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Deepak Khanna: the legacy of an outgoing ABPI president

March 31, 2014
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Deepak Khanna, NHS, VBP, Whitehead, apbi, jonathan emms

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Deepak Khanna, the man who has overseen the activities of the ABPI for the …

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Life sciences boost from government

March 31, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DoH, NHS, UK, government, life sciences, medcity

The UK government is to launch an improved offering for the life sciences sector by combining the functions of the …

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NICE launches VBA consultation

March 27, 2014
Sales and Marketing Dillon, England, NHS, NICE, VBP, catchpole, pars, vba

NICE has today launched its consultation into how value-based assessment of drugs will work in practice, which will run for …

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UK government launches ‘Sign up to Safety’ initiative

March 26, 2014
Sales and Marketing Francis, Hunt, Mid Staffs, NHS, safety, sign up

A new ambition to reduce avoidable harm in the NHS by half over the next three years, cut costs and …

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Pfizer’s Xalkori impresses in new setting

March 26, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, NSCLC, Pfizer, Xalkori, lung cancer

Pfizer’s lung cancer treatment Xalkori has proven better at treating patients in a first-line setting when compared to chemotherapy. This …

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NICE says ‘no’ to Xofigo

March 24, 2014
Sales and Marketing Bayer, CDF, NHS, NICE, abiraterone, prostate, xofigo

NICE has dealt Bayer a severe blow by not approving prostate cancer drug Xofigo for use on the NHS in …

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Data transparency debate: Europe decides its future

March 24, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, EMA, EU, Goldacre, NHS, alltrials, european, transparency

Transparency became a major issue in 2013 as various new pressure groups sprung up with the shared aim of forcing …

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NICE approves Velcade

March 21, 2014
Sales and Marketing Janssen, NHS, NICE, Velcade, myeloma

NICE has recommended Janssen’s proteasome inhibitor Velcade as an induction treatment for some patients with newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma. The draft …

NHS unions threaten action

March 14, 2014
Sales and Marketing Hunt, NHS, UK, nhsprb, nurses

Unions representing NHS staff in England have reacted strongly to a new round of below-inflation pay rises and have threatened …

BIA ‘disappointed’ by early access funding

March 14, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BIA, NHS, bates, dams, early access

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) is ‘disappointed’ that the government is not funding the much-anticipated Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS). …

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Sizeable increase to NHS prescription fees

March 12, 2014
Sales and Marketing Hunt, Lamb, NHS, UK, howe, prescriptions

The UK government has confirmed that NHS prescription charges will go up by 40p to £8.25 over the next two …

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Roche makes Manchester connection

March 12, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Manchester, NHS, Roche, ahsc, mahsc

Roche has signed a deal with a research group in the north-west of England to develop ideas which it hopes …

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Proteus to trial smart pills in UK

March 11, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, helius, nhsa, proteus, smart pills, ukti

A US biotech specialising in smart pills is to set up its first manufacturing site in the UK creating 200 …

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ABPI worried about Prolia use

March 10, 2014
Sales and Marketing ABPI, Amgen, NHS, Xgeva

The ABPI has once again voiced concern that NHS patients in some areas of England are not getting access to …

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