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Nycomed finds a US partner for asthma drug

January 29, 2008

The decision by Sepracor to in-license the US marketing rights to inhaled corticosteroid Alvesco caps a four-year commercial and regulatory odyssey for the asthma drug.

NIH criticized for lax oversight of grants

January 25, 2008

The National Institutes of Health doles out billions to universities for research without ensuring grantees' compliance with federal financial conflict-of-interest regulations, a government report found.

New options arm docs who say, 'Don't use my Rx data'

January 24, 2008

While data mining laws are mired in the courts, a number of alternatives are proliferating to help states manage costs and help physicians control encounters with sales reps.

Vermont revises Rx data law to avoid fate of similar statutes

January 18, 2008

Vermont amended its data mining law to avoid constitutional issues that, so far, have undermined similar statutes in other states.

Pfizer seeks to win over local CME providers with revamped grant portal

January 15, 2008

A major funder of CME is trying to win back accredited education providers who may have been turned off by pharma's newer grant application systems.

Medical education needs a new policeman: report

January 15, 2008

A group of heavyweights in medical education says the CME profession needs a new accreditation authority.

Deal enables Wall Street to tap Epocrates for research

January 08, 2008

Epocrates' ability to gauge physician opinions has caught the eye of Wall Street.

Rough pharma market takes toll on IMS

January 04, 2008

As part of a restructuring plan, IMS Health, which sells prescription data to pharmaceutical firms, intends to lay off 10% of its workforce, or as many as 760 employees worldwide.

Brisk uptake for Lyrica as ad campaign evolves

January 03, 2008

If unbranded direct-to-consumer ads in support of Pfizer's Lyrica for fibromyalgia moved the needle on prescriptions, branded creative could boost uptake even more.

Bolling assumes head of trade group formed from three others

January 03, 2008

Whether client or service-side, student or seasoned pro, one national trade group wants to to serve all of your educational needs.