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Chemistry World March 25, 2010 Rebecca Trager	Big pharma scores in US healthcare reform President Obama has signed the biggest US healthcare reform since the 1960s, and although it is largely seen as a victory for the pharmaceutical industry, some analysts are characterising it as a 'double-edged sword'.
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 David A. Twibell	What Ails You? Investors who are wary of big pharma investments have good reasons to be. But this does not mean that the sector is to be avoided at all costs. Indeed, for savvy, well-informed investors, now might be a good time to jump in.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	Big Problems for Big Pharma Creating new drugs is never easy, but the companies that excel in three key areas are the ones for investors to watch.
Financial Planning April 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn	Rx for Investing Healthcare stocks may cure investors' ills over the long term, but the current prognosis is less clear. For clients in diversified funds, planners should decide whether additional healthcare exposure is justified, through individual stocks or specialized funds.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2011 Selena Maranjian	Make Money in Promising Biotech Stocks the Easy Way If you expect the biotech industry to thrive as scientists develop more drugs to treat our aging population, the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF could be for you.
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Catherine Arnst	The Waning of the Blockbuster Drug What's promising now are drugs that target niche diseases. That means painful restructuring ahead for Big Pharma
The Motley Fool December 1, 2011 John Grgurich	Pfizer Losing Lipitor Patent: What Investors Need to Know The patent ends today.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2009 Jill Wechsler	Securing Savings A close look at the healthcare industry will separate real cost-cutting measures from money-saving myths.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Brian Lawler	Benefiting From 2008's Generic Drugs While drug companies scramble to make up for lost revenue as their products are hit with patent expirations, other companies will benefit from the patent losses. Take a look at some winners and losers of drugs going off patent this year.
Pharmaceutical Executive March 1, 2012 Sillup & Porth	Pharma & The Press Our eighth annual press audit finds the industry out of the crosshairs for now.
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler	Costs, Coverage, and Court Decisions Its election season and drug pricing issues are once again front and center in the policy wars on managing the high cost of healthcare.
The Motley Fool May 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck's Bad News Nothing to Sneeze At The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reexamination of Merck's patent on allergy medication, Singulair, is nothing to sneeze at. The $2.8 billion worth of Singulair that Merck sold in the U.S. last year made up 12% of its total pharmaceutical sales.
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 Neil A. O'Hara	The Harvest to Come Pharmaceutical stocks may be down, but they're hardly out. For planners and clients who can tolerate the risk of concentration, a selective allocation to the healthcare industry today may represent the ability to buy growth at a value price.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Take Two on COX-2 FDA panel recommendations breathe new life into Merck and Pfizer's COX-2 pain medications. Looking ahead, investors should give a good, long look to the drug sector.
CFO Kris Frieswick	Clinical Trials A new kind of pricing pressure puts pharmaceutical CFOs in an unfamiliar role: evangelist...
The Motley Fool August 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	Ignore Pfizer's Financials for Now It's the pipeline that matters.
Managed Care April 2004 John Carroll	$50M for Drug Comparisons Could Produce Valuable Results The Medicare amendment adopted late last year contains a provision that could help P&T committees, not to mention consumers, evaluate competing drugs.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	A Witty Response to Pharma's R&D Dilemma According to GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty, the pharmaceutical industry is a mess. That's the basic gist of his opinion piece in The Economist.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Brian Lawler	FDA Says Hurray for More Drug Safety The FDA outlines its proposal to increase drug safety. Whatever the FDA does, pharmaceutical investors should hope that its renewed interest in drug safety doesn't make the already lengthy process of bringing drugs to market any longer.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 30, 2007 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Exclusivity vs. Patents To encourage innovation while supporting access to less costly therapies, Congress proposes an extensive data-exclusivity period that would delay Food and Drug Administration approval of a follow-on biologic application for 12 years.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Arlene Weintraub	Drawing A Bead On Side Effects Drug makers are figuring out ways to make some old remedies such as Propulsid safer.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Charly Travers	Is Big Pharma a Bargain? While much of the drug sector is looking pretty tasty, Pfizer, with its attractive relative valuation, dominant marketing presence, and willingness to buy up blockbuster drugs, heads the list.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Todd Wenning	Dividend Sector Review: Pharmaceuticals These pharmaceutical stocks generate an adequate amount of free cash flow to fund their well above-average dividend yields.
