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HRT pills linked to increase in clots and strokes
March 10, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cochrane, HRT, boardman, hormone replacement therapy
HRT tablets do not offer heart benefits and slightly increase the risk of strokes and blood clots in some women. …
FDA gives new safety warning on Pfizer’s Champix
March 10, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Champix, Cochrane, FDA, MHRA, Pfizer, varenicline
The FDA has warned that Pfizer’s stop smoking drug Champix is linked with seizures, aggressive behaviour and blackouts. In its …
Tamiflu stockpiling ‘unjustifiable’ and wasted £424m
April 10, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMJ, Cochrane, Tamiflu, alltrials
Governments around the world may have squandered hundreds of millions of pounds on stockpiling Tamiflu, according to a review by …
Ben Goldacre versus Stephen Whitehead – PharmaTimes Debate
February 27, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, BMJ, Bad pharma, Cochrane, Goldacre, Whitehead
In the end, the ‘head to head’ between the UK’s most high profile critic of the pharma industry and ABPI …
Roche to release Tamiflu data
November 23, 2012Sales and Marketing BMJ, Cochrane, Goldacre, NHS, Roche, Tamiflu
Roche has said it will let researchers have access to more data on its influenza vaccine Tamiflu, apparently under pressure …
New data shows Herceptin’s ability to increase survival
April 24, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cochrane, Herceptin, Roche, breast
A new review of Roche’s breast cancer drug Herceptin has confirmed its ability to increase overall survival, but concerns remain …
Call for open access to all clinical trial data
October 6, 2011Research and Development Cochrane, clinical trials, clinical trials analysis
There should be free access to all clinical trials in order to end selective reporting, according to a leading not-for-profit …
Caution raised on statins in healthy people
January 20, 2011Sales and Marketing Cochrane, Crestor, Lipitor, statin, statin prescribing
Researchers have warned of a lack of evidence to support prescribing statins in patients at low risk of developing heart …
Online multidisciplinary library goes live
August 12, 2010Medical Communications Cochrane, Wiley, Wiley-Blackwell, evidence-based medicine
A new online resource offering access to one of the world’s most extensive multidisciplinary collections of resources for health, physical …
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