Changing pharma dynamics & the IT-Pharmacy
Tue, 7/07/09 – 16:59 | 2 Comments

Last week’s MM&M webcast titled “From Selling Pills to Selling Health Outcomes” was packed with thought provoking material. Joining the podcast were Daniel Hawkins (Clarion Healthcare Consulting), Dennis Urbaniak (Sanofi-Aventis) and Dan Rubin (inVentiv Patient …

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Batch release outsourcing a bad idea ?
Friday, 17 Jul, 2009 – 10:19 | No Comment
Batch release outsourcing a bad idea ?

Lately, the generics industry has been bashed from all sides with regards to quality, with most of the criticism being directed towards poor Quality-Control standards in Chinese manufacturing facilities. But this month was a terrible …

Authorized generics cost US consumer $3.5 billion annually
Friday, 17 Jul, 2009 – 9:42 | No Comment
Authorized generics cost US consumer $3.5 billion annually

The Wall Street Journal reported in June that according to Federal Trade Commission Chairman, Jon Leibowitz, originator pharma companies were costing consumers $3.5 billion annually through making contracts with generic companies that delay the market …

Top Rx Sales quickly eroded by generics
Tuesday, 7 Jul, 2009 – 17:06 | No Comment
Top Rx Sales quickly eroded by generics

This slide by presented by Daniel Hawkins in the MM&M podcast clearly shows why there will soon no longer be a distinction between originator pharma and generic companies. Not many words needed.

Industry shocker - Pfizer licenses from Aurobindo
Tuesday, 3 Mar, 2009 – 9:21 | No Comment
Industry shocker - Pfizer licenses from Aurobindo

You can’t imagine our surprise today when we saw that Pfizer has announced that it will license injectable and solid dosage forms from Aurobindo. We wrote about Pfizer’s new generics strategy on monday, but we …

Pfizer gives up the fight and joins generics bandwagon
Monday, 2 Mar, 2009 – 6:16 | One Comment
Pfizer gives up the fight and joins generics bandwagon

“If you can’t beat them, join them”. So goes the old saying that is proving more true day-by-day in the pharma industry.  A few years ago it would have been unthinkable that Pfizer, the world’s …