Investment Advisor April 2010 Vaughan Scully	The ETF Advisor: Prospects for Healthcare ETFs Better Than Those for Reform There are about two dozen exchange traded funds that offer a wide variety of exposures to the healthcare sector, including broad-based, global, and leveraged ETFs, as well as those targeting individual industries.
Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2007 Patrick Clinton	From the Editor: Meaningless A bill requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate Medicare drug prices directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers has a fatal flaw.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2008 Chuck Saletta	Best International Stock: Teva Pharmaceutical A quick summary of Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical, the world's largest generic drugmaker.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2012 Selena Maranjian	Make Money in Growing Health-Care Stocks the Easy Way Demand will only rise with a growing and aging population.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2004 W.D Crotty	5 Drugs to Worry About? The recall of Merck's Vioxx raises concern among investors that there may be other pharmaceutical companies with potential legal exposure.
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2011	Revisiting Reform Courts, Congress review policies and programs shaping drug costs and access.
Reason April 2001 Ronald Bailey	Goddamn the Pusher Man Why does everybody seem to hate the pharmaceutical industry?
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: Treating Patents It may seem unusual that a court ruling challenging patent protections is considered a victory for Big Pharma. But the decision was supported by pharmaceutical companies, along with the Justice Department, as a way to spur biomedical research and new-drug development.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2007 Brian Orelli	New FDA Regulations for Drugmakers To deal with a growing backlog of pending applications, the FDA plans to stop its first-come, first-served system.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 Brian Gorman	The Drug Cost Conundrum While drug prices continue to climb, the public and its representatives in government are demanding cheaper pharmaceuticals. The industry is not likely to find cover in Medicare biotechnology. Instead, investors should look for drug makers that are finding ways to operate leaner and meaner.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2008 Jill Wechsler	Challenge and Challenges Expanded healthcare coverage also fits the goals of pharma manufacturers.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2006 Michael P. Cecil	Why Doesn't Buffett Buy Drug Companies? Investors, how do you estimate the amount of money that a drug company, or perhaps more simply one of its drugs, will produce over its lifetime?
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2006 Patrick Clinton	From the Editor: Take Your Seat There's a lot to accomplish in the pharmaceutical industry. But considering what the industry has done in 25 years, it's not impossible.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer	Could Eli Lilly's Stock Double Your Money? With concerns swirling around the big pharma companies, could it be time to buy Eli Lilly?
The Motley Fool February 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	An Untouched Market Waiting to Be Captured Unfilled prescriptions are a potential boon to drug companies.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Robert Steyer	The AstraZeneca Dilemma Can AstraZeneca produce enough new drugs to offset a series of upcoming patent expirations?
Reason September 2005 Kerry Howley	Locking Up Life-Saving Drugs U.S. prescription laws make us sicker and poorer because the system that puts drugs over the counter is driven by profits and patents.
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2008 Jill Wechsler	Part D Under Attack Congressional leaders ready campaign to curb Medicare drug plans.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2009 Brian Orelli	Loss of a Settlement Option Earlier this month the Federal Trade Commission came out with a report arguing for limited patent protection for drugs made by biotech companies. Now it's ratcheting up its complaints about pharmaceutical and generic-drug companies as well.
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Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Stan Bernard	The Payer C Change: From Customers to Competitors "Payers have evolved to become powerful global contenders with pharma for increasingly limited funding of drug budgets." Understanding why and how this payer shift to dominance occurred is critical for pharmaceutical professionals in adjusting their business model.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Brian Orelli	Pushing Pills Spending on drug lobbying increases. What do companies have to show for it? The key for investors is to find drug companies that are spending their money wisely.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2010 Jim Mueller	Roundtable: Which Health-Care Stocks to Buy Now Three Fool analysts give you their best ideas on where to put your money after the health-care reform bill makes it out of Congress.
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Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler	Washington Report: The New Agenda Democrats are back on top in Congress after more than a decade as underdogs. The new leaders are mapping out a broad agenda with drug pricing and access high on the list.
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