmar Schnee
January 6, 2009Sales and Marketing EU, Germany, IQWIG, Merck Serono, cost-effectiveness
Germany's Merck has the kind of business model that investors warm to during times of recession. The company is the …
NICE makes end-of-life drugs more available
January 6, 2009Sales and Marketing NICE, par
High-cost drugs that extend the lives of terminally ill patients will be more readily approved for NHS use, thanks to …
Most acute NHS trusts independent from government
January 5, 2009NHS
More than half of all acute NHS trusts have now been awarded foundation status, making them free to operate outside …
GSK halts political funding
January 5, 2009Sales and Marketing GSK, ethics
GlaxoSmithKline will no longer make corporate political donations in a bid to make its dealings with governments more transparent and …
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