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Building a Better Market for Biologics: The US vs. Europe

The advent of generics has dramatically impacted the cost of small molecule drugs following the expiry of the patent protection for the originator therapeutics, with the cost of a small molecule generic often as little as 10% of that of the originator drug. This price difference results from several factors, including lower R&D costs, fewer...

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The Changing World of Medical Marketing

A recent survey published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported that the medical marketing spend in the United States rose from approximately $17.7 billion in 1997 to just under $30 billion in 2016. The biggest growth came from Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) marketing, which increased from 11.9% to 32% of the total spend....