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Drugmakers: Too much to bear
Dec 7th 2010, 10:34 from Newsbook
Jeffrey Kindler, Pfizer's boss abruptly resigns, saying he can't take the pressure from disappointed investors(11)
Business: Research and develop
Nov 22nd 2010, 5:25 from Print edition
Andrew Witty, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline, calls on the pharmaceutical industry to do more with less—and still be innovative(1)
The world in figures: Industries: Health care
Nov 22nd 2010, 5:25 from Print edition(0)
Pharmaceuticals: Attack of the biosimilars
Oct 21st 2010, 11:18 from Print edition
Biotechnology drugs are the next target for cheaper versions(5)
William Hawkins on medical gadgets: William Hawkins on medical gadgets
Sep 27th 2010, 10:53 from Multimedia (0)
Sanofi and Genzyme: Fighting over orphans
Aug 5th 2010, 8:50 from Newsbook
The trouble with Sanofi's bid for Genzyme(2)
Hospital mergers: The war of the wards
Jul 22nd 2010, 11:21 from Print edition
Investors are eyeing up hospitals around the world(3)
Health care: Best in the world
Jun 30th 2010, 3:30 from Free exchange
America spends on health like no one else(7)
Health-care spending: Pass the statins
Jun 29th 2010, 1:30 from Web-only article
Health-care spending in rich countries(30)
Health-care reform: Some pay for prevention, but most don't
Jun 22nd 2010, 6:36 from Democracy in America
Why would private health insurers pay to reduce costs to rival insurers?(10)
Japan's drug firms on the move: A homespun elixir
May 20th 2010, 1:25 from Print edition
With growth limited at home, Japan’s pharma industry is buying firms abroad(2)
Health insurance in America: Relapse
May 13th 2010, 10:51 from Print edition
The battle between politicians and insurers is not over(15)
Health-care reform: Why the Affordable Care Act was important
Apr 23rd 2010, 2:00 from Democracy in America
Insurers can't drop you when you get sick. Or, at least, it's harder(48)
The dialysis business: Stakes in kidneys
Apr 15th 2010, 10:52 from Print edition
The battle over one of medicine’s fastest-growing and least loved markets(11)
Schumpeter: Brand rehab
Apr 8th 2010, 11:32 from Print edition
A surprising number of companies spend some time in the clinic(21)
Insurance companies and health reform: Diagnosing the problem
Mar 11th 2010, 8:19 from Democracy in America
Are American health insurers a big part of the cost problem, or not?(34)
Health care costs: How Maryland keeps its costs down
Mar 3rd 2010, 4:52 from Democracy in America
A successful "bending of the cost curve" other states can learn from(29)
Health insurance premium hikes: The insurance death spiral is here
Feb 19th 2010, 4:17 from Democracy in America
Rate hikes, loss of coverage and rising profits(36)
Pills get smart: Potential encapsulated
Jan 14th 2010, 10:45 from Print edition
Medicines that can talk to doctors herald a new direction for drugs firms(7)
Novartis's bid for Alcon: In the eye
Jan 7th 2010, 10:42 from Print edition
Minority shareholders in Swiss firms have fewer rights than they thought(4)
Health spending: The cost of good health
Jan 1st 2010, 10:00 from Web-only article
Where health-care spending is heaviest(32)
Big Pharma: Risky business
Dec 31st 2009, 9:27 from Web-only article
Expiring patents are a bitter pill for drug companies(12)
Roche digests Genentech: Back to the lab
Dec 10th 2009, 10:59 from Print edition
The newly expanded pharmaceutical firm bets on old-fashioned research(2)
Business: Generically challenged
Nov 13th 2009, 6:32 from Print edition
The pharmaceuticals industry may yet find inspiration in its old nemesis, the generic-drugs business(0)
Drug firms buy vaccine-makers: Shot in the dark
Oct 1st 2009, 11:04 from Print edition
Pharmaceutical giants may regret their stampede into the vaccine business(4)