March
Pharma eMarketing Europe 2011
The annual eMarketing Europe conference opens today (March 1) in Munich. Follow the conference live with commentary from delegates and other observers
01 Mar 2011
Side effects major hurdle for heart drugs
Study finds even relatively mild side effects can be enough to keep older patients from taking drugs designed to prevent heart attacks
01 Mar 2011
New use cleared for Shire ADHD drug
The FDA has approved Shire's ADHD drug Intuniv for the new indication of adjunctive therapy to stimulants in children and adolescents aged six to 17
01 Mar 2011
Doctors.net.uk hires Emap group MD
Claudia Arney, former group managing director of Emap, has been appointed to the role of non-executive director at online medical network Doctors.net.uk
01 Mar 2011
Daiichi Sankyo buys Plexxikon
The Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo has agreed to buy the US drug developer Plexxikon in a deal that could be worth $935m
02 Mar 2011
Forest COPD drug wins US approval
Forest Laboratories has won approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for its chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drug Daliresp
02 Mar 2011
GSK to pay fees for graduate recruits
GlaxoSmithKline plans to pay the tuition fees of undergraduates the company hires in the UK in order to drive recruitment
02 Mar 2011
BMS appoints Elliott Sigal to Board
Bristol-Myers Squibb has appointed Dr Elliott Sigal to its Board of Directors and to the Board's science and technology committee
02 Mar 2011
David Barratt launches new consultancy
Former CEO of Euro RSCG Life, David Barratt, has launched Healthcare Communications Consultancy (HCC), a specialist management consultancy
02 Mar 2011
FDA moves against unapproved cold drugs
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced it is to take action against companies that market unapproved prescription oral cough, cold, and allergy products
03 Mar 2011