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Knowledge@Wharton |
Selling Life-Saving Drugs to Poorer Countries: At What Cost? Should rich countries pay more for drugs than less developed nations? This system of differential pricing makes sense on social-justice and economic grounds, but it is difficult to administer in the real world, some experts say. |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2010 Brian Orelli |
A Witty Response to Pharma's R&D Dilemma According to GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty, the pharmaceutical industry is a mess. That's the basic gist of his opinion piece in The Economist. |
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 John Carey |
Drug R&D: Must Americans Always Pay? It's time for other countries to share the burden. |
The Motley Fool December 30, 2010 Brian Orelli |
This NICE Deal Could Foreshadow 2011 Value-based pricing is coming. The only way to encourage lower drug costs is to get the end user to pay the cost directly. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Analyzing Brand-name and Generic Drug Costs in the U.S. and Eight Other Countries A new study comparing average prices for pharmaceuticals in nine countries -- the US, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico and the UK -- shows that average prices are highest in Japan, while prices in other countries are between 6% and 33% lower than prices in the US. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Outrage Grows Over Drug Pricing Insurers, physicians attack high-cost therapies in anticipation of specialty drug surge. |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2011 Brian Orelli |
Congress Sets Bad Precedent With AVANIR What happened to free markets? |
HBS Working Knowledge November 17, 2003 Martha Lagace |
The Politics of Innovation Mark B. McClellan, the new commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, described what the FDA is doing to bridge the gap between the high cost of innovation and patients' demand for lower prices. |
The Motley Fool January 14, 2010 Jim Mueller |
Roundtable: Which Health-Care Stocks to Buy Now Three Fool analysts give you their best ideas on where to put your money after the health-care reform bill makes it out of Congress. |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2011 Brian Orelli |
Profit From This Growing Drug Trend Cancer drugs press on. |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2011 Brian Orelli |
Merck Inspired to Eye Growth A bolt-on acquisition of eye-care specialist Inspire. |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Charly Travers |
The Case for Drug Stocks The reports of the drug industry's death are greatly exaggerated. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2007 |
Thoughtleader: Thomas Nagle, Strategic Pricing Group This industry consultant believes the U.S. government will soon follow Europe's lead in taking a greater hand in price negotiations, and pharma will need to be able to communicate the value that products offer. Here he discusses how pharma can meet that challenge. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2011 Brian Orelli |
Get Ready for Merck's Bumpy Ride Long-term earnings guidance gets thrown out the window. |
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 John Carey |
Drug Prices: A New Covenant? The states' growing negotiating clout with Big Pharma raises crucial questions |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2010 Brian Orelli |
An Untouched Market Waiting to Be Captured Unfilled prescriptions are a potential boon to drug companies. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2010 |
Taking a Less-Generic Route to Generics A leading pharmaceutical industry player speaks out on what is fueling success in the sector. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 4, 2011 William Looney |
The Night Stalkers: Keeping CEOs Awake in 2011 The consensus is that 2011 will be a bad year for Big Pharma. Let's inventory a few of the 'night stalkers -- issues that are likely to keep members of the C-suite awake beyond a sensible 'lights out' time. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2011 Luke Timmerman |
Merck, Staring at a Biotech Future, Seeks to Get in the Game With New Protein Drugs, Biosimilars Biotech drugs will soon dominate the pharmaceutical industry, and Merck is playing catch-up. |
Chemistry World August 23, 2012 Simon Campbell |
Protecting patients at all costs A new funding model is urgently required to deliver innovative medicines that meet the medical needs of the 21st century and contribute to economic growth. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2011 Julian Upton |
UK Stakeholders Have Their Say on Value-Based Pricing The UK coalition government's consultation on the intro of value-based pricing has invited caution and resistance. |
The Motley Fool February 8, 2008 Brian Orelli |
Merck in Lukewarm Water The pharmaceutical's settlement ends a government probe into Medicaid overcharging allegations. |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Icahn's Smiling -- Should We Be? Biogen Idec's fourth quarter results must have made Carl Icahn smile. But the guidance for next year gives pause. |
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2011 |
Pharm Exec's Seventh Annual Media Audit Negative views regarding pharma are on the rise, but vaccines help keep the focus on the positives of innovation. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2010 |
