PHARMACEUTICAL & HEALTHCARE NEWS:

http://main.pslgroup.com/psl.nsf/default?openform
First Word is a business intelligence resource designed for the pharmaceutical professional. Topline news stories are free of charge. There are subscription services that enable monitoring by product, regulatory, company, event or report.

http://www.medscape.com/px/urlinfo
Medscape is a free service when registered. It contains news and clinical information. It provides Continuing Medical Education (CME) to the health profession. There are various resource centres relating to medical topics that are available as free updates received by e-mail.

http://www.emedicine.com/
e-Medicine is aimed at the health care professional to assist with Continuing Medical Eduction (CME). The site is split by disease subject and has features of recent articles, details of recalls and alerts

http://www.pharmiweb.com/
PharmiWeb.com is an industry-sponsored portal for the Pharmaceutical sector, providing news, features and events.

http://www.inpharm.com/External/InpH
Inpharm has feature articles from analysts, and has constantly updated industry news stories. There is a facility for a free weekly email alert service. Inpharma also has a calendar of events, giving details of forthcoming conferences, seminars, exhibitions, training courses and award ceremonies.

http://www.pharmatimes.com/index.asp
Pharmatimes is available free in an online and print version if you register. There is news on the Pharmaceutical Industry (PI) and features on PI people and topical issues on the marketplace that the PI operates within.

http://www.pharmj.com/CurrentContents.html
The Pharmaceutical Journal is published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and relates to community and hospital pharmacy practice and includes updates on products.

http://www.pharmaceutical-business-review.com/
This site contains News headlines and topical features and has a free newsletter sign up facility. There are abstracts of recent market intelligence reports.

http://www.marketletter.com/
Marketletter is a Subscription service and gives access to global information on worldwide markets in the prescription and biotechnology industries.

http://www.pjbpubs.com/cms.asp?pageid=305
Scrip is published twice a week by PJB in the UK Scrip updates on pharmaceutical companies, tracks the movers and shakers, gives details of ground breaking research, political context, regulatory, pricing and reimbursement, clinical practice, intellectual property & patents Headlines are free however full access requires a subscription.

http://www.thepinksheet.com/FDC/Weekly/pink/TOC.htm
Published by FDC Reports (USA).Headlines are displayed on the web and full access requires a subscription.

http://www.worldpharmaweb.com/
WorldPharmaWeb is maintained by PharmaVentures. There are links to business news (Business Wire and PR Newswire) covering pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and medical devices.

http://www.biospace.com/
Free service giving access to biotechnology oriented news and trials.

http://www.pharmweb.net/
Pharmweb is a pharmaceutical portal with directories of information, including a library of archives from over 100 moderated discussion forums.

http://www.medbioworld.com/
Medbioworld provides links to medical journals, news and directories.


GENERAL NEWS:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/
News categorised into 12 major topics with A-Z index all accessible from the home page.

http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html
Newspapers USA and worldwide.

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
Text of 493 front pages of international newspapers from 47 countries, listed by region or map view.

http://www.world-newspapers.com/
World newspapers, magazines, and news sites in English, sorted by country and region:


PHARMACEUTICAL GOVERNING BODIES:

http://www.abpi.org.uk/
Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry – is the UK governing body.
All members names & addresses so quick link to pharmaceutical company sites. Press releases and publications. The ABPI produce a Code of Practice covering pharmaceutical company promotion of prescription medicines to UK healthcare professionals in the UK and the provision of information to the public. It aims to safeguard the interests of patients and to ensure a responsible and ethical approach to such activities. Press releases, ABPI publications, statistics on world PI, directory of members with web address links.

http://www.aiopi.org.uk/
PIPA is the professional organisation for individuals in the pharmaceutical industry involved in the provision and management of information. The association was formed in 1974 and was previously known as AIOPI (Association of Information Officers in the Pharmaceutical Industry). There is a yearly membership subscription allowing access to all areas of the site.

