Scotland clears Femara for early breast cancer

May 9, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Femara has been recommended for use in Scotland to prevent breast cancer returning after surgery, prompting its manufacturers and stakeholders …

Janssen-Cilag submits new schizophrenia drug

May 8, 2006
Sales and Marketing

A new slow-release drug for schizophrenia has been filed for approval in Europe by Jannsen-Cilag, the manufacturers of top-selling Risperdal.Paliperidone …

Sanofi profits jump in first quarter

May 5, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Sanofi-Aventis has recorded a major increase in its profits in the first three months of 2006, boosted by product growth …

AstraZeneca abandons diabetes drug over safety concerns

May 5, 2006
Research and Development AstraZeneca, PPAR agonist

 AstraZeneca is to abandon its late-stage diabetes drug Galida after new results raised doubts about its safety.Galida is a PPAR …

Frontline NHS staff enlisted in fight against flab

May 5, 2006

The nation's increasing weight is to become top priority for frontline NHS staff in an effort to halt the rise …

AstraZeneca to co-market nanotechnology cancer drug

May 4, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Groundbreaking nanotechnology is behind a new drug, which AstraZeneca and co-marketers Abraxis BioScience believe could be a major advance in …

Project management: from apprentice to master

May 3, 2006
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

When the three 'Apprentices' enter Mr. Sugars boardroom to explain why they made such a hash of their latest project, …

Is pharma fit for the future?

May 3, 2006
Sales and Marketing

It's getting personal. While the pharma industry continues to debate the end of the blockbuster model, hardly a single clinician, …

Positive results halt trial of new Herceptin rival

May 3, 2006
Research and Development

Better than expected results for a new drug for advanced breast cancer have led to trials being halted, in order …

Herceptin and the rise of patient power

May 3, 2006
Sales and Marketing

The controversy surrounding Herceptin and its use in patients with early stage breast cancer has become a graphic illustration of …

Brands:looking at the bigger picture

May 3, 2006
Sales and Marketing

While the prospect of a single-product company might seem attractive – no in-fighting over resource allocation, no conflicts of interest, …

‘Dawn of a new era’ as nurses and pharmacists take on full prescribing

May 3, 2006

Trained nurses and pharmacists in England now have the power to prescribe virtually any medicine, which could end the need …

Herceptin set for approval in early breast cancer

April 28, 2006
Sales and Marketing

Herceptin, the breast cancer drug at the centre of a long-running controversy could soon be available to thousands more women …

Helping doctors hit moving targets

April 26, 2006

Introduced in April 2004, the new General Medical Services contract (nGMS) was hailed as a revolutionary new way of paying …

Ex-Pfizer Stafford launches patient communication consultancy

April 26, 2006
Medical Communications patients

The needs of patients are being forgotten or over-looked by pharmaceutical companies, according to a newly launched consultancy called Patient …

Make small changes to ‘add years to your life’ urges government

April 26, 2006

Everyday, simple choices could be the key to a healthier lifestyle according to new government-backed research published by Cambridge University. …

Osteoporosis drug Evista can prevent breast cancer

April 26, 2006
Sales and Marketing

A new study of Lilly's Evista suggests it could help prevent postmenopausal women developing breast cancer.A major new study of …

Biotech buy helps Pfizer expand neuroscience research

April 26, 2006
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer

Pfizer is to buy Californian Rinat Neuroscience, a biotech company which specialises in developing therapeutic proteins to treat central nervous …

Companies share secrets to reduce unforeseen phase I problems

April 26, 2006
Research and Development

Eight of the industry's leading companies have begun work on a unique new project to help overcome one of the …

UK pharma industry unites to take the Code to customers

April 26, 2006
Research and Development

Companies from across the UK pharma industry have come together in an unprecedented campaign to promote awareness of its code …

The Gateway to Local Adoption Series

Latest content