United Kingdom

An organisation has been formed to oversee the operations of the UK's two largest public health research organisations in an effort to bolster the country's reputation as a leader... 2006-12-08

Switzerland's Novartis and local firm Ardana have launched Emselex (darifenacin) in the UK for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB). BMI expects the product to post strong sales... 2006-11-29

Israeli drugmakers Teva and Taro are to expand activities in the UK. Teva - the world's largest generics firm - has signed a deal with Schering-Plough to co-promote products for Inflammatory... 2006-11-17

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has asked the UK National Health Service (NHS) to accelerate its uptake of innovative medicines, citing statistics that... 2006-11-16

In an effort to expand its product offering and remain competitive with the major players, UK firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has revealed that it is to acquire US consumer healthcare... 2006-10-11

To the disappointment of small UK wholesalers, US firm Pfizer has unveiled a new paradigm in pharmaceutical distribution whereby it will secure its medicine supply chain by selling... 2006-10-03

Potentially revolutionising the cost of pharmaceuticals, UK firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed new pricing deals with two European governments, allowing it to raise prices on two... 2006-09-20

In effort to control the country's growing HIV/AIDS epidemic, UK firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has entered into a deal with the Russian government to supply three of its antiretroviral... 2006-09-18

Demonstrating the power of US regulators, UK firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has agreed to pay US$3.1bn to settle a tax dispute with the US government that was due to go to court next... 2006-09-12

Empowering patients and reducing the burden on healthcare providers, the UK has reclassified several medicines from either prescription-only medicine (POM) to pharmacy only or pharmacy... 2006-09-11