Pharmaceutical Executive-07-23-2009

Pharmaceutical Executive

New NIH Leader Backs Personalized Medicine

July 22, 2009

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Collins seeks to parlay genomic discoveries into new biomedical therapies. Comparative effectiveness research, he says, should identify subpopulation responses to treatment and support personalized medicine.

Statins Get Boost from New Study

July 22, 2009

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Statins should be given to people with high blood pressure or diabetes, even if they don?t have heart disease, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.

The Rx for R&D

July 22, 2009

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The process of research and development of new drugs has become phenomenally expensive. Can Lean Six Sigma revitalize the innovation process for pharmaceutical companies?