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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.
Chemistry World March 2009 Derek Lowe	Column: In the pipeline The author worries that mergers are upsetting the balance of the pharmaceutical ecosystem
The Motley Fool December 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	2009: The Year Pharma Learned to Love Itself While anything is possible, don't expect too much more consolidation of major drugmakers in 2010 and beyond.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2009 Brian Orelli	ASCO's Big Winner Despite the massive changes in value that some small-cap biotech companies have seen before and during this year's American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, the big winner from the confab is actually large pharmaceutical companies.
Chemistry World June 23, 2010 Sarah Houlton	A smaller future for big pharma? Cutting the amount spent on medicines may be an easy way for governments to help balance the books in the short term, but in the long run it will impact the ability to discover new medicines.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2011 Brian Orelli	Pharma Goes Back to School But will it produce more drugs? The pharmaceutical industry is headed back to school, with a number of large drugmakers announcing partnerships with universities.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Flexes Its Generic Muscles The pharma giant moves farther into generic drugs.
Chemistry World December 21, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	Is bigger really better? Something that's often glossed over in the aftermath of a pharmaceutical mega-merger is whether savings actually materialize, and at what cost to the future success of the businesses.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Sluggish Bristol-Myers Squibb Generic erosion is going to chew away revenue and profits. Investors, at today's prices, there are just too many other better ideas to go after.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2011 Brian Orelli	Congress Sets Bad Precedent With AVANIR What happened to free markets?
The Motley Fool July 31, 2009 Brian Orelli	Can Emerging Markets Save Pharma? Probably not until after they emerge.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Bristol-Myers Catches a Cold Tough days are coming, but so are promising new drugs. It's understandable why long-term investors might be willing to hold on and see how things work out.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em: Pharma Goes Generic In the battle against generic rivals, it seems pharmaceutical companies would rather switch than fight. A pair of deals heralds Big Pharma's latest moves into the generic-drug world. See what Novartis and sanofi-aventis recently did.
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.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	MGI's Anonymous Growth If there's a value stock in the pharma world, this may be it.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Bristol-Myers' Road to Better Health Bristol-Myers looks toward 2007 and a resumption of real growth. For now, things could be a lot worse. At least investors can't say they're not getting paid to be patient.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	4 Drugmakers, 5 Deals, Christmas Is Here It looks like there were a lot of people in the business development offices at pharmaceutical companies looking to get their work done before taking off for the holidays. Check out all the deals that were announced yesterday.
BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 Arlene Weintraub	Genentech's CEO on Big Pharma's Issues Arthur Levinson tackles drug pricing, patent disputes, consumer marketing, and stem-cell research.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Free Drugs! Pfizer's giving over 70 drugs away -- to people who have lost their jobs and health insurance recently and can show financial hardship.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2006 Patrick Clinton	From the Editor: Undecided People are buying drugs, because companies are selling drugs. Interfere with the selling process, and people won't buy as many drugs.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Rich Duprey	Merger Mania Besets Japanese Pharmaceuticals A new law spurs megamergers in Japan's pharmaceutical industry. Stocks of companies seen as particularly interesting, including Eisai, Mitsubishi Pharma, and Shionogi, all jumped more than 2%.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Brian Orelli	2007: The Year Pharma Fell in Love With Biologics The reason for pharma's newfound infatuation for biotech is quite clear. Many pharmaceutical companies are facing a patent cliff in the coming years, and they need to replace their blockbusters with something.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Brian Orelli	For Drug Companies, R&D Is Spelled C-R-O It seems likely that more and more pharma companies will try to get more bang for their bucks by spending them on research and development done outside the company, outsourcing it to clinical research organizations.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2007 Billy Fisher	A Fresh Outlook at AstraZeneca Strong performance makes management happy at the European drug giant. As long as the company is able to continue the strong revenue growth from its major contributors, shareholders will be able to enjoy a prosperous 2007.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	FDA Says Hurray for More Drug Safety The FDA outlines its proposal to increase drug safety. Whatever the FDA does, pharmaceutical investors should hope that its renewed interest in drug safety doesn't make the already lengthy process of bringing drugs to market any longer.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Brian Gorman	Novartis Shows the Way It may be a model for other pharmaceutical outfits looking to improve productivity.
Knowledge@Wharton	Bristol-Myers Squibb Illustrates Woes of Ailing Pharmaceutical Industry The once-mighty pharmaceutical industry, for years the nation's most profitable, has begun to show some cracks. But no major U.S. drug maker seems to be facing more problems than Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Have Drugs, Will Travel After buying Bristol-Myers Squibb's businesses in Egypt and Pakistan, GlaxoSmithKline is now off to Africa.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2004 Brian Gorman	Merck's Slow and Steady The big pharma's cautious approach could pay off in the industry.
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Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2007 Glass & Poli	Forecast 2007: Connecting the Dots How do execs rank the issues facing the pharmaceutical industry? And what are the links they see between them? A new study reveals the industry's mental map of today's challenges.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2008 Brian Orelli	Brits May Bludgeon Drug Companies The U.K.'s National Health Service delivers a shock to drugmakers; it is considering a 10% drop in the rate that it pays for drugs, to help it reach its goal of a 3% reduction in the nation's overall health-care bill.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Strides Farther Into Generics Pfizer's new look might be just what the doctor ordered.
Chemistry World April 27, 2011 Carol Stanier	Drug cocktails greater than the sum of their parts Canadian scientists have shown that combining an antibiotic that is past its prime with other drugs can give it a new lease of life.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2009 Brian Orelli	How to Keep From Losing Your Shirt More side effects for weight-loss drugs -- maybe.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Sanofi-Aventis Waits It Out This is the hurry up-and-wait part of the French pharma's story, with product approvals on the way soon, investors hope.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 Brian Orelli	Is Pharma Still a Safe Investment? People still have to take their medicine. Health care, like food, is something that just isn't very discretionary. And that bodes well for drugmakers. Really.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Charly Travers	The Case for Drug Stocks The reports of the drug industry's death are greatly exaggerated.
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The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	Your Company Has Been Raided. What Now? Lately, investors have had to worry about pharmaceutical companies keeping their drugs on the market.
Chemistry World March 13, 2009 Sarah Houlton	Mega mergers sweep pharma industry Just six weeks after Pfizer agreed to buy Wyeth, US pharma companies Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough announced they are to merge.
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Bio-IT World Dec 2005/Jan 2006 Salvatore Salamone	Gates, Clinton Address Global Health Summit The conference brought together leaders in business, government, medicine, public philanthropic groups, and the arts to address and develop solutions to the world's heath crises.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2008 Brian Lawler	Eli Lilly's Dose of Disclosure The pharmaceutical pledges public reports of its dealings with doctors.
Chemistry World July 11, 2012 Ling Wang	China Targets Patented Drugs with Law Change China has altered its licensing laws to allow domestic pharmaceutical companies to make cheap generic copies of patented drugs under certain circumstances.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	The List You Have to Be On Good for you if your company's products made the cut in China. This sounds like a growth opportunity for American Oriental Bioengineering and anyone else who can get a place on the list.
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The Motley Fool June 15, 2009 Brian Orelli	Strange Bedfellows GlaxoSmithKline is teaming up with none other than its arch-nemesis, generic-drug maker Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, licensing more than 100 of their brands to sell in emerging markets.