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| July 28,
2011 | ISSUE NUMBER 210 VOL 8 |
M&As
Generics Win in Express Scripts/Medco Deal?
As a preferred generics supplier to Medco’s mail-order business, Novartis’ Sandoz division should be waiting with bated breath—and champagne at the ready—for an FTC approval of Express Scripts’ proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Medco ...Read more
Economy
Debt Ceiling and Debt Reduction: An Unwelcome Rx
for Pharma
As the White House and Congress battle the looming deadline to raise the country’s debt ceiling, what are the potential implications of the various debt-reduction proposals on the pharmaceutical industry? ...Read more
Legislation
Uncle Sam Wants YOU to Help Reduce Spending
Republicans and Democrats both agree that spending cuts should be part of next week’s budget deal, and some Democrats have expressed willingness to find opportunities for savings in Medicare and Medicaid. But these programs might now be spending less money if one bill on the Senate’s calendar had passed when it was originally introduced ...Read More
Global
FDA Finding Fuels Indian Crackdown on
Substandard Medicines
The findings of a routine monthly inspection by FDA in the state of Maharashtra last month has added extra pressure to India’s efforts to address the issue of substandard drugs ...Read more
Sales and Marketing
Can the iPad Save Pharma Sales? Part II
In the second episode of this Pharma Faceoff, the panel tackles the tricky questions: What kind of data are iPads collecting? What does physician adoption of iPhones and iPads mean for pharma? And, can iPads actually reverse the trend toward shrinking access? ...Click to Watch
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 // Sanofi-Aventis has recruited Anne Whitaker as President of its US pharmaceutical operations. Whitaker joins from GlaxoSmithKline, where she worked for almost 20 years and served as Senior VP and business head of its cardiovascular, metabolic and urology unit. // Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, Mass.) appointed Paul G. Thomas, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Roka Bioscience (Warren, N.J.), to its Board of Directors, effective Aug. 1. Thomas will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee. The Board also announced the resignation of Michele Ollier as a Director, effective Aug. 1. //
Publicis Touchpoint Solutions (Yardley, Pa.), a provider of multichannel message delivery solutions for the life sciences industry, announced that Maria K. Woods joined the organization as Director, Compliance and Privacy.
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Healthcare Regional Marketing (Cincinnati), a marketing services company, announced that Seth Houston and Gabriel Nero have joined its team, as Vice President of Innovation and Product Development, and Vice President of Healthcare Markets, respectively. // |
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