Keyword: prescription drugs

Markets & Companies

Best Pharma Brands

08.09.2016 - Global brand agency Interbrand has identified the top 10 pharmaceutical brands among the top 25 global pharmaceutical companies. Besides the financial value of the brand, its...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Preparing for Tomorrow’s Pharmaceutical Challenges

08.06.2014 - The pharmerging markets will still be extending their progress by 10 to 13%, as population increases and rising incomes contribute to dramatically higher use of medicines. Improved...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Preparing for Tomorrow’s Pharmaceutical Challenges

09.05.2014 - New legislation, expiring patents and increasing healthcare costs call for decisive changes in the global pharmaceutical industry. New markets for specialty medicines...

News

Germany's Merck Sees Long-Term Growth in Cancer Drug Erbitux

07.10.2013 - German healthcare company Merck expects to get a long-term boost from study results in June that showed its main cancer drug Erbitux has an edge over rival product Avastin. Erbitux...

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U.S. Lawmakers Advance Bill on Prescription Drug Tracking

09.05.2013 - A U.S. House of Representatives panel advanced a bill on Wednesday on how the federal government should track prescription drugs as they move through the distribution chain, over...

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J&J Tops Estimates as Prescription, OTC Drugs Shine

16.04.2013 - Johnson & Johnson beat Wall Street's quarterly profit estimates on sharply lower taxes, strong sales of prescription drugs and a revival of over-the-counter medicines that had been...

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Generics Brought Down Common Drug Prices in 2012

05.03.2013 - Cheaper generic drugs in 2012 brought down spending on treatments for common diseases like high cholesterol for the first time in 20 years, according to a report from the largest...

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Vivus Obesity Pill Prescriptions Jump 68%

07.01.2013 - Vivus said prescriptions for obesity drug Qsymia, its main product, rose nearly 68% in the month ended Dec. 21 compared with the preceding four weeks, well above industry forecasts...