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Proceeding contribution from Ian Gibson (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 8 December 2005. It occurred during Estimates day on Department of Health.


Department of Health

Did the Committee’s study of research reach any conclusion on the merger mania in the pharmaceutical industry? When Glaxo and SmithKline merged, Sir Richard Sykes and Jan Leschly said that research would benefit from the merger because they would be working together. Is there any evidence that mergers lead to better research?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
440 c1049 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Advertising Licensing Expenditure Drugs Government departments Industry Prescription drugs Department of Health Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Research Regulation Safety National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Registration Clinical trials
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk