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November 16, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Korea, NICE, Samsung, Theresa May, UK, brexit, politics, top 10
The Samsung scandal played a prominent role in this weeks’ top ten after the South Korean firm was delisted from …
3 in 4 UK diabetes patients suffer from mental health issues, says report
November 14, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development UK, World Diabetes Day, diabetes, pharma
To mark this year’s World Diabetes Day on 14 November, a new report has shed more light on the psychological …
Cases of measles nearly quadruple since last year in UK
November 13, 2018Manufacturing and Production MMR, Public Health England, UK, health, measles
Public Health England is urging the public to ensure that they have received two doses of the MMR vaccine after …
Eisai’s Lenvima wins over NICE in liver cancer in just three months
November 9, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Eisai, Lenvima, Levantinib, NHS, NICE, UK, liver cancer, pharma
Eisai has revealed that its multireceptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Lenvima (lenvatinib) has been recommended by NICE, meaning it can now …
NICE fail to recommend AstraZeneca’s cancer drug Olaparib on cost effectiveness basis
November 9, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, NHS, NICE, UK, olaparib, pharma
Britain’s cost effectiveness body the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has chosen not to recommend AstraZeneca’s Olaparib …
NHS diabetes prescriptions top £1 billion a year
November 9, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Health Education England, NHS, UK, diabetes, pharma
The NHS in England is now spending over £1billion a year on diabetes prescriptions, almost doubling in the last decade, …
Jazz Pharma’s Vyxeos secures NICE recommendation in acute myeloid leukaemia
November 8, 2018Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS, NICE, UK, Vyxeos, acute myeloid leukaemia, jazz pharmaceuticals, pharma
Jazz Pharmaceuticals has revealed that NICE has chosen to recommend that its 44mg/100mg powder formulation of Vyxeos for concentrate for …
UK to push earlier diagnosis and better treatment with 5 AI-driven technology centres
November 6, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AI, Leeds, London, Oxford, UK, glasgow, pharma
The UK’s Business Secretary has announced the introduction of five specialist collaborative centres across the UK which with leverage advanced …
Medical Marijuana to be legalised in Thailand and Malaysia as drug becomes available on prescription in UK
November 1, 2018Business Services, Medical Communications Medical marijuana, UK, cannabis, malaysia, thailand
Thailand’s public health ministry is working to make medical marijuana legal by next month. The shift is expected to come …
NICE turns down Sanofi’s Caprelsa for rare thyroid cancer
October 31, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Caprelsa, NHS, NICE, Sanofi, UK, medullary thyroid cancer, pharma
NICE has announced its recommendation to reject Sanofi’s Caprelsa (vandetanib) for use on the NHS in the treatment of medullary …
Half of kidney cancer patients initially misdiagnosed
October 30, 2018Manufacturing and Production Cancer, Kidney cancer, NHS, UK, diagnosis
Half of kidney cancer patients are initially misdiagnosed, according to data from Kidney Cancer UK’s patient survey. Despite being the …
UK MPs call for greater action on clinical transparency and trial reporting
October 30, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development UK, c linical transparency, clinical trials, pharma, transparency
The UK’s House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has argued in a new report that the failure of clinical …
NICE rejects Elil Lilly’s Verzenio for breast cancer in draft guidance
October 19, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Eli Lilly, NICE, UK, Verzenios, breast cancer, pharma
Eli Lilly and patients with breast cancer patients in the UK have been dealt a blow as NICE confirmed that …
Robot addresses British MPs over future of AI
October 18, 2018Medical Communications AI, Robot, UK, artificial intelligence, british parliament
British MPs questioned the first robot to ever attend a UK parliamentary meeting this month, after a robot called Pepper …
MHRA to extend EpiPen expiry dates to tackle shortages
October 18, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing ALK+, Denmark, Mylan, UK, alk, epipen
The British government has extended the expiry date on epinephrine pens amid a shortage in the UK. The Danish pharmaceutical …
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