The U.S. Pharma Industry Recession (or Depression?) Continues
Is the Pharma Industry in a Recession?
Yes
No
Not sure
Not yet, but soon
Maybe not, but it's hurting!
Last week, while at a New Jersey networking event, I met many people who used...
The Next New Drug: An FDA-Approved Video Game
Imagine my surprise when I read this in today's Wall Street Journal: "Akili Interactive Labs Inc. of Boston, formed by start-up-creating firm PureTech Ventures, and San Francisco company Brain Plasticity Inc....
Pharma Support of CME at Lowest Level Ever Recorded!
According to data maintained by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Information (ACCME), in 2011 the percent of accredited CME revenue attributed to the pharmaceutical/medical device industry (i.e., grants, advertising, and...
War on Counterfeit/Illegal Drugs Hobbled by Same Demons as Real War
Pfizer Intelligence Uncovers $200 of Counterfeit Viagra In Manila Raid!
"Armed with a tip from pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc., several dozen government investigators carried out a series of rapid fire raids one...
Days of Live Pharma Reps are Numbered: M&A’s and Outsourcing – the “Bain/Bane” of...
Last night, my sons and I attended a NJ BioPharma Networking Group (NJBPNG) meetup at the Princeton Sports Bar and Grille. NJBPNG is an ad hoc LikedIn group, which you can...
Meet “Ceyockey,” an Astrazeneca Pharma Wikipedian
The most visible and most accessed example of crowd-sourced “creative commons” information is Wikipedia where “wikipedians” – i.e., people who write and edit the pages for Wikipedia – create drug information...
Congress Gives FDA 2 Years to Issue Social Media Guidance. All Bark, No Bite.
A little-noticed "Miscellaneous Provision" of the "Food and Drug Administration
Safety and Innovation Act" (aka PDUFA, pdf), which was signed into law by president Obama on July 10, 2012, simply states:
SEC. 1121....
OMG, LCOI! Open Source Pharma: Creative Commons Coming To Pharma
I had an interesting phone conversation yesterday with Jerry Matczak, Community Manager, Lilly Clinical Open Innovation, Eli Lilly and Company. Yes, "Open" and "Innovation" together in the same phrase from a...
“The Crowd is My Only Drug,” Says GSK Olympics Anti-Doping DTC Ad Campaign
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will raise awareness of its role in anti-doping measures at the London 2012 Olympic Games as part of its first consumer-facing corporate campaign in the UK (see here).
Advertisements will...
JNJ Attempts YouTube Humor to Promote a DTC Advertising Goal
The goal of every direct-to-consumer (DTC) ad is to get people to visit their doctors and ask about the advertised Rx drug. But are these ads effective?
The drug industry often defends...
