Welcome to the real world Matthew Gordon examines the differences between observational studies and phase III clinical trials(more)
Drug regulation: still room for improvement The Medicines Act is 40 years old this year, but regulations and regulators have to change to keep up with rapid changes in medicines and society, says Les Rose.(more)
Don't lose your head Friday , May 02, 2003
The pharma industry and bad publicity seem to go hand in hand, but do you know what to do when things threaten to spiral out of control and become a fully-fledged crisis?...(more)
Medicines partnership Thursday , May 01, 2003
The Government's Medicines Partnership scheme offers great opportunity for pharma companies to become actively involved in improving patient compliance. ...(more)
Bringing new drugs to market...at last! Thursday , May 01, 2003
It seems self-evident to launch a product as soon as possible after approval, but many companies fail to achieve this with consistency. What's going wrong? ...(more)
Mind the gap Thursday , May 01, 2003
A look at the gap between what PCOs want from the industry and what companies are actually providing....(more)