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Pfizer Site Closure "Shocking Wake-Up Call" for UK

By Julian Upton | Published: February 2, 2011
It’s not too often that a pharma facility closure tops the TV news headlines but that was the case in the UK yesterday following Pfizer’s announcement that it is to close the UK-based R&D centre that achieved worldwide fame as “the home of Viagra”.
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Pharma Digital Smarts Quantified in IQ Index

By Julian Upton | Published: May 26, 2010
Pfizer’s Viagra and AstraZeneca’s (AZ) Nexium took the top two slots on a new Digital IQ Index measuring the digital competence of 51 pharma brands across eight therapeutic categories. The ranking, created by think tank L2 in partnership with media agency PHD Network, evaluated brands’ digital presence across four criteria: platform (including site effectiveness and [...]
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Is FDA Watching YouTube?

By George Koroneos | Published: October 10, 2008
Two weeks ago, Shire received a warning letter for posting a sponsored testimonial on YouTube without including risk information. Shire was very open when I called them up and admitted that the video was posted by accident and immediately removed when it was brought to the company’s attention. While I’m not 100 percent positive, it [...]
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