Pharma views sought on UK regulation
July 9, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, MHRA, pharma
A new review is inviting pharma to tell the UK government just how well national regulators and local authorities enforce …
Continuum appoints new president
July 9, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing continuum health alliance, olivia
Healthcare management firm Continuum Health Alliance has appointed Christopher Olivia to be the president of the company.Dr Olivia will help lead Continuum into …
MSD takes Januvia rap
July 9, 2013Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Januvia, MSD, Merck, PMCPA
Merck Sharp & Dohme has been censured by the PMCPA for failing to uphold standards in the way it promoted …
GSK China probe extends to Botox sales
July 8, 2013Sales and Marketing Botox, China, GSK, whistleblower
GlaxoSmithKline’s woes in China are continuing as the firm’s sales tactics with Botox are put under scrutiny. The London-based firm …
UK government launches ‘Genomics England’
July 8, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cameron, DH, Genomics england, Hunt, NHS
The government has invested £100 million into a new DNA mapping service for patients, and will begin with cancer, rare …
Novartis’ Afinitor fails NICE test
July 8, 2013Sales and Marketing Afinitor, NHS, NICE, Novartis
Novartis’ breast cancer drug Afinitor (everolimus) has been knocked back by NICE as “it is not good value for money”. …
A word from the new editor
July 8, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ben Adams, Pharmafocus, pharmafile
My name is Ben Adams, and I have the honour and the responsibility of becoming the new editor at Pharmafocus.I …
Life Healthcare appoints senior account manager
July 8, 2013Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Life Healthcare
Creative comms agency Life Healthcare Communications is developing its client services team further with the appointment of a new senior account …
Minister: ‘Prosecute NHS directors’
July 5, 2013Sales and Marketing CQC, DoH, Lamb, Mid Staffs, NHS
Directors responsible for failures in care such as those seen at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust should face prosecution, …
Bowel cancer surgery ‘increases chances’
July 5, 2013Sales and Marketing HSCIC, NHS, bowel cancer
Having surgery to treat bowel cancer massively increases a patient’s chance of survival, according to data from a new national …
New MHRA chief executive named
July 5, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MHRA, ian hudson
The Department of Health has announced the appointment of Dr Ian Hudson as chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare …
Manufacturing and production news in brief
July 5, 2013Manufacturing and Production Almac, Elona Biotech, Kamada, King Pharmaceuticals, Shasun Pharma, Tianyin Pharma
A round-up of recent developments in the pharma manufacturing sector, including a fine for King Pharma, a strike at a …
Tighter rules on pharma gifts challenged by manufacturers
July 4, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, EPPA, promotional products, transparency
The pharma industry could face a series of lawsuits by manufacturers of promotional gifts as new rules look to ban …
GSK under investigation in China
July 4, 2013Sales and Marketing China, GSK, NDRC, corruption
GlaxoSmithKline is being investigated by authorities in China in what appear to be two separate probes into the UK manufacturer’s …
Pharma to disclose doctor payments
July 4, 2013Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, EFPIA, pharma, transparency
Pharma companies in Europe will have to reveal how much they pay to doctors under a voluntary agreement set out …
Host of new hires at Tonic Life Communications
July 4, 2013Medical Communications tonic communications
Tonic Life Communications has announced seven new hires to work on its global, European and UK client portfolio from its …
Packaging specialist Chesapeake sold to private equity firm
July 4, 2013Manufacturing and Production Chesapeake, carlyle group, packaging
Packaging specialist Chesapeake has been sold to private equity firm Carlyle Group in a move designed to accelerate the company’s …
UK crackdown on ‘health tourism’
July 4, 2013Sales and Marketing Hunt, NHS, doctors
The UK health secretary has unveiled new plans aimed at reducing the cost of providing care to immigrants on the …
Glass contamination prompts Fresenius recall
July 4, 2013Manufacturing and Production Fresenius, recall
The US subsidiary of German drugmaker Fresenius has recalled a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease because of …
ICON appoints chief medical officer
July 4, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, ICON, buckley
Clinical research organisation ICON has confirmed the appointment of Professor Brendan Buckley as chief medical officer. Buckley will be ICON’s …
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