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Merck partners with Ugandan Health Ministry to tackle cancer awareness

February 8, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Africa, Cancer, Merck

Germany’s Merck celebrated World Cancer Day by collaborating with the Uganda Ministry of Health to raise awareness about early detection …
News
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UK Health Secretary sets out £4.2 billion ‘digital NHS’ vision

February 8, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Jeremy Hunt, NHS

UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a £4.2 billion investment in the National Health Service (NHS) which will help …
News
Shkreli hearing

Big pharma answers tough questions at US drug pricing hearing

February 5, 2016 Medical Communications Drug pricing, FDA, Martin Shkreli, Senate, Turing Pharmaceuticals, US, Valeant, congress

Pharmaceutical industry executives came under intense scrutiny at a Congressional hearing in the US as the debate over the spiralling …
News

Parliamentary committee says CDF must make better use of taxpayer money

February 5, 2016 Medical Communications Cancer Drugs Fund, Public Accounts Committee

The Cancer Drugs Fund, set up to improve patients’ access to cancer drugs, has not been managed effectively, a UK …
News
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Lundbeck gets go-ahead for US and EU licence expansions

February 4, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Abilify, EMA, FDA, Lundbeck, Otsuka, Takeda, aripiprazole, brintellix, vortioxetine

Lundbeck has earned two recommendations from regulatory committees of the FDA and the EMA, which both recommended the company’s drugs …
News
Xarelto

Investigation questions Xarelto trial data accuracy

February 4, 2016 Medical Communications BMJ, Bayer, INR, Johnson & Johnson, New England Journal of Medicine, Rocket-AF, Xarelto, blood clotting, rivaroxaban

The ROCKET-AF trial, the pivotal trial of the top-selling anti-clotting drug Xarelto, could have been undermined by unreliable results from …
News
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AZ warns of patent losses as revenues fall

February 4, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Crestor, Zurampic

AstraZeneca announced full-year revenues down 7% to $24.7 billion, and Q4 sales down 5% to $6.4 billion, as the London-based …
News
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Rodger Currie to lead advocacy at US pharma trade body

February 3, 2016 Medical Communications PhRMA, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Rodger Currie has joined the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) association as executive vice president for advocacy.He will lead federal, …
Appointment
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Merck launches health tech start-up program in Africa

February 1, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development

Merck has begun its equity-free accelerator program for digital health start-ups in Nairobi, Kenya- a three-month venture offering $15,000 equity-free …
News
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Gilead Sciences names John Milligan new CEO

January 29, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Gilead Sciences, John Martin, John Milligan

Gilead Sciences has announced that chairman and chief executive John Martin is to step down after 20 years at the …
Appointment
ABPI code

Regulation of drug promotion ‘should be toughened up’, study finds

January 29, 2016 Medical Communications ABPI Code, Department of Justice, PMCPA, Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority, Sunshine Act, marketing, off label, off-label, promotion

The voluntary code of conduct system that regulates the pharma industry’s promotion of off-label prescribing has a ‘limited capacity’ to …
News
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MSD gets FDA approval for hepatitis C drug Zepatier

January 29, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, MSD, Zepatier, hepatitis C

The competitive hepatitis C market is to get another contender, with FDA approving MSD’s new combo treatment Zepatier (elbasvir and …
News
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FDA plans greater diversity in clinical trials

January 29, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development FDA, Robert Califf, clinical trial, patient recruitment

The FDA is to focus on increasing patient diversity in clinical trials in 2016, to “ensure that research participants are …
News
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Sanofi expands Iranian presence with memorandum agreement

January 29, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Iran, Sanofi, Serge Weinberg

Sanofi has become the latest pharmaceutical company to expand its presence in post-sanctions Iran, signing a memorandum of co-operation with …
News
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New HR head as Roche makes corporate executive committee changes

January 28, 2016 Medical Communications Roche

The Board of Directors has appointed Cristina Wilbur to succeed Silvia Ayyoubi as head of group human resources and member …
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