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Prescribing indicators included in PCT ratings overhaul

January 7, 2004

The  performance indicators used to calculate the star ratings of trusts in England have been given a major overhaul following …

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Licensing delays cost SkyePharma

January 7, 2004

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NHS to sue generic firms over price-fixing

January 7, 2004

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Elan sells European sales and marketing business for $120 million

January 5, 2004
Elan

Debt-laden Irish pharma company Elan has sold its European sales and marketing business to Medeus – a new pharma company …

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New GP contract ready for local negotiation

January 5, 2004

The final details of the new general medical services (GMS) contract have been agreed by the government, PCT and doctors' …

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GSK unveils performance-related pay for top execs

December 16, 2003

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Get out of the ‘arms race’

December 16, 2003
Sales and Marketing sales, sales force, strategy, technology

As healthcare consumers take more responsibility for their health, analysts predict the dynamic between the traditional pharma sales force, healthcare …

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Pfizer hits out at SSRI ruling

December 15, 2003
Sales and Marketing

Pfizer has criticised new UK guidance advising doctors that Prozac is the only SSRI anti-depressant safe to prescribe to children.The …

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Elan to sell European assets

December 12, 2003
Sales and Marketing Elan

Indebted Irish pharmaceutical company Elan has confirmed that it is in talks to sell part of its European operations.The company …

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Pharma companies to licence AIDS drugs

December 12, 2003
Sales and Marketing

Cheaper AIDS drugs should soon be available in South Africa after two pharma companies agreed to licence their products to …

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Antisoma’s ‘magic bullet’ cancer drug shows further promise

December 11, 2003
Research and Development

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Outlook bright for generics

December 11, 2003
Sales and Marketing generics

Traditionally the US has been seen as the most attractive location for generics players with a combination of market fragmentation, …

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Extra billions on prescribing help NHS improve

December 9, 2003

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Recruitment bounces back

December 8, 2003
Business Services recruitment

News for the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors may be pretty glum at the moment, but recruitment into both sectors is …

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Government promotes private access to Tamiflu

December 8, 2003
Sales and Marketing

The government has proposed making Roche's flu drug Tamiflu available to more patients through a private prescription from their GP.The …

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Investors unmoved by GSK pipeline news

December 8, 2003
Research and Development

GlaxoSmithKline has presented details of 20 potential blockbusters in its pipeline which it claims could bring it industry leading growth …

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Zetia-Zocor marketing to focus on efficacy

December 8, 2003
Sales and Marketing

Merck and Schering-Plough have indicated that efficacy and not safety will be the focus of their up-and-coming cholesterol combination drug.Merck …

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Expert resigns over HRT warning

December 8, 2003

New guidance advising doctors not to use hormone replacement therapy to treat osteoporosis has prompted the resignation of a senior …

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New foundation trust watchdog appointed

December 4, 2003

The head of the new independent watchdog to monitor NHS foundation trusts has been named as Bill Moyes, current Director-General …

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Don’t get frozen out

December 4, 2003
Sales and Marketing marketing, sales, strategy

A fundamental change is underway in the European healthcare sector. The traditional autonomy of the physician has yielded to more …

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