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NHS to try out new subscription style payment model to pay for antibiotics

July 9, 2019
Research and Development AMR, NHS, UK, health, payment models, pharma

The NHS has said it will test the world’s first subscription style payment model to pay for antibiotics. Britain’s National …

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NICE recommends Alnylam’s Onpattro for inherited hATTR amyloidosis

July 9, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Alnylam, NHS, Onpattro, UK, hATTR amyloidosis, pharma

It’s good news for UK patients as it emerges that the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has passed …

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NICE recommends Pfizer’s Vizimpro, rejects AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso, in non-small cell lung cancer

July 5, 2019
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS, NICE, Pfizer, UK, Vizimpro, lung cancer, pharma

NICE has announced its decision to recommend Pfizer’s Vizimpro (Dacomitinib) in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) – a …

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Hospitals in Oxfordshire to test for susceptibility to dangers of chemotherapy

July 1, 2019
Manufacturing and Production Cancer, Diagnostics, NHS, UK, breast, colon, oesophogus, pharma

Hospitals in Oxfordshire have introduced a genetic test which helps doctors predict the dangerous side effects of chemotherapy.   In …

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Read the July/August edition of Pharmafocus online now!

June 28, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, Orkambi, Trump, UK, brexit, generics, manufacturing compliance, pharma

The latest monthly edition of Pharmafocus, the July/August issue, is available to read for free online now!The UK remains split …

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Rare Group A strep outbreak kills 12 and infects 20 in Essex

June 26, 2019
Medical Communications, Research and Development England, NHS, UK, outbreak, pharma

An outbreak of the rare contagious bacteria Group A streptococcal (iGAS) infection in Essex, UK, has resulted in 32 cases …

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Healthcare communications: Time to think differently with patient centricity

June 6, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, Spink, UK, patient centricity, pharma

Patient centricity, derived from the NHS-driven thinking “no decision about me, without me,” has been adopted by pharma to understand …

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Donald Trump causes confusion as to whether NHS will be ‘on the table’ in trade deal talks

June 6, 2019
Business Services, Medical Communications Donald Trump, NHS, UK, US, healthcare, pharma

President Donald Trump has caused confusion as to whether or not the NHS will ‘be on the table’ in post-Brexit …

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Parents of children with cystic fibrosis start Orkambi buyers club

June 5, 2019
Research and Development NHS, Orkambi, Vertex, cystic fibrosis

Parents of children with cystic fibrosis have started an Orkambi buyers’ club to import generic versions of Vertex’s drug from …

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Healthcare would be ‘on the table’ in post-Brexit trade negotiations with US, Trump’s ambassador says

June 3, 2019
Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, NHS, UK, US, brexit, healthcare

The American Ambassador to the United Kingdom has said that Britain’s healthcare system would be ‘on the table’ in post-Brexit …

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Drugmakers colluded to drive up price of anti-nausea drug by 700%

May 23, 2019
Business Services, Medical Communications Business, NHS, collusion, competition, pharma

Four pharmaceutical firms have been accused of illegally colluding to restrict the supply of anti-nausea medication Prochlorperazine after the price …

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Akcea’s Tegsedi secures NICE approval for Stage 1 or 2 polyneuropathy in hATTR

May 23, 2019
Sales and Marketing Akcea Therapeutics, NHS, NICE, Tegsedi, UK, pharma

Akcea Therapeutics’ Tegsedi (inotersen) has received recommendation from NICE, the company has revealed, meaning the therapy will now be made …

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GP appointments should be at least 15 minutes long by 2030, report argues

May 21, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications GP, NHS, UK, britain, pharma

GP consultations should be five minutes longer, with 10 minute doctors’ appointments being a ‘thing of the past,’ according to …

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Mental health spending varies dramatically among regions in England, analysis shows

May 14, 2019
Manufacturing and Production England, NHS, UK, mental health, mind, spending

Spending on mental health varies dramatically between regions in England, according to analysis from mental health charity Mind. South Yorkshire …

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UK GPs are underequipped to handle growing chronic opioid use, report warns

May 13, 2019
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, UK, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma

New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) has argued that general practitioners (GPs) in the UK are lacking …

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