http://www.phrma.org/
The The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the leading research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the United States. The site has details of medicines inR&D, publication details and news.

http://www.ephmra.org/main.asp?page=0
EphMRA is the Association which brings together European, research-based pharmaceutical companies operating on a global perspective. It is a dedicated forum for strategic business intelligence and marketing research professionals. Newsletters available on the site in pdf.

http://www.ifpma.org/
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations is a non-profit, non-governmental Organization (NGO) representing national industry associations and companies from both developed and developing countries. Member companies of the IFPMA are research-based pharma-ceutical, biotech and vaccine companies.

http://www.rpsgb.org.uk/
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain – news and press releases, ethical issues, practice guidelines for pharmacists.


PHARMACEUTICAL REGULATORY INFORMATION:

http://www.mhra.gov.uk/
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the Department of Health protecting and promoting public health and patient safety by ensuring that medicines, healthcare products and medical equipment meet appropriate standards of safety, quality, performance and effectiveness, and are used safely. The site includes press releases on adverse reactions and safety of products, publications listing, licensing & marketing authorisations. It has a useful A-Z index to ease searching the site.

http://www.imb.ie/
The Irish Medicines Board regulates clinical trials, monitors and inspects products on the market to ensure their safety and efficacy.

http://www.emea.eu.int/
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) coordinates the evaluation and supervision of medicinal products throughout the European Union. It cooperates closely with international partners, reinforcing the EU contribution to global harmonisation.

http://pharmacos.eudra.org/
EU pharmaceutical directives and regulations, A chronological list of all Commission Decisions concerning centrally authorized medicinal products and Community referrals over the last six months.

http://www.pheur.org/site/page_628.php
European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM)

http://www.fda.gov/
The American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the American government site. The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) includes details of new prescription drug approvals, drug recalls, withdrawals and safety alert information, Prescription and OTC Drug Information, consumer and clinical trials.

http://www.ich.org/cache/compo/276-254-1.html
The International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) brings together the regulatory authorities of Europe, Japan and the United States and experts from the pharmaceutical industry in the three regions to discuss scientific and technical aspects of product registration.. It includes access to pdf’s of MedDRA (Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Acitivities).

http://www.pjbpubs.com/raj_pharma/current_issue.htm
Link to current issue of Regulatory Affairs Journal (RAJ). Title information only as full text is only available to subscribers.

http://www.idrac.com/
IDRAC is a subscription global regulatory intelligence database covering weekly updated information on regulatory requirements in 41 countries and regions.

http://www.topra.org/Resource.phx/public/start.htx
TOPRA is a global organization for those working in Regulatory Affairs. Metings lists are available for all to view along with selected presentations. TOPRA has a members log in area on the site and members will receive a monthly journal called Regulatory Rapporteur. .

http://emc.medicines.org.uk/
The eMC provides electronic Data Sheets, Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and Patient Information Leaflets (PILs).


BUSINESS INFORMATION:

http://www.companies-house.gov.uk/
Companies House has details of registration and dissolution of Companies for England and Wales.

http://www.carolworld.com/
CAROL is an on-line service offering direct links to the financial pages of listed companies in Europe and the USA. CAROL provides direct access to companies’ balance sheets, profit & loss statements and financial highlights. Access is free of charge, although registration is necessary for access to annual reports.

http://www.hoovers.com/freeuk/
Basic company informtion is available free of charge and includes a summary of activities, key current financials, key people, links to the company web site, share prices, and top competitors. Subscription is necessary for full text access.

http://news.ft.com/home/uk
Financial Times topline free information with subscription for full access.

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the government department that provides UK statistical and registration services. The ONS is responsible for producing a wide range of key economic and social statistics which are used by policy makers across government to create evidence-based policies and monitor performance against them.

http://www.freebizinfo.org/
Aslib guide to free business information web sites.

http://www.rba.co.uk/sources/
Karen Blakeman’s RBA business information links which have a European bias.