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Vioxx Withdrawal and Drug Litigation
On Sept. 30, 2004 Merck announced a worldwide withdrawal of
Vioxx® (rofecoxib). Vioxx had previously been prescribed in the
treatment of arthritis and pain. Worldwide sales of Vioxx in
2003 were an estimated $2.5Billion and the drug was marketed in
more than 80 countries around the world. This is one of several
recent pharmaceutical products to have been put in the spotlight
by both the national media and plaintiff lawyers. Since sometime
in the mid to late 90s a substantial number of ...Read the rest of this entry »
The "Secret" Agenda of a Quality Control CDER (FDA) Investigator
For pharmaceutical companies, quality control is a top priority, and with organizations like CDER1 (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research) "dropping by" for inspections, the quality control process can also be stressful. You might wonder for instance why some CDER inspections are announced and some conducted by surprise. This article, based on an interview conducted for MasterControl, will offer information that gives pharma companies the information that they need to understand the "surprise ...Read the rest of this entry »
Twitter Tweets about Drug as of February 28, 2009
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Leverage Your Network to Break into Pharmaceutical Sales
Anyone who has tried to get a job as a pharmaceutical sales rep
knows that is can be a bit overwhelming. You have to understand
the strategies of effective networking, like finding
pharmaceutical sales representative groups, the right questions
to ask whenever you are in the company of those in the industry
and other ways to break into pharmaceutical sales. A solid
networking approach will focus on 4 distinct components:
expanding your network of pharmaceutical representatives,
searching the ...Read the rest of this entry »
Pharma Industry
Pharmaceutical Industry The pharmaceutical drug discovery and
development industry has grown to become one of the most
profitable in the world. During the last 30 years, the industry
has blossomed, with billions of dollars spent on research in
biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, immunology,
genetics, and information technology--and billions of dollars in
profits earned by drug companies. Indeed, in 2003, the
pharmaceutical industry sold some $466 billion in drugs.
But the process ...Read the rest of this entry »