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Abbott pays $1.6 billion to settle Depakote claims

May 8, 2012 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, CIA, Depakote

Abbott will pay $1.6 billion to settle US legal claims over its epilepsy drug Depakote.  The $1.6 billion will settle …
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UK government launches lung cancer awareness campaign

May 8, 2012 Medical Communications Cancer, UK, government, lung

The UK government has launched a new lung cancer awareness campaign backed by a number of celebrities.  Ricky Gervais and …
News

Former Novartis man becomes GSK’s new medical director

May 8, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, James Shannon, Novartis

James Shannon has been named GSK’s chief medical officer, and will report to R&D chairman Moncef Slaoui.  He will be …
Appointment
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Roche abandons Phase III cholesterol drug

May 8, 2012 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CETP inhibitor, Roche, cardiovascular, dalcetrapib, phase III failure

Roche has abandoned its Phase III cholesterol treatment dalcetrapib after disappointing results.The manufacturer is ceasing work on the drug, once …
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Novartis ponders Lucentis price cut in UK

May 8, 2012 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Lucentis, NICE, avastin, market access

 Novartis could cut the price of its eye drug Lucentis in the UK to head off moves to switch patients …
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ABPI to help pharma with digital communications

May 4, 2012 Medical Communications ABPI, Code breach, PMCPA, Shire, digital, pharma

The ABPI has set up a new group to help pharma with its online communications.  The UK industry body said …
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Roche and Novartis have best websites

May 3, 2012 Medical Communications Bowen Craggs & Co, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Shell, digital, web

A new survey of leading international companies has found Roche and Novartis have the best websites in the pharma sector.  …
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GSK appoints two non-executive directors to its Board

May 3, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Jing Ulrich, Lynn Elsenhans

GlaxoSmithKline has announced that Lynn Elsenhans and Jing Ulrich will join the Board of the Company with effect from 1 …
Appointment

Professional regulation – a DIY job?

May 2, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CPD, GMC, Les Rose, drug discovery, regulation

What would happen if we had no drug regulatory bodies, such as the MHRA and the EMA? Can you imagine …
Feature

EMA eSubmission Gateway now live

May 1, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing wainwright associates; ectd

Following a successful pilot, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced that its eSubmission Gateway is now live for all …
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New ABPI president appointed

April 30, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, MSD UK, appointment

Deepak Khanna, senior vice president and MSD UK managing director, has been appointed as President of the Association of the …
Appointment

New head at Bayer’s Animal Health division

April 27, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer Healthcare, Dirk Ehle, animal health

Dr Dirk Ehle has been appointed Head of the Animal Health Division of Bayer.  The 42-year-old succeeds Dr Jean-Luc Lowinski, …
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Brennan bows to pressure and quits AstraZeneca

April 26, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, David Brennan, Q1, pharma

AstraZeneca’s chief executive David Brennan is to step down from his post following mounting dissatisfaction with his leadership. Brennan, who …
News
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Text message prompts ‘improve medicines adherence’

April 26, 2012 Medical Communications SMS, Text messages, digital communications, medicines adherence

Patients with long-term diseases benefit from having text message reminders to take their medication.  This is according to a new …
News
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Paul Mannu joins Insight Research Group as consultant

April 25, 2012 Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cello, Insight Research Group

Paul Mannu has joined the senior research team at Insight Research Group as a consultant. For the last few years Paul …
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