This is a selection of articles from the August 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Pharma Commentators headlines.
PodChapter Exporter Now Available!
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Source: QDIS Blog - August 25, 2007 Authors: Ed Vawter Tags: Technology enhanced podcast podchapter exporter podcast show notes Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Vacation Time
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Source: Pharmalot - August 24, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Avastin ImClone Systems Merck Novartis Prexige Roche Viagra Vioxx Source Type: journals
ASCO Abstracts Came With Strings Attached
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Source: Pharmalot - August 23, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized American Society of Clinical Oncology Conflicts of Interest Ethics Journal of Clinical Oncology Source Type: journals
Herceptin Risks Are Being Ignored
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Source: Pharmalot - August 23, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Breast Cancer Herceptin Journal of Clinical Oncology Roche Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Take A Break
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Source: Pharmalot - August 23, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized GPC Biotech MedImmune Source Type: journals
Docs Ignore Patient Complaints Of Side Effects
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Source: Pharmalot - August 23, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Adverse Events Drug Safety Side Effects Source Type: journals
Glaxo, Novartis And Their New Flu Vaccines: Just Another ‘Stupid Investment?’
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Source: Pharmalot - August 23, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bird Flu Flu Vaccine GlaxoSmithKline Influenza Novartis Pandemic Protein Sciences Source Type: journals
Lithuania Says Drugmakers Cheat On Taxes
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Source: Pharmalot - August 23, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized AstraZeneca Eli Lilly Lithuania Pfizer Tax Evasion Source Type: journals
NJ Vioxx Judge Grapples With Overload
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Source: Pharmalot - August 23, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Carol Higbee Merck Vioxx Source Type: journals
Up And Down The Ladder: Job Changes
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Source: Pharmalot - August 23, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Cardinal Health Quintiles Transnational Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Good Morning
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Source: Pharmalot - August 23, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Evening Edition
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Source: Pharmalot - August 22, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: journals
Pharma Ads Still Under Scrutiny
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Source: On Pharma - August 22, 2007 Authors: pharmamanufacturing Tags: Miscellany Source Type: journals
Cancer Patients To Hold Sept. Rally At FDA
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Source: Pharmalot - August 22, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized A Right To Live Abigail Alliance For Better Access to Developmental Drugs Cancer Cure Coalition Dendreon Pharmacyclics Provenge Source Type: journals
The Cost Of A Patent May Be Going Up
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Source: Pharmalot - August 22, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Patents US Patent and Trademark Office Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Stretch Time
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Source: Pharmalot - August 22, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Barr Laboratories Morning After Pill Ventana Medical Systems Source Type: journals
FDA Approves Risperdal For Children
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Source: Pharmalot - August 22, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Antipsychotics Bipolar Disorder Janssen Johnson Johnson Legos Risperdal Schizophrenia Source Type: journals
Thailand To Begin Importing Generic Plavix
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Source: Pharmalot - August 22, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bristol Myers Squibb Compulsory Licensing Generics Patents Plavix Sanofi Aventis Thailand Source Type: journals
FDA To Review Trasylol Safety - Again
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Source: Pharmalot - August 22, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bayer Trasylol Source Type: journals
IFPMA Won’t Disclose Charitable Donations
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Source: Pharmalot - August 22, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Charitable Donations Harvey Bale IFPMA International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations Source Type: journals
Cornelius Confidential: Firings And Silo Busters
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Source: Pharmalot - August 22, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bristol Myers Squibb Compliance Jim Cornelius Source Type: journals
Payback: Novartis To Slash Investment In India
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Source: Pharmalot - August 22, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Dan Vasella Gleevec Glivec India Novartis Patents Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… G’Morning, Luv
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Source: Pharmalot - August 22, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Chantix Cornerstone Government Drinker Biddle Lobbying Ventana Medical Systems Source Type: journals
If all else fails, let the dying try unapproved drugs
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Source: On Pharma - August 21, 2007 Authors: pharmamanufacturing Tags: Drug Safety New Drug Pipeline and R&D Source Type: journals
