PharmaView   Sep.2006

Welcome to the third issue of PharmaView!

Pharmaceutical Marketers are facing increasing pressures: increasing competition; squeezed margins; shrinking budgets; more to do and less time to do it. It’s becoming difficult to work any harder, and of course it's always better to work smarter. Therefore we bring you the PharmaView.

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Asthma Treatment Approved by Health Canada for Relief of Symptoms of Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

Asthma Treatment Approved by Health Canada for Relief of Symptoms of Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Seasonal allergies can be troublesome for asthma sufferers

Sep 19, 2006

 
Glivec Receives Additional EU Approvals for Use in Treating a Rapidly Progressive Form of Leukemia and a Hard-to-treat Solid Cancer Tumor

Novartis has received additional European Union approvals for Glivec® (imatinib)* to help patients with a rapidly progressive form of leukemia as well as a hard-to-treat solid cancer tumor. Both are rare and potentially life-lthreatening diseases with few, if any, approved treatments that have resulted in poor long-term outcomes.

Sep 19, 06

 
Pfizer's Lyrica Approved in Europe for Difficult-to-Treat Nerve Pain

Lyrica's neuropathic pain indication broadened to include central nerve pain; Central nerve pain is associated with conditions such as spinal cord injury, stroke, and multiple sclerosis

Sep 18, 2006

GlaxoSmithKline Seeks U.S. Approval for Tykerb (lapatinib ditosylate) for the Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer

 

GlaxoSmithKline plc today announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval to market Tykerb (lapatinib ditosylate), in combination with Xeloda (capecitabine), for the treatment of advanced or metastatic HER2 (ErbB2) positive breast cancer in women who have received prior therapy,

 

Sept 18, 2006
 



 
Blueprint for the Brand 

Implementing a strong brand-planning process is crucial to achieving standout in today's market.

Sep 19, 2006

The Science of DTC

Pharma once again has a spring in its step about consumer campaigns. Only this time, beaches and bold efficacy claims have been replaced by lab coats and risk information, as Merck and others data on how viewers absorb TV ads.

Sep 18, 2006




AstraZeneca says remains hungry for drug deals

AstraZeneca Plc is actively seeking more drug deals to fill its pipeline, despite a spree of acquisitions and licensing agreements over the past year, its head of development said on Tuesday.

Sept 19, 2006

 

Sanofi pasteur Broadens Pandemic Preparedness With First Clinical Trial of Novel Cell-Based H7N1 Vaccine

 

Sanofi pasteur, the vaccines business of the sanofi-aventis Group, has within the framework of FLUPAN, a collaborative research project funded by the European Commission, generated the first clinical trial lot of a new generation of H7N1 pandemic vaccine. This trial will broaden sanofi pasteur's pandemic preparedness program initiated with the development of H5N1 vaccines.

 

Sep 19, 2006

 

Peter Dolan Ousted

Bristol-Myers Squibb's board ousted Chief Executive Peter Dolan and General Counsel Richard Willard over their handling of negotiations with Apotex, a Canadian generic drugmaker. Shares jumped 2% to $23.87.

Sept 12, 2006

 


 

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