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PhRMA’s Tauzin Calls it a Day

By George Koroneos | Published: February 12, 2010
PhrMA President and CEO Billy Tauzin announced on Friday that he will step down from his post after five years with the pharmaceutical lobby group. The move comes amid speculation that the President’s healthcare reform bill has stalled in Congress thanks in part to the recent Republican Senate win in Massachusetts. Tauzin was an integral part [...]
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Health Reform Hazards: Steering Your Course Through the Rhetorical Shallows

By William Looney | Published: December 9, 2009
Image by Getty Images via Dayli Crafting consensus legislation on health reform depends heavily on all parties understanding precisely the terms of the debate. With the two House and Senate bills now topping out at more than 4,000 text pages, prospects for even a basic awareness of the implications of this reform for big pharma and [...]
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Transformational Analytics Will Set You Free

By George Koroneos | Published: November 11, 2009
Guest blog by W Scott Evangelista, principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP Without committed leadership from the top of an organization, the best answers will not find the light of day, and the “my number is better than yours” issue will persist. The shackles of the past (standard reports with standard data) will inevitably bind companies to increasingly [...]
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Pfizer Settles Whistleblower Case for $2.3 Billion

By George Koroneos | Published: September 2, 2009
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Pfizer, on Wednesday, agreed to pay $2.3 billion to end a US Department of Justice investigation citing the company for illegal off-label marketing tactics related to a number of products. It represents the largest single settlement of its type for a pharmaceutical company, topping Lilly’s $1.4 billion Zyprexa settlement reached [...]
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Pharma Industry Booming in Eastern Europe

By Amelia Tope | Published: September 2, 2009
Eastern Europe’s pharmaceutical market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of more than 10 percent to be worth more than $41 billion by 2014, according to a report from globalbusinessinsights.com. The highest sales are expected to be seen in the cardiovascular market ($7.8 billion), followed by alimentary canal and metabolic disorders ($6 billion). According to [...]
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