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‘More patients want Votrient’

April 2, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, GSK, Pfizer, Sutent, Votrient

GlaxoSmithKline is looking at patient satisfaction as a potential marketing tool for its kidney cancer drug Votrient, setting up a …

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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 …

Pfizer sues over Viagra generic

March 18, 2014
Sales and Marketing ED, FDA, Pfizer, Sildenafil, torrent, viagra

Pfizer is suing Torrent Pharmaceuticals in order to stop it selling copycat versions on its big-selling erectile-dysfunction drug Viagra. The …

Major new launches for 2014

March 17, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, AbbVie, Big Pharma, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, ask, johnson, lilly, top 10

 AbbVie AbbVie needs a blockbuster to eventually replace its flagship Humira – and is hoping its new hepatitis C treatments …

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NICE U-turn on Pfizer drug Inlyta

March 5, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kidney cancer, NHS, NICE, Pfizer, axitinib, inlyta

NICE has recommended that Pfizer’s kidney cancer drug Inlyta should be used for some patients in England, following a similar …

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Pharma’s reputation ‘getting worse’

February 17, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, Gilead, Pfizer, ViiV, patientview, pharma, reputation

The pharma industry’s reputation is getting worse – at least, in the eyes of 800 patient groups – according to …

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Pfizer faces Australia action

February 14, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Australia, Lipitor, Pfizer, accc

Pfizer has a legal battle on its hands in Australia, where the country’s consumer watchdog has begun proceedings in the …

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INC Research appoints Pfizer head

February 7, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing INC Research, Pfizer, setnik

Clinical research organisation INC Research has hired Dr Beatrice Setnik from Pfizer to be its vice president of Clinical Pharmacology. …

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Drug giants team up for Alzheimer’s

February 5, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Accelerating Medicines Partnership, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s, GSK, Merck, National Institutes of Health, Pfizer

The top US medical research agency has brought together a ‘dream team’ of big pharma partners to help battle against …

Pfizer breast cancer drug shows promise

February 4, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Pfizer, breast, femara, letrozole, palbociclib

Pfizer’s experimental breast cancer drug palbociclib has successfully extended progression-free survival in a Phase II trial.  The pill was administered …

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Profits drop for Pfizer

January 29, 2014
Sales and Marketing Enbrel, Lipitor, Pfizer, Spiriva, Zoetis, q4

Pfizer’s turnover fell to $54.6 billion in 2013, a 6% drop year-on-year from $54.7 billion in 2012, but the group …

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Pfizer lung cancer drug suffers late-stage setback

January 28, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NSCLC, Pfizer, Roche, Tarceva, dacomitinib

An experimental cancer drug developed by Pfizer has failed in two separate Phase III clinical studies. Dacomitinib is a tyrosine …

NHS consults on loosening controls for Viagra

January 23, 2014
Sales and Marketing DH, ED, NHS, Pfizer, Sildenafil, viagra

The Department of Health is looking to make cheaper generic versions of Pfizer’s Viagra more widely available to patients with …

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Pfizer executive exits leadership team

December 18, 2013
Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Read, amy schulman

A leading big pharma figurehead who was to be instrumental in Pfizer’s future plans has stepped down unexpectedly. Amy Schulman …

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Pfizer cuts manufacturing again with plant closure

December 9, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Ireland, Merck, Pfizer, Taylor, facility

A packaging plant in Ireland is the latest to come into the cross-hairs of the people at Pfizer tasked with …

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