Yun-Jeong Seok, Jae-Young Her, Yong-Gun Kim, Min Yeop Kim, Soo Young Jeong, Mina K. Kim, Jee-yeon Lee, Cho-il Kim, Hae-Jung Yoon and Kwang-Geun Lee Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Goyang-si, Korea Nutrition Policy & Promotion Team, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea Bureau of Health Industry Promotion, Korea Health Industry De...

The pharmaceutical industry uses a variety of techniques to promote its products to clinicians, including gifts and free food, advertisements, and detailing by company representatives. Although manufacturers might argue that drug promotion supports physician education, which in turn leads to more informed prescribing, studies have shown that greater contact with drug sales representatives is as...

The pharmaceutical industry is progressively operating in an era where development costs are constantly under pressure, higher percentages of drugs are demanded, and the drug-discovery process is a trial-and-error run. The profit that flows in with the discovery of new drugs has always been the motivation for the industry to keep up the pace and keep abreast with the endless demand for medicine...

Pharmaceutical drug shortages are multifaceted and complex problems that affect all aspects of health care, including patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, third-party payers, the pharmaceutical industry, and regulators. Drug shortages have increased significantly since 2000, which cause increases in healthcare costs and compromised patient care. New government regulations have led the U....

The global pharmaceutical industry is facing unprecedented challenges that are increasingly influenced by financial, political, demographical and ecological issues. As shown by the significant reduction of new drug applications or NDAs (U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved new molecular entities) in recent years, the industry is profoundly affected by the increasing cost of development of...

Proteomics enables understanding the composition, structure, function and interactions of the entire protein complement of a cell, a tissue, or an organism under exactly defined conditions. Some factors such as stress or drug effects will change the protein pattern and cause the present or absence of a protein or gradual variation in abundances. Changes in the proteome provide a snapshot of the...

OBJECTIVE To assess nurse practitioners' interactions with pharmaceutical industry promotional activities and their perception of information reliability and self-reported prescribing behaviors. STUDY DESIGN Self-administered online survey. METHODS A nationally randomized sample of nurse practitioner prescribers was surveyed. Eligibility criteria included current clinical practice and licen...

Proteomics enables understanding the composition, structure, function and interactions of the entire protein complement of a cell, a tissue, or an organism under exactly defined conditions. Some factors such as stress or drug effects will change the protein pattern and cause the present or absence of a protein or gradual variation in abundances. Changes in the proteome provide a snapshot of the...

Low productivity, rising R&D costs, dissipating proprietary products and dwindling pipelines are driving the pharmaceutical industry to unprecedented challenges and scrutiny. In this article I reflect on the current status of the pharmaceutical industry and reasons for continued low productivity. An emerging 'symbiotic model of innovation', that addresses underlying issues in drug failure and a...