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11 Jan 06
Electronic Data Capture (EDC), three little words that can divide the clinical research community like few others. To some, EDC is a panacea for all the troubles and rising costs of the clinical development process, whilst to others it spells broken promises, and forms the butt of many less than flattering anecdotes.
Andrew Salomon
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11 Jan 06
Free Job Postings for UK Charity Organisations in the Healthcare Sector.
Mike Wood
22 Dec 05
New data presented at the American Society of Hematology meeting in Atlanta this month suggest the problems associated with iron overload in frequently-transfused patients can now be managed simply with an oral treatment rather than continuous infusions of several hours duration.
Olwen Glynn Owen PharmiWeb Field Reporter
10 Dec 05
Moving on inexorably carries with it the promise of ‘the farewell speech’...
Mark Stacey
08 Dec 05
Clinical Research Academy (CRAcademy) has continued to find top candidates for Clinical Research Associate (CRA) posts by running a series of Selection and Assessment Days in the UK. The success of the first event led to a second in November 2005 where clients from the Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research industry joined the panel at interview.
Lisa Provan
07 Dec 05
The end of year appraisal is something that many people dread, some people think that it is a complete waste of time and while others actually look forward to it. Which one of the previous descriptions fits you the best?
Sue Birch
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06 Dec 05
Personality tests are commonly at interviews to calculate your personality "Type". It is likely that you will be faced with one during your career.
Martin Gibbons
30 Nov 05
Abbott Diabetes Care today introduced the new Precision Xtra™ Plus (Optium™ Plus in some markets) Glucose Test Strip in Europe for use with the Precision™ Xceed (Optium Xceed™ in some markets) Advanced Diabetes Management System at the 41st Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in Athens, Greece. The new test strip offers results in just five seconds and requires a small blood sample of only 0.6 micro litre. The new Precision Xtra Plus test strip provides reliabl
Sebastian Stokes
30 Nov 05
Dronedarone, a new Class III multi-channel blocking anti-arrhythmic drug currently in Phase III development by Sanofi-Aventis for the prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) may help fill the unmet need for a safe pharmacologic treatment that effectively controls atrial fibrillation, cardiologists said this month. Sanofi-Aventis presented new data on dronedarone at the American Heart Association’s (AHA) annual scientific sessions held in Dallas.
Olwen Glynn Owen - PharmiWeb Field Reporter
30 Nov 05
Patients who could benefit from injectable therapies are a lot less needle-phobic than doctors assume, according to research conducted by pharmacist and behavioural scientist Professor Robert Horne. The “Open Mind” study presented at the 10th European AIDS Conference/EACS in Dublin showed over three quarters of patients would be willing to accept self-administered subcutaneous injectable therapy if offered.
Olwen Glynn Owen - PharmiWeb Field Reporter
25 Nov 05
In the first article on acquisitions and joint ventures, we saw how despite the odds on an acquisition adding value for shareholders being only one in three, companies like Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Sosei and Amphion Innovations are still racing ahead. Now we take a glimpse at the similarly challenging world of joint ventures – and then look at how companies can increase the odds with a little forward planning.
Peter Wolfe and Carolyn Douthwaite
22 Nov 05
Caution: Your CV is your personal data. My advice as a recruiter, with many years experience in the clinical research industry, would be to take care where you send your CV and make sure your data is treated with the respect it deserves! The important thing is to be selective.
Linda Eden-Ellis
17 Nov 05
e-Detailing is one of the pharmaceutical industry's biggest buzz terms of the moment, but it is one that, for the moment at least, seems unlikely to go away. This informative paper will help you under
Dr. Andree Bates
14 Nov 05
Acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances have become the norm across industry and the life science and technology sectors are no exception.
Peter Wolfe and Carolyn Douthwaite
11 Nov 05
Due to demand, we at PharmiWeb have added a new Executive Jobs Listing to our comprehensive careers section. All these jobs include packages of over £100K (GBP) per year.
Mike Wood
31 Oct 05
Australia, "The Lucky Country", is renowned for its expanse of white sandy beaches, world heritage landscape, vineyards producing first class wines, high standard of living, excellent health and education systems, temperate climate and generally a lifestyle envied by many around the world. It is no wonder that a steady stream of clinical research professionals from all over the world are looking for a scene change here.
Ben Sherlock
31 Oct 05
For those new to the industry, a quick round up of the common abbreviations and what they stand for might be useful....
Spencer Marsh
24 Oct 05
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Mike Wood
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13 Oct 05
The prevalence of diabetes, in particular type 2 diabetes, is increasing worldwide. Type 2 diabetes increases with age, but recently has been affecting much younger individuals. In the UK, diabetes prevalence has doubled over the last 12-15 years, and is set to double again over a similar timeframe. The prevalence of diabetes in the UK is now, on average, 3.3%, though many patients are undiagnosed.
CSF Medical
10 Oct 05
Bristol-Myers Squibb was named today as one of the 10 Best Companies for Working Mothers by Working Mother magazine. This is the eighth consecutive year that the company has been listed in the ranking of the 100 Best Companies, and the fifth year in a row Bristol-Myers Squibb has been named a Top 10 company.
Submitted Press Release
29 Sep 05
On Wednesday 22nd June, PharmiWeb Solutions and Microsoft brought together a senior group of sales and marketing professionals, to discuss how software and e-business based solutions can deliver competitive advantage for the pharmaceutical organisation.
Colin Williams
23 Sep 05
Pharma Sales World 2005 will provide delegates with a unique opportunity to gain critical business information about how Europe’s leading pharma companies are addressing the challenge of improving sales force effectiveness. The conference will highlight the issues of accessibility, emerging customer bases, market changes in the next decade, sales force size and structure, targeting and segmentation, the new breed of representative, data acquisition, training and development, customer relationshi
Hannah Reading
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23 Sep 05
Fractures resulting from osteoporosis are widely recognised as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the elderly population. It has been estimated that approximately 310,000 osteoporotic fractures occur annually in the UK, with a consequent cost to the health service of £1.7 billion.
CSF Medical
20 Sep 05
On Friday 16th September, before a glittering audience of local business Champions, Exco was awarded the highly acclaimed prize of Small Business of the Year 2005.
Sarah Eadon
06 Sep 05
Any nurse can start a business, including two-year graduates and diploma nurses. No advance degrees are necessary unless your business includes diagnosing and treating medical problems. State nurse practice acts do no prohibit a nurse from starting up their own business as an Independent Nurse Contractor.
Mericle RN Staffing LLC
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05 Sep 05
Epilepsy is characterised by a tendency to experience unprovoked seizures and is one of the most common neurological disorders. Over 2% of the population will experience a seizure at some time in their life, and recurrent unprovoked seizures will require treatment in approximately one-in-200 people at any given time. Treatment of epilepsy remains important in helping to reduce the psychological and social sequelae which follow on from uncontrolled seizures.
CSF Medical
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22 Aug 05
It is often forgotten that until the late 1950s there was no treatment for schizophrenia, or for that matter, any other severe enduring mental illness. The majority of patients admitted to asylum care never left: hence the peak occupancy of 150,000 reported in the UK in 1955. As an interesting comparison, this is twice the current UK prison population.
CSF Medical
15 Aug 05
Job satisfaction is an attitude that employees have about their work and is based on numerous factors, both intrinsic and extrinsic to the individual.
i3 Pharma Resourcing
15 Aug 05
Clinical Research Academy has decided to implement a sure-fire way of finding top candidates for Clinical Research Associate (CRA) posts – by running a Selection and Assessment Day. The first was held at the end of July in Marlow in the UK.
Kieran.Engels
