*****
TODAY’S NEWS
New experimental RA/Lupus drug suspended after patient deaths – Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG and U.S. biotechnology company Biogen Idec are suspending rheumatoid arthritis and lupus treatment ocrelizumab after it caused deaths, casting doubt over the drug’s future…more
So, what about Amylin‘s Byetta? The pundits are dueling as potential once-a-week version approval draws near…
An interesting background story on Pfizer‘s expensive oncology “miracle” drug Sutent.
RECOMMENDED
Training new (or experienced) brand managers? – We’ve got the partners you need in the Impactiviti network. Contact us (stevew at impactiviti dot com, or phone at 973-947-7429) for recommendations.
PLUS
A “trifecta” social media approach – Novartis sponsors a community, Twitter account, and Facebook Fan Page for Cystic Fibrosis patients. How are they doing? An Impactiviti review.
JUST FOR FUN
———-
Subscribe to the Impactiviti blog via e-mail (which will bring you Impactiviti Daily – a brief of the day’s top pharma news)
Visit the Impactiviti Job Board
Sign up for the Impactiviti Connection twice-monthly e-newsletter (see sample)
***
Leave a Reply