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Record number of drug-related deaths, as opioid crisis hits UK

August 2, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development biotech, drug deaths, drugs, fentanyl, opioid, pharma, pharmaceutical

Numbers released by the Office for National Statistics (ONC) has revealed that drug misuse deaths were at a record high, …

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EMA reveals ‘business continuity plan’ for Brexit, cuts resources from non-essential areas

August 2, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development EMA, brexit, drugs, life sciences, medicines, pharma, pharmaceutical

The uncertainty caused by Brexit has been and continues to be far-reaching, and perhaps most impactful for business, organisations and …

News
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Daiichi settles undisclosed drug side-effects case for $300 million

August 2, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Benicar, Daiichi Sankyo, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Daiichi Sankyo has settled a case alleging that it did not fully disclose adverse side-effects of its drug, Benicar, with …

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Pfizer’s major drug doubles sales but overall revenue falls

August 1, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bavencio, Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, viagra

Pfizer revealed in its briefing on its second quarter financials that Ibrance, its breast cancer treatment, had grown in sales …

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Biogen steal away Pfizer VP to boost R&D plans

August 1, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biogen, Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Pfizer has had a tough time keeping hold of its Vice President’s involved in R&D of late, losing high-profile researcher, …

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AstraZeneca scores second accelerated FDA review in 2 days for blood cancer drug

August 1, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, FDA, acalabrutinib, biotech, drugs, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceutical

It’s been a rollercoaster week for AstraZeneca.

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Boehringer Ingelheim break ground on $217 million Fremont facility

August 1, 2017
Manufacturing and Production Boehringer Ingelheim, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Boehringer Ingelheim announced that it had broken ground on its planned $217 million upgrade and expansion of its existing Fermont …

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UK babies to be routinely immunised against hepatitis B

August 1, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production biotech, drugs, hapatitis, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceutical

As of today, all babies born in the UK will be administered with the vaccine for hepatitis B, with the …

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Torbay Pharmaceuticals unveils new manufacturing facility

August 1, 2017
Manufacturing and Production Torbay pharmaceuticals, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Torbay Pharmaceuticals conducted a grand unveiling to open its £26 million pharmaceuticals manufacturing unit – the largest NHS manufacturer of …

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Brexit Health Alliance warns that UK/EU negotiations put patients at risk

August 1, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, BioIndustry Association, Brexit Health Alliance, NHS, brexit, drugs, healthcare, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Last month saw the formation of the Brexit Health Alliance, a partnering of key pharma and life sciences organisations including …

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Pharma companies’ reputations nosediving in the UK, finds report

July 31, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development biotech, drugs, pharma, pharma rep, pharmaceutical, reputation

The reputation of large pharma companies in the UK was revealed to be well below the global average, in PatientView’s …

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Learning to trust the patient’s voice

July 31, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, healthcare, patient centricity, patients, pharma, pharmaceutical

Through digital media and technology, the patient’s voice is only growing in strength and it is of growing importance that …

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HIV-screening by GPs could reduce incidence and cost

July 31, 2017
Sales and Marketing GP, HIV, NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Researchers have found that offering first-time patients a HIV test in an area of high-prevalence could help reduce levels of …

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AZ’s Imfinzi scores FDA breakthrough therapy designation in wake of major trial failure

July 31, 2017
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Imfinzi, drugs, healthcare, mystic, phaarmaceutical, pharma

Still reeling from the public reaction to the flop of its key Mystic trial, where its injectable immunotherapy drug Imfinzi …

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FDA wants to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes

July 31, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical, smoke, tobacco

The FDA has reputation worldwide as being a standard bearer when it comes to regulating the safety of products and …

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