Explaining the Drug Drought Industry needs to engage in a broader public debate on ways to rekindle the innovative engine in new drug discovery and development. |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Price Inflation in Check? Not in This Industry. Drug prices are on the rise. For now. |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2009 Brian Orelli |
Can $634 Billion Save the U.S. Health Care System? The good news is that Obama's budget includes a $634 billion down payment on getting insurance for the 48 million uninsured. The bad news is that the president has to pay for that by cutting costs in other areas. |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Drug Prices Up, but Don't Read Too Much Into It AARP is out with its annual report on the cost of medications, and it's more of the same: bad news if you're a consumer, but good news if you're invested in drugmakers. |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Michael P. Cecil |
Will Medicare Negotiate With Drug Companies? One of the bedrock principles of our economic system is that those buying more of a product receive a discount. Wouldn't empowering Medicare to save taxpayers' money be widely embraced as a great idea? But how would pharma investors see it? |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2011 |
The Steep, Slow Climb A survey of leading experts reveals 2011's sobering reality and the trends that smart drugmakers will follow into the next decade. |
CFO Kris Frieswick |
Clinical Trials A new kind of pricing pressure puts pharmaceutical CFOs in an unfamiliar role: evangelist... |
Chemistry World November 18, 2010 Ned Stafford |
New drug pricing rules in Germany The law was approved on 11 November and will take effect from 1 January as part of an effort to rein in exploding costs for Germany's massive public health insurance system. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2012 Debbie Warner |
Adapting to a New Era of Cancer Care Coverage and treatment decisions will be driven by value and defined differently by each stakeholder. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Pfizer Strides Farther Into Generics Pfizer's new look might be just what the doctor ordered. |
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Catherine Arnst |
Big Pharma's Blinders Hugely profitable thanks to a few blockbusters, Big Pharma is far too focused on looking for the next best-seller, causing companies to pass up opportunities to deliver important breakthroughs. |
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Pfizer Flexes Its Generic Muscles The pharma giant moves farther into generic drugs. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2010 |
When the Payer IS the Player As Medicare, Medicaid, and the nation's web of private payers gain market power, how can pharma stay ahead of the cost-containment curve? |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Drug Company Cost Cuts: Careful What You Wish For Research and development is the lifeblood of future revenue. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Zhu Shen |
China 2020: Walled In No More Pharma sets the pace for China's ambitious new innovation agenda |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Pharma Challenges for 2014 Pricing and personalized medicine are key themes shaping drug development and marketing |
The Motley Fool June 3, 2011 Brian Orelli |
FDA Bullies Obesity Drugmakers It's been clear for some time that the Food and Drug Administration isn't particularly fond of obesity drugs. Now it's just being a bully. |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2010 Luke Timmerman |
Dendreon Prepares to Take Some Heat Over Cancer Drug Prices Dendreon looking for off-label uses for its prostate cancer drug. |
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Charly Travers |
Invest With Fewer Side Effects Averse to risk? Check out these nontraditional drug companies: Biogen Idec... Elan... Salix Pharmaceuticals... Atrix Laboratories... etc. |
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2011 Jon Zifferblat |
China: Business as UNusual If there is one market that requires a click on the 'refresh' button, it's China. General Biologic provides a snapshot of what's ahead for Big Pharma in the country |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Innovators Will Rule the Economic Crisis Roche's CEO says two areas of health care can prosper. I agree. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2011 William Looney |
R&D Costs: It's Industry's Problem If high prices that lower access are attributable to a flawed R&D model, can the pharmaceutical industry embrace delivering better results at lower costs. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2007 Peter Pitts |
Opinion: Are Price Controls the New Black? A revamped version of an old bill calling for drug importation is on the congressional runway. With bipartisan backing and red-hot Rahmed-up rhetoric, the legislation might just pass -- and spell failure for the future of innovative drug development. |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Is Merck a Buy? Short term it's hard to say, but for the long term, its pipeline looks strong. |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2010 Brian Orelli |
And You Thought Biotech Was High-Risk, High-Reward Large clinical trials make cardiovascular drugs risky, but the rewards are there, too. |
The Motley Fool January 12, 2010 Dayana Yochim |
6 Ways to Score Cheap(er) Drugs Stop overpaying for the pills you have to pop with these simple ways to trim your prescription-drug tab. |