BG12 gets patent protection until 2028

"Biogen-Idec have been given patent protection for BG12 until 2028. Patents are the bread and butter of the pharma industry; they allow...

Poll result: off-label prescribing

"It is not often we get such a clear result. For those of you who have not been following this debate on the blog may find the earlier ...

BPA: why is a drug license necessary?

"Why is a drug license necessary? I posted on this topic last week, under the title off-label prescribing . Each country or region has ...

BPA: drug repurposing

#MSBlog : to repurpose or not, that is the question? "The length of time it takes to develop new drugs is frustratingly long and expens...

Preliminary poll results: big pharma alternative (BPA)

"The response to this initiative has been very poor; only 57 votes in 2 weeks. Quite depressing really!!" "I am really not su...