April 2021 • PharmaTimes Magazine • 4-5


Contents


Business Insight

PharmaTimes talks to Professor James Litster, head of department of chemical and biological engineering at The University of Sheffield


Features

The need to update NICE’s cost appraisal process


What's holding back the potential of digital health technologies?


We can do more for patients,
says Gilead's Geraldine Reilly


Is blockchain the answer to protecting against counterfeits and medicines shortages?


What's next for key account management?


Analysis

What the government's planned reforms mean for healthcare
and pharma


What's next for the UK's life sciences sector?


A look at the recent dispute between the EU Commission and AstraZeneca over the ins and outs of its contract


The latest development in global patent litigation


SmartPeople

Abbott’s Dr Nick West talks to PharmaTimes about going beyond intervention to improve the care of cardiovascular patients in the UK


Samantha Dawson details her experiences living with HIV


OVID Health founder Jenny Ousbey discusses the pandemic, patient advocacy and the Patient Partnership Index