United Kingdom

UK-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has gained approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for its breast-cancer drug Tykerb (lapatinib), touted by many as a potential... 2007-12-17

The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) claims that new direct-to-pharmacy (DTP) models in the wholesaling sector could result in hundreds of millions of pounds of extra costs for the... 2007-12-13

UK-based consumer goods firm Reckitt Benckiser has increased its footprint in the healthcare market after making a bid of US$2.2bn for US OTC company Adams Respiratory Therapeutics... 2007-12-12

The UK's state-run health provider the National Health Service (NHS) has announced that it is to under-spend its budget for 2007/2008 by as much as GBP1.8bn (US$3.72bn). Although... 2007-11-29

The UK medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has released a new strategy or 2007-2011 to combat counterfeit medicines. The move has come after nine batches of... 2007-11-27

UK-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has paid US$1.7bn to acquire privately held US firm Reliant Pharmaceuticals. BMI believes that the move is an attempt by GSK to boost it pipeline... 2007-11-26

India's Strides Arcolab and South Africa-based Aspen Pharmacare have signed a strategic partnership that will interlink the two companies' interests across several regions and therapeutic... 2007-11-21

UK-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that it will close its manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico, becoming the latest multinational to downsize operation in the US-affiliated... 2007-10-25

The government in the UK is encouraging the publication of studies to prove the efficacy of herbal medicines, in a move that could have significant ramifications for the classification... 2007-10-22

The Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has announced that government expenditure on health will continue to rise over the next four years, but at a slower rate than previously... 2007-10-15