industry reputation
AZ details US doctor payments
August 24, 2011Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, industry reputation, payments
AstraZeneca is shining a light on its activities in the US, disclosing for the first time how much it pays …
Lilly releases details of US doctor payments
July 28, 2011Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing industry reputation, lilly
Lilly has released details of its payments to doctors and healthcare organisations in the US. The company paid $48.1 million …
Evil big pharma: myth or material?
April 6, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Les Rose, industry reputation
In the US the False Claims Act regulates those who attempt to defraud the government. In the last 20 years, …
Ethical practices – pharma’s obligation
March 8, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ethics, industry relations, industry reputation
Pharmaceutical companies are not charities, and neither is any other business, by definition. Capitalism as a recognised system has been …
Cephalon in trouble over party spirit
February 11, 2011Medical Communications ABPI, ABPI Code of Practice, Cephalon, PMCPA, industry reputation
Cephalon has been criticised by UK authorities for bankrolling “excessive” hospitality at a conference in Lisbon.The company was cited by …
Pfizer: WikiLeaks claims “preposterous”
December 10, 2010Research and Development Nigeria, Pfizer, Trovan, WikiLeaks, ceftriaxone, clinical trial safety, industry reputation
Pfizer has dimissed as “preposterous” the claims it hired investigators to uncover evidence of corruption by a top government official …
Dr Ben Goldacre: “This is a very broken system”
October 19, 2010Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bad Science, Ben Goldacre, industry reputation, trial data
The pharma industry has its fair share of critics, but unfortunately for everybody, many are easy to dismiss – shrill, …
Pharma-academia links under ‘greater scrutiny’
October 15, 2010Medical Communications Recognition Academy, academia, industry relations, industry reputation
A company aiming to form a bridge between health providers and the pharma sector has warned that academics and clinicians …
Calls for changes to trial publication process
May 11, 2010Medical Communications, Research and Development industry relations, industry reputation, publication
Clinical trial publishing has not kept pace with changes in the way pharma carries out its research, according to a …
Pfizer first to disclose trial payments
April 1, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, industry reputation, payments
Pfizer has disclosed in full the payments it has made to US doctors to conduct clinical trials and to promote …
HCA: Five years of change in healthcare communications
March 4, 2010Medical Communications HCA, industry reputation
In 2005 the Healthcare Communications Association (HCA) conducted its first ever benchmarking survey, exploring trends in the provision of communications …
GSK appoints Adrian Hodges
February 16, 2010Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, appointment, industry reputation, sales and marketing
GlaxoSmithKline has appointed Adrian Hodges to head up corporate responsibility and community partnerships. He moves to the pharma company after …
BBC highlights AZ’s Seroquel woes
January 27, 2010Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Seroquel, industry reputation
AstraZeneca’s ongoing US legal battle over its antipsychotic drug Seroquel was highlighted this week in a BBC radio programme. AstraZeneca …
Pharma responds to disaster in Haiti
January 18, 2010Sales and Marketing Haiti, disaster, industry reputation, relief
A number of pharmaceutical companies have sprung into action to help the relief effort in Haiti. The island has been …
GSK discloses US healthcare professional payments
December 15, 2009Medical Communications GSK, doctors, industry reputation, payments
GlaxoSmithKline has disclosed some of the fees it has paid to US healthcare professionals for speaking and consulting services.The list …
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