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5 July 2013

Microsoft helps clamp down on fake meds

A Europe-wide system for clamping down on counterfeit medicines moved a step closer this week with the selection of Microsoft
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12 February 2013

Pharma to report spend on docs

Pharmaceutical companies are starting to monitor and report the money they spend on promoting their products to healthcare professionals in
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5 June 2009

Microsoft moves into genetic-data

Microsoft Corporation has made a move into genetic data management, following its acquisition of Rosetta Inpharmatics LLC, a subsidiary of
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1 June 2009

MHRA launches drug info debate

The UK’s medicines regulatory body has launched a consultation on the European Commission’s plans to change the rules on the
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28 April 2009

UK rejects EU-wide IT

The UK government has rejected the idea of developing interoperable IT systems across the EU and of delivering an EU-wide
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6 April 2009

Doctors call for Google to change ad policies

Doctors are calling on internet search engine Google to change its advertising policies to prevent links to unproven remedies appearing
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13 January 2009

EU sets e-health map for 2009

Ilias Iakovidis and Michael Palmer tell E-Health Europe’s Outi Alapekkala how e-health will develop in 2009 and far beyond.
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16 December 2008

European drugs to carry barcodes

Medicines sold across Europe will have to carry barcodes and other improved security mechanisms, under proposals unveiled by the European
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14 November 2008

Multi-national effort targets illegal online drugs

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has led an operation in conjunction with Interpol and medicines regulatory
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1 October 2008

European Commission consults on Web 3.0

The European Commission has launched a consultation on how to make sure Europe leads on the next generation of the
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