AstraZeneca plc: PharmaVitae Profile

This analysis examines the historical and forecast performance for AstraZeneca in the ethical pharmaceutical sector. The profile encompasses global company strategy, portfolio and pipeline analysis and assessment of financial performance, with 1-6 year sales forecasts for key drugs. An interactive forecasting and analysis tool provides continually updated quantitative and qualitative information.

Vaccines for Adults and the Elderly - New blockbuster opportunities ahead   

Vaccines have re-emerged as successful revenue generators for Big Pharma, with adults and the elderly now increasingly coming into focus as the next big opportunity in this sector. An aging population, rising disease awareness and new technologies to overcome the scientific hurdles linked to the weakened immune response in the elderly are all contributing factors.

Fibromyalgia - Approvals legitimize condition and expose underserved patient population

With a considerable patient potential and large medical unmet need, the untapped fibromyalgia market represents a lucrative opportunity for pharmaceutical companies. Estimated to total around $650m in 2007 in the seven major markets, Datamonitor forecasts the market to grow to over $2.4 billion in 2017.

Novel Therapeutic Approaches in Cardiovascular Medicine - Lack of market prospects for biologics expose an opportunity for cell and gene therapies

At the forefront of novel technologies; momentum is steadily building for the development of stem cell products to address cardiovascular disease. The most active areas are those with high clinical unmet need heart failure, cardiomyopathy and ishemic heart disease.

Schering-Plough Corporation: PharmaVitae Profile

This analysis examines the historical and forecast performance for Schering-Plough in the ethical pharma sector. The profile encompasses global company strategy, portfolio and pipeline analysis and assessment of financial performance, with 1-6 year sales forecasts for key drugs. An interactive forecasting and analysis tool provides continually updated quantitative and qualitative information.

Diagnostics in Neurology - Predictive biomarkers expand drug revenues

As advances in omics technologies enable the development of high value molecular diagnostics, neurological conditions represent an attractive target for diagnostic companies. In this report, Datamonitor identifies the diseases in which early detection with a biomarker could significantly benefit the patient, gain payer approval, and ultimately expand the pharmaceutical market.

Insulin antidiabetics - Return to injections  alternative delivery methods fall by the wayside

Alternative delivery methods under development have so far failed to live up to expectations. In many cases the technical difficulties associated with the delivery technique have not been overcome, leading to a return to injection based therapies. Big Pharma have all but exited the development of new insulin therapies leaving the field to small niche players.

Optimizing Brand Lifecycle Management: Winning Strategies to Maximize Revenue in the Face of Growing Generic Competition

As competitive pressures from the entry of generics post-patent expiry and new brands are growing, product lifecycles are evolving for the worst. Effective lifecycle management is becoming a must for Pharma looking to maximize their return on investment, regardless of which stage of the lifecycle a drugs is in. However such strategies are becoming most prominent immediately before patent expiry.

Amgen Inc.: PharmaVitae Profile

This analysis examines the historical and forecast performance for Amgen in the ethical pharmaceutical sector. The profile encompasses global company strategy, portfolio and pipeline analysis and assessment of financial performance, with 1-6 year sales forecasts for key drugs. An interactive forecasting and analysis tool provides continually updated quantitative and qualitative information.

Novo Nordisk A/S: PharmaVitae Profile

This analysis examines the historical and forecast performance for Novo Nordisk in the ethical pharmaceutical sector. The profile encompasses global company strategy, portfolio and pipeline analysis and assessment of financial performance, with 1-6 year sales forecasts for key drugs. An interactive forecasting and analysis tool provides continually updated quantitative and qualitative information.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.: PharmaVitae Profile

This analysis examines the historical and forecast performance for BMS in the ethical pharmaceutical sector. The profile encompasses global company strategy, portfolio and pipeline analysis and assessment of financial performance, with 1-6 year sales forecasts for key drugs. An interactive forecasting and analysis tool provides continually updated quantitative and qualitative information.

Cytotoxic Therapy Cancer Brands - Looming patent expiries limit market growth

Cytotoxic therapies are the second largest class of cancer therapeutics, generating branded drug sales of over $10 billion in the seven major pharmaceutical markets in 2007. Patent expiries for a number of agents that have achieved blockbuster sales over the years, means that the market continues to attract a considerable amount of generic competition.

Sometimes, a hug is all what we need

Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, A man whos sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives. In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal.

Source: www.freehugscampaign.org

Targeted Therapy Cancer Brands - High growth market will see eight new blockbusters by 2017

Targeted therapies are the top selling class of cancer drug, reaching sales of nearly $15 billion in the seven major pharmaceutical markets in 2007. The high growth of this therapy class makes it attractive to drug developers, resulting in 10 new entrants to the market since 2005. More drugs are likely to gain approval in the near future, contributing to a rapidly changing competitive landscape.

Cancer Overview - Lung, Brain, Head and Neck, Thyroid

In 2008, the six tumor types covered in this report are forecast to account for over 666,000 new cases of cancer, obviously representing an enormous market potential. However, it is the higher-incidence tumor types that continue to attract drug developers, with lower-incidence cancers potentially suffering due to unfulfilled unmet needs via a lack of R&D activity.

Antihypertensives: Key patent expiries prevent market growth

Datamonitor expects the antihypertensives market to reach $37 billion, across the seven major markets, by 2017. The growth will be driven by the uptake of Novartis's Tekturna, as well as increased use of ARBs, and their combinations. However, the expiries of some key patents, particularly Pfizer's Norvasc and Merck's Cozaar, will restrain market growth.

Pfizer Inc.: PharmaVitae Profile

This analysis examines the historical and forecast performance for Pfizer in the ethical pharmaceutical sector. The profile encompasses global company strategy, portfolio and pipeline analysis and assessment of financial performance, with 1-6 year sales forecasts for key drugs. An interactive forecasting and analysis tool provides continually updated quantitative and qualitative information.

Asthma/COPD - Little long-term future for long-acting single-agent inhalers?

The respiratory market will continue to grow with the same rate over the next few years, with a slight dip between 2012 and 2015 due to the patent expiries of leading products. Growth is driven by the expansion of sales in existing classes, the launch of major new products with safety and convenience advantages, and the results of several landmark trials.