Pfizer/Pharmacia merger gets shareholder go-ahead
October 23, 2003Shareholders of Pfizer and Pharmacia have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the proposed $60 billion merger of the two US …
AstraZeneca restructures UK marketing team
October 23, 2003AstraZeneca has assembled a team of leading executives to head up a new restructured UK marketing team.The team has been …
GSK in IT outsourcing talks
October 23, 2003GlaxoSmithKline is in talks with suppliers to contract out part of its IT services, potentially putting hundreds of UK jobs …
End clinical trials ‘chaos’ with register, says BMJ
October 23, 2003The British Medical Journal has called for all clinical trials within Europe to be registered in a central database.The journal, …
Infernal communications
October 22, 2003Research and Development marketing, medical
One of the great things about being asked to put your thoughts down on paper is that it immediately demands …
Are you delegating effectively?
October 22, 2003Business Services delegation, recruitment
Delegation is a skill of which we have all heard but which few understand completely. It can be used either …
On-line clinical trials recruitment
October 22, 2003Research and Development clinical trials, digi pharma, patient recruitment
Sometimes, solutions don't really solve anything. Let me tell you a story about on-line clinical trials recruitment. A couple of …
Ministers to rule on NICE timing
October 22, 2003Ministers are to have the final say on when NICE reviews new drugs, and could delay appraisals on the advice …
Guide to medicines review launched
October 22, 2003The medicines review process could transform the quality of prescribing if used properly, according to a new guide."Room for review …
Biotech strategy plan gets EU backing
October 22, 2003The European Union has acknowledged the need for a strong biotech industry by the adoption of a strategy it hopes …
Bad omens for NHS patient involvement
October 22, 2003The exclusion of frontline NHS staff from early work on patients' forums does not bode well for the future of …
EU suspends Pfizer/Pharmacia merger review
October 22, 2003The European Union has put on hold its review of the proposed merger of Pfizer and Pharmacia merger, delaying the …
Local pharmaceutical services
October 22, 2003Sales and Marketing LPS, local pharmaceutical services, medicines management, pharmacy
Pharmacists are recognised by the Government as having a crucial role to play in developing better patient care within the …
S-P’s Zetia gains US approval
October 22, 2003Schering-Plough's Zetia, the first in a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs that slow intestinal absorption of cholesterol has gained FDA …
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