In Minnesota: Docs, Money And Medicaid
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Source: Pharmalot - August 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Conflicts of Interest Ethics Minnesota Source Type: journals
The Most Successful Drugs Ever Launched
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Source: Pharmalot - August 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Avandia Fosamax IMS Health Lipitor Product Launch Viagra Zyprexa Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… News Round-Up
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Source: Pharmalot - August 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Adams Respitory Therapeutics Creon Eli Lilly New Zealand Novartis Prexige Solvay Zyprexa Source Type: journals
FDA Will Examine Those Upbeat TV Ads
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Source: Pharmalot - August 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized DTC Ads DTC Advertising Safety Source Type: journals
Down In Dixie, Some Are Allergic To Erbitux
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Source: Pharmalot - August 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Allergic Reactions Bristol Myers Squibb Erbitux ImClone Systems Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Break Time
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Source: Pharmalot - August 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Alpharma Bayer Cymbalta Daiichi Sankyo Forest Laboratories Novartis Watson Pharmaceuticals Source Type: journals
Drug Ads Are Ignored In The Blink Of An Eye
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Source: Pharmalot - August 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Advertising Lee Weinblatt Pretesting Robert Jarvik TV Advertising Source Type: journals
Novartis Must Shoot Down The Flying Nun
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Source: Pharmalot - August 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Boniva Glaxo Novartis Osteoporosis Reclast Roche Sally Fields The Flying Nun Source Type: journals
Want More Money, Doc? Fill Prescriptions!
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Source: Pharmalot - August 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Doctors In Office Medication Point of Care Dispensing Prescriptions Source Type: journals
Vioxx Lawsuits: Lots Of Drama But No Payday
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Source: Pharmalot - August 21, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Carol Ernst Lawsuits Mark Lanier Merck Vioxx Source Type: journals
Amgen: Private Insurers Aren’t So Worrisome
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Source: Pharmalot - August 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Amgen Aranesp Epogen Job Cuts Medicare Source Type: journals
Amgen cutting costs as key anemia drug sales fall
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Source: QDIS Blog - August 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Vawter Tags: Pharma News Amgen Source Type: journals
Dengue It All: If You’re Rich, There’s A Vaccine
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Source: Pharmalot - August 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Dengue Fever Vaccines Source Type: journals
PDL BioPharma CEO Resigns… Will Kayak
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Source: Pharmalot - August 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Daniel Loeb Mark McDade PDL BioPharma Third Point LLC Source Type: journals
Who Should Buy Wyeth? How About Pfizer?
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Source: Pharmalot - August 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Acquisitions Catherine Arnold Effexor Mergers Pfizer Pristiq Protonix Wyeth Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Break Time
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Source: Pharmalot - August 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Dendreon Novartis Painkillers Reclast Source Type: journals
Finding People Who Trust Pharma Isn’t Easy
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Source: Pharmalot - August 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Patient Advocacy Patient Advocate Trisha Torrey Source Type: journals
Catching Counterfeiters
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Source: On Pharma - August 20, 2007 Authors: pharmamanufacturing Tags: Miscellany Source Type: journals
Accutane And A Sensational Chicago Murder
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Source: Pharmalot - August 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Accutane David Cornbleet Hans Peterson Roche Source Type: journals
Abbott’s Management Under A Microscope
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Source: Pharmalot - August 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Abbott Laboratories Horse Race Miles White Succession Source Type: journals
Spam And Scam: Those E-mails Sell Fakes
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Source: Pharmalot - August 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Counterfeits Internet Sites MarkMonitor Spam Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… G’Morning, Luv
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Source: Pharmalot - August 20, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bayer Biocon Eli Lilly Hutchison China Nexavar Onyx Source Type: journals
The Product Development Straight-Jacket
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Source: On Pharma - August 19, 2007 Authors: pharmamanufacturing Tags: Drug Safety Wyeth Sanofi-Aventis Source Type: journals
The Levitra Pen Rises To The Occasion
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Source: Pharmalot - August 19, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Levitra Pens Source Type: journals
Wyeth: Don’t Forget Our Alzheimer’s Research
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Source: Pharmalot - August 19, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Alzheimer-s Bob Essner Wyeth Source Type: journals
A Novartis Cover-Up In Australia?
