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Lilly to buy ImClone

Ben Comer October 07, 2008

Lilly will buy ImClone for $6.5 billion, or $70 a share, cash.

Minnesota med school weighing gift and grants ban

Matthew Arnold October 06, 2008

The University of Minnesota Medical School is weighing a tough ban on gifts to physicians and requiring docs to publicly disclose all relationships with drug companies, according to a University newspaper.

Pfizer brags of pipeline, refocuses R&D

Matthew Arnold October 02, 2008

Pfizer announced that the number of compounds it has in Phase 3 development has grown from 16 to 25 over the past six months, including eight cancer treatments.

Wanted: smarter reps, says survey

Matthew Arnold September 29, 2008

A snap survey of physicians found a yearning for smarter sales reps who know their disease states back and forth and can use clinical studies in their details.

Merck to disclose some education grants

Ben Comer September 26, 2008

Beginning in October, Merck will disclose certain grants made by its Global Human Health division.

HIV drug market to grow, but not for everyone

Ben Comer September 25, 2008

Patent expiries combined with new drugs, drug classes and an increased need worldwide will stir up the HIV market in the coming years, according to a new Datamonitor report.

Lilly to post registry of physician payments

Matthew Arnold September 24, 2008

Lilly announced plans to broaden its transparency efforts to include publicly disclosing payments to US physicians as well as grants.

Customized journal offers à la carte content

Matthew Arnold September 23, 2008

Sequence Medical is launching what it claims to be the first-ever individually customizable medical journal in the US.

Merck brings contract sales reps onboard

Anthony Vecchione September 22, 2008

Merck announced a strategic partnership with inVentiv Health, whereby Merck will utilize inVentiv's contract sales staff to supplement Merck's in-house sales force.

Schering-Plough to Eliminate 1,000 U.S. Sales Force Jobs

Anthony Vecchione September 19, 2008

Schering-Plough will eliminate approximately 1,000 sales positions nationwide as part of a reorganization structure of its U.S. Primary Care sales team, according to a company statement.

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