How doctors prefer to engage with pharma: part three

21/05/2013

Doctor C

 In part of three of this series, Hannah Blake interviews an oncologist (who will be referred to as Doctor C) about his thoughts on the interaction between physicians and pharma. (Continued...

Digital health perspectives: Francesco Raimo

21/05/2013

Francesco Raimo

pharmaphorum's Rebecca Aris caught up with the Digital Director of Life Healthcare Communications, Francesco Raimo, to hear his views on digital in healthcare. Francesco Raimo comes from a technical background, as...

Welcome to the new online home of the pharma industry

20/05/2013

Paul Tunnah

You might have noticed that things have changed on pharmaphorum recently, with the launch of our new website, so Paul Tunnah muses this month on some of the key changes...

Finding the right way to listen to patients

20/05/2013

Carly Brown

As our market access month continues and pharma seeks closer patient engagement to better understand real-world outcomes, Carly Brown outlines a number of ways to conduct patient research and weighs...

Phase 2 trials show Sanofi, Regeneron drug reduces risk of asthma atta…

21/05/2013

Hannah Blake

Postive phase 2 clinical trial data of Sanofi and Regeneron's asthma treatment, dupilumab, have today been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study found that dupilumab (Sis...

Bayer reports positive phase 3 data for lung drug

21/05/2013

Hannah Blake

Bayer has announced positive data from the interim analysis of its experimental riociguat drug to treat patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In the extension of a phase 3 clinical trial,...

Actavis to acquire Warner Chilcott for $8.5bn

20/05/2013

Hannah Blake

Generic drugmaker Actavis has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the international pharma company Warner Chilcott plc for US $8.5 billion. If successfully completed, this transaction will create the third-largest...

India’s new drug pricing policy comes into effect

20/05/2013

Hannah Blake

The Government of India's Department of Pharmaceuticals announced last week that the Drug Price Control Order 2013 will come into effect immediately. This new order authorizes the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority...

Open access in medical journals - interv…

Executive perspectives: Bruno Strigini

Doctors hold the key to understanding pa…

Carly Brown

Pharma is recognising the increasing importance of the patient voice in providing feedback on how medicines are utilised in a real-world setting and the impact they are having on outcomes....

Outcomes shape the new payer networks fo…

Marcelo Fantoni

The definition of the payer and the way in which healthcare spending decisions are made is changing, as complex networks of payers and clinicians become the new stakeholders with which...

Publishing white papers on pharmaphorum

Paul Tunnah

As a new feature on pharmaphorum, we unveil pharmaceutical industry white papers as part of our media section. Download this one page document to understand how to publish your deep...