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Source: Pharmalot - August 18, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Australia Novartis Prexige Source Type: journals
Death By Medicine: How To Kill The Elderly
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Source: Pharmalot - August 18, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Adverse Events Aging Elderly Poisoning Side Effects Source Type: journals
Merck Denies Caving On UK Cozaar Pricing
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Source: Pharmalot - August 18, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Cozaar Merck Office of Fair Trading Prices Pricing Source Type: journals
Biogen’s Mullen On Being Hot, And Cold
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Source: Pharmalot - August 18, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized BiogenIdec Jim Mullen Tysabri Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… On The Couch
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Source: Pharmalot - August 18, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: journals
Amgen Boosts DC Lobbying To Survive Crisis
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Source: Pharmalot - August 17, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Amgen Job Cuts Kevin Sharer Layoffs Lobbying Medicare Political Influence Source Type: journals
Bayer Sues Hospital For Patent Infringement
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Source: Pharmalot - August 17, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bayer Cipro Patent Infringement Patents Public Relations Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… G’Night, All
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Source: Pharmalot - August 16, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: journals
Bayer Claims Cover-Up Was No Cover-Up
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Source: Pharmalot - August 16, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bayer Trasylol Source Type: journals
Lipitor Patent Rejected By US Patent Office
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Source: Pharmalot - August 16, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Lipitor Patents Pfizer Source Type: journals
J&J Wants To Mediate Red Cross Dispute
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Source: Pharmalot - August 16, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized American Red Cross JJ Johnson Johnson Source Type: journals
And You Thought Those Free Pens Are Useless
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Source: Pharmalot - August 16, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Drug Toys Tygacil Wyeth Source Type: journals
FDA Wants Genetic Testing For Warfarin Use
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Source: Pharmalot - August 16, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Coumadin Genetic Testing Genetics Warfarin Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Break Time
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Source: Pharmalot - August 16, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: journals
Gleevec Researcher Lambasts Novartis Pricing
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Source: Pharmalot - August 16, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Brian Druker Cancer CML Gleevec Glivec Novartis Prices Pricing Source Type: journals
Amgen Is A Bad Place To Work: Poll
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Source: Pharmalot - August 16, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Amgen Job Cuts Kevin Sharer Layoffs Source Type: journals
Is Pfizer Building A Plant In Ireland Or Not?
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Source: Pharmalot - August 16, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Ireland Manufacturing Pfizer Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Morning, Luv
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Source: Pharmalot - August 16, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: journals
Quote Of The Day: Kevin Sharer
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Source: Pharmalot - August 15, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Amgen Job Cuts Kevin Sharer Source Type: journals
A Decade Later, DTC Ads Keep On Comin’
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Source: Pharmalot - August 15, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized DTC Ads Source Type: journals
Amgen To Eliminate Up To 2,600 Jobs
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Source: Pharmalot - August 15, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Amgen Jobs Kevin Sharer Layoffs Source Type: journals
Pharmalot… Pharmalittle… Stretch!
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Source: Pharmalot - August 15, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: journals
Vioxx Judge: Merck Must Yield Documents
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Source: Pharmalot - August 15, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Eldon Fallon Merck Vioxx Source Type: journals
AstraZeneca Changed Wikipedia Entry
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Source: Pharmalot - August 15, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized AstraZeneca Seroquel Virgil Griffith Wikipedia Source Type: journals
Novartis To Buy Bayer? Rumors Fly
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Source: Pharmalot - August 15, 2007 Authors: Ed Silverman Tags: Uncategorized Bayer Mergers and Acquisitions Novartis Source Type: journals
Jawboning About Drug Safety And Approvals