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October 4, 2012 | ISSUE NUMBER 271 VOL 8

Special Feature
Sequestration: What Does it Mean for US Pharma?
Lurking in the shadows of the US General Elections is something called the Sequestration Transparency Act. Of late, you may have read the occasional horror story about it. But what exactly is "sequestration", and what does it mean for US pharma? ...Read more

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Measurement of case quality in pharmacovigilance is a relatively new development. Until pharmaceutical companies began outsourcing their case processing operations, the only measure of effectiveness of their internal operations was compliance with regulatory reporting timelines. Now that these operations are performed by vendors, over the last two years vendor management organizations within pharmaceutical companies and Health Authorities have come up with a way to measure the “quality” of Adverse Event (AE) cases. This paper captures our experience and learning in defining and using case quality metrics while working with large and small pharmaceutical companies.
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Emerging Markets: BRIC
Takeda's Big Plans for BRIC — minus India
The completion last month of Takeda's $96 million production plant in Yaroslavl, Russia, is further proof of the company's rapid and expansive efforts to play 'catch-up' in the emerging markets, particularly the BRIC countries. That is, the BRIC countries minus India. Pharm Exec speaks to Takeda Chief Commercial Officer Dr. Frank Morich
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The Growing Role of the Patient in Cancer Treatment Selection
Live Webcast: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at 11:00 AM EDT.
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Emerging Markets: Specialty Drugs
Selling Speciality Drugs in China
Companies like Sanofi and Pfizer, despite their own in-country resources, are apparently achieving better returns after partnering with US-based SciClone Pharmaceuticals. SciClone CEO Friedhelm Blobel talks to Ben Comer ...Read More

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Pharm Exec's Industry Audit — Think Small, Be Stealthy
Pharm Exec Editor-in-Chief William Looney presents an overview of the magazine's lead feature this month

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Adopting a Pragmatic Approach to Compliance: Proactively Managing Aggregate Spend Data for Disclosure and Transparency Reporting .
Live Webcast: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm EDT
Register Free at www.pharmexec.com/spenddata

Forecast
Are We Over the Worst of the Patent Cliff?
In a bit of good news for pharma, Moody's Investors Service has upgraded its outlook for the global pharmaceutical industry to 'stable'

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