Tag Archives: Johnson & Johnson

Pharma and Haiti: Can Altruism Backfire?

By Pharm Exec | Published: January 25, 2010
Guest blog by Pharm Exec Europe’s Jacky Law. Pharma companies are responding swiftly to the recent earthquake in Haiti with millions of dollars in cash and drugs. GlaxoSmithKline boasted, for example, that its initial $1.2 million offering of medicines — mainly oral and topical antibiotics — was on the first airlift to the Caribbean island and [...]
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Feds Chase Down Faulty Skincare Promos

By George Koroneos | Published: August 26, 2009
FDA’s Division of Drug Marketing Communications, this week, posted a slew of warning and untitled letters to pharma firms for misleading skincare advertisements. Johnson & Johnson, Galderma, and Allergan each received a letter documenting complaints ranging from false advertising to unsubstantial efficacy claims. J&J received a violation letter in response to a journal ad for its [...]
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Merck/Schering-Plough Merger Highlights (Update 1)

By George Koroneos | Published: March 9, 2009
Merck and Schering-Plough’s CEOs are giving a run down of the benefits of the $41.1 billion merger, announced this morning, in a conference call with investors. Here are some of the highlights: • Total price of the sale will be $41.1 billion or $23.6 per Schering share. • This deal is structured as a reverse merger with [...]
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Pharm Exec Podcast Series:
Bill Trombetta Industry Audit (Part 3)

By George Koroneos | Published: February 4, 2009
[display_podcast] Continuing Pharm Exec editor Patrick Clinton’s conversation with Bill Trombetta on the top four pharma companies and what makes them special. Johnson & Johnson: A perennial member of the Top Four, J&J defies the conventional wisdom; it’s a big company that still manages to grow, a sprawling, diversified company that still has focus. And along [...]
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HBA Leadership Conference: Day 1

By Joanna Breitstein | Published: November 7, 2008
Reporting to you from Chicago at the Sixth Annual Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association leadership conference, where the story—set in this city of the new US President—is all about change. The Pharm Exec crew arrived in a surprisingly tranquil Windy City—the only explanation that it was the calm after the storm of Tuesday’s election. Certainly, many HBA members [...]
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