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- In Q2, Drug Companies Lobbied to Expand Many Government Healthcare Programs
- A look at what drug companies spent on lobbying in the second quarter of 2009 shows an interesting dichotomoy: It's a parade of selfishness that, if successful, may end up doing more to expand government-run healthcare in the U.S. than President Obama's reforms. by Jim Edwards
- Blog posts 2009-09-01
- Insomnia Pill Makers Go After Elderly With New 'Fear of Falling'
- For years, drug companies have tried to expand the range of prescriptions of sleeping pills. They're not just for sleeping any more -- now they're also for avoiding "rebound insomnia" in the elderly, "increased risk of automotive crashes, decreased work performance ... or mood changes," generalized anxiety disorder, and depression....
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- A Scientist's Take on Glaxo's Restructuring
- Chances are good that if you're a drug-industry scientist, you already know Derek Lowe's blog In the Pipeline, which often as not focuses on the complexities of chemical synthesis and research management. Even though he works at a lab bench, Lowe also has an excellent sense of what makes pharmaceutical...
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- Oxymoron No More: The Potential of Nonprofit Drug Companies to Deliver on the Promise of Medicines for the Developing World
- Although some pharmaceutical company efforts to develop and distribute drugs in developing countries have been successful, many fall short of meeting needs in resource-poor nations. The paper discusses the concept of a nonprofit pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and distributing drugs for diseases endemic in developing countries. Using the experience...
- White papers 2005-08-01
- Drug Companies' Health Education Campaigns No Longer Speak Spanish
- For the first time in at least three years, drug companies have spent zero dollars on Spanish-language television for their unbranded health education ads, Nielsen-Monitor Plus reports. The wholescale write-off of Hispanic TV draws attention to how little Spanish-language provision there is in drug marketing. Of the...
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Drug Makers Gave Lobbyists an Xmas Gift -- Millions More to Lobby Obama Administration
- A New Year will bring a new president, a new FDA chief, many new drug regulations, and, possibly, health insurance reform. Mindful of the ton of major drug brands that will go off-patent in 2009, drug companies have not rested in their lobbying efforts over generics and patent issues. They...
- Blog posts 2008-12-31
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- Dealing with Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace
- Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious workplace issue. Of the 16.7 million illicit drug users aged 18 or older, 12.4 million (74.3%) were employed either full or part time, according to the U.S. government. More than one in three (38%) workers between the ages of 18 and 25 are...
- Articles 2007-03-27
- Albertson's taps Herbert
- BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's Inc. has named Kathy Herbert executive vice president of human resources. The 48-year-old appointee reports to Larry Johnston, chairman and chief executive officer of the supermarket, drug and food/drug combination store operator. Besides assuming responsibility for all of the company's human resources functions, Herbert serves...
- Research articles 2001-10-22
- Unlearning the drug store business
- This is the last of a series. A consideration of company policies and strategies that will create a business that is capable of implementing the new customer-driven drug store must begin with the all-important human resources issues. Employees need to be educated so that they can get excited...
- Research articles 2007-09-17
- Employers turning to cost-sharing for drug benefits
- More employers nationwide are having their workers pay a greater portion of their prescription-drug benefit as a long-term strategy to control employee-benefit costs, according to a new survey from Buck Consultants, a New York City-based human resources and benefits consulting company. The study, "Understanding Your Strategies for Coping with the...
- Research articles 2008-09-05
- Pharma Roundup: Cephalon's Strategy, GSK: "No Big M&A," and More
- Cephalon's winning business model -- Time and time again, Cephalon buys a drug for cheap and then gives it the resources to become a success, earning big money in the process -- 2009 revenue for the company should top $2 billion. Combined with "superior drug scouting" and "hyperaggressive marketing," it's...
- Blog posts 2009-01-09
- Diversa Expands Into Pharmaceutical Market, Seeks Alliances for Drug Candidate Screening; Adds Former Human Genome Sciences, Inc. Senior VP, Bradley G. Lorimier, As A Senior Advisor
- SAN DIEGO--BW HealthWire--Sept. 16, 1997--Diversa Corporation (formerly Recombinant Biocatalysis, Inc.), the leader in the discovery, modification and commercialization of novel enzymes, today announced that it will be expanding its new business development efforts to seek partnerships with pharmaceutical companies. The move leverages the Company's proprietary resources contained...
- Research articles 1997-09-16
- Tsumura to Shift Its R&D Focus to Chinese Herbal and Crud Drugs
- Japan's leading Chinese herbal medicine manufacturer Tsumura (TSE:4540) announced December 20 that it has changed its research and development policies. In order to strengthen its Chinese herbal medicine Kampo business, the company will specialize in R&D for Kampo and crude drugs. In particular, it will focus its human...
- Research articles 2004-12-21
- Control Delivery Systems Names Michael J. Soja as New Chief Financial Officer; Former VP and CFO of XTRA Corporation Brings 30 Years of Finance Experience to CDS
- Business/Technology Editors & Health/Medical Writers WATERTOWN, Mass.--BW HealthWire--March 26, 2001 Control Delivery Systems CDS, an innovative drug-delivery company that develops sustained-release technologies for treating life-threatening diseases and debilitating chronic conditions, today announces the appointment of Michael J. Soja as vice president and chief financial officer. As CFO, Soja...
- Research articles 2001-03-26
- Q&A: Peter Rost on His Quixotic Bid to Become Obama's FDA Chief
- Pfizer whistleblower and compulsive blogger Peter Rost has tossed his Panama hat into the ring for the post of FDA commissioner in the new Obama administration. He's got the "backing" -- or at least the paperwork -- of Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. Rost...
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Pfizer - Bextra: DOJ press conference
- Justice Department Announces Largest Health Care Fraud Settlement in Its History Pfizer to Pay $2.3 Billion for Fraudulent Marketing WASHINGTON – American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc. (hereinafter together "Pfizer") have agreed to pay...
- News items 2009-09-02
- Albertson's has promoted Larry Wahlstrom
- BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's has promoted Larry Wahlstrom, former vice president of sales and marketing for the company's drug division, to president of its Florida division. Wahlstrom succeeds Shane Sampson, who left the company. John McGovern, former vice president of human resources for the drug division, succeeds Wahlstrom as...
- Research articles 2002-09-23
- GlaxoSmithKline Employees Fume Over Latest Round of Layoffs
- GlaxoSmithKline is historically terrible at handling layoffs news, and the round of job cuts that appears imminent is no exception. (Update: the official announcement is coming on Wednesday.) As usual, the news is being debated all over the net before management has gotten out of bed just like last time....
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
- Pharmalot's Ed Silverman: The Exit Interview
- On Monday, Pharmalot's Ed Silverman shocked the pharmaceutical business by returning from vacation and announcing that his blog was no more. Over the past two years, Pharmalot grew into the premier supplier of aggregated drug news and a formidable producer of original content even BNET took the Pharmalot feed. In...
- Blog posts 2009-01-06
- Sharing the corporate vision
- WILSONVILLE, Ore.--As PayLess Drug Stores expands, Jeannette Stone focuses on keeping red tape from growing with it.As vice president of human resources, her task is to keep the growing company's internal rules and expectations lean and understandable. "We have to be masters of simplification," she says, explaining that PayLess is...
- Research articles 1992-12-14
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