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Based On Sales Forecasts For 2018 FDA Approved Drugs, Big Pharma Not Just Focused On Blockbusters

What is driving these companies to develop drugs with poorer sales prospects than were previously deemed essential?

Takeda Acquisition Of Shire May Bode Well For R&D Staff

“We think that the fit is very strong between Takeda and Shire. We foresee minimal disruption on the R&D front.”

A Patient Complained About The Cost Of Her Medical Care (Here’s How Her Doctor Responded)

Patients pay a price for the inexplicably high cost of U.S. healthcare. Not just in the expense of copays and deductibles, but also through the harm of losing trust in our nation’s healthcare system.

A Spark Of Good News For Precision Oncology In Breast Cancer

In a trial of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, AZD5363 significantly extended patients’ overall survival from 12.6 to 19.1 months, vs. placebo, when given with chemotherapy.

No Matter What The FDA Decides, New Diabetes Drugs Will Still Require CV Outcomes Trials

CVOTs for diabetes drugs are here to stay.

In 2014 They Battled For Control. Now Pfizer’s Read And AstraZeneca’s Soriot In Different Places

Unfortunately, AstraZeneca’s revenue predictions have not lived up to Soriot’s promise.

Biopharma Attacked For Excessive Profits On Drugs For Children

These laws have transformed the way medicines are developed for pediatric populations.