United Kingdom

Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca has taken its first real step into the fast-growing generic medicines sector through an alliance with India-based Torrent Pharmaceuticals. Under... 2010-03-12

Sticking to its slogan 'Asda: Saving You Money Everyday', leading UK retailer Asda is to offer patients fertility drugs at a not-for-profit basis in its in-store pharmacies. The supermarket... 2010-03-03

Compared with a selection of other drugmakers, AstraZeneca spends the smallest proportion of total sales on manufacturing, according to BMI's Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Efficiency... 2010-03-01

UK-based private equity firm 3i is to sell Ambea, a Scandinavian hospitals and nursing homes operator, to its German buy-out rival Triton in a deal worth EUR850mn (US$1.15bn). 3i... 2010-02-25

UK-based household products giant Reckitt Benckiser has been accused by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for rigging the market for one of its top-selling drugs, Gaviscon - a heartburn... 2010-02-24

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has stated that the prescribing incentive schemes operated by Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in the UK are prohibited under European law, under Article... 2010-02-17

Multinational drugmaker Pfizer has entered the UK's GBP4.74bn (US$7.30bn) generic drug market. The company has launched six off-patented drugs through its Established Products Business... 2010-02-16