Pharmaceutical industry – Page 49
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NHS to offer breast cancer prevention drugs
Five-year course of tamoxifen or raloxifene recommended for high risk women
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CareersGoing with the flow chemistry
Elizabeth Farrant climbed to the top in big pharma, but now she’s working at a smaller scale, as Sarah Houlton finds out
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BusinessAstraZeneca announces new UK hub
Restructuring will see all AstraZeneca R&D at new location close to University of Cambridge research
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Companies urged to publish hidden clinical trial data
Researchers could acquire data and publish themselves if firms refuse
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GSK fires Chinese R&D head in data investigation
Company is retracting a 2010 study in which data were ‘misrepresented’
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Pfizer and Takeda win $2.15bn in patent payout
Teva and Sun fined for selling generics before patent expiry
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Big data to sniff out drug marketing fraud
US Food and Drug Administration wants to track promotional spending to spot off-label marketing
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Japanese pharma opens compound vaults
Molecule libraries to be screened for neglected diseases
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Two new ‘personalised’ cancer drugs approved
Suitable patients for GSK’s melanoma treatments must be identified using an accompanying genetic test
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CareersSupport from rent-a-lab
As startups flourish and outsourcing increases, Labstract is stepping in to provide space, expertise and training for the new model of R&D, as Yfke Hager learns
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OpinionCompulsory licences: necessity or threat?
Are compulsory licences for patent-protected drugs a necessary measure, or a threat to innovation?
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$500m fine over generics fraud for Ranbaxy
Company has pleaded guilty to fabricating data and producing substandard drugs
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GSK partners Save the Children for Africa project
Company and charity will work together to provide medicines for the developing world
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BusinessClinical trial data release blocked by companies
Abbvie and Intermune sue the European Medicines Agency to stop it making data public
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BusinessBuy Viagra online - direct from the manufacturer
Pfizer launches website for mail order erectile dysfunction drug prescriptions
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AstraZeneca site to become biotech hub
As AZ leaves, Alderley Park will become an incubator for small companies
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Judge reverses jury decision over $6.5m Takeda payout
Not enough evidence to link diabetes drug to bladder cancer, the company claims