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Shareholders versus patients: Who is more important?

World of DTC Marketing

SKIMMERS SUMMARY: There is one and only one social responsibility of business–to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits so long as it stays within the rules of the game, which is to say, engages in open and free competition without deception or fraud. Milton Friedman.

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 For use as prescription drugs, a botanical product must be approved by the FDA: to date, only two have gained this approval. 2 It was first approved as Fulyzaq in December 2012 and in October 2016, Napo Pharmaceuticals launched the new brand, Mytesi. 3 Is two too few? 2012/1916).

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Humira biosimilars set the stage for long-awaited 2023 US launches

Pharmaceutical Technology

Others are made by big pharma giants like Boehringer Ingelheim , Novartis , or Pfizer , which has raised the expectations for a competitive market. . Indeed, Amgen’s biosimilar was approved in September 2016, but the company was not able to launch it until January 2023 in the US. Biosimilar uptake could be more gradual.

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Redesigning Provider Incentives to Influence Practice Patterns and Performance

Clarify Health

There was a significant decrease in pills per prescription both for peer comparison feedback and for the combination of peer comparison and individual audit feedback. pills per prescription than non-discordant clinicians. Healthcare (2016), [link] [2] Parikh, R. Manuscript in Preparation]. [3] 3] Emanuel, Ezekiel, et al.,

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PBMs and insurers want your prescription money

World of DTC Marketing

For many, these coupons represent the difference between filling a prescription and going without lifesaving care, but there is a lot more here than just a co-pay coupon. Those health insurers, in turn, use the discounts to offer more competitive premiums in a bid to attract enrollees. These pricing scams hurt patients as well.

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Prescription drug prices are out of cotrol

World of DTC Marketing

This includes about one in five who report that they have not filled a prescription or took an over-the counter drug instead, and about one in ten who say they have cut pills in half or skipped a dose. The public sees profits made by pharmaceutical companies as the largest factor contributing to the price of prescription drugs.

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Katie Porter attacks pharma

World of DTC Marketing

2wo: The number of mergers and acquisitions(M&A) involving one of the top 25 firms in the pharmaceutical industry more than doubled from 2006 to 2016, and the practice doesn’t seem to be abating. So where to start… Congresswoman Porter may want to look at the percentage of generic drugs available virus branded (89%). By the way, Ms.

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