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Whatever used to be wrong with the world of big Pharma could be fixed with a single tag phrase: emerging country markets. Most of the majors have invested heavily in this geographic segment, and the biggest of the big-companies like Novartis-now rely on it for more than a quarter of their global sales. Like all good things, however, there are shadows amidst the sunlight, and the task of turning volume sales into sustainable profits is getting harder.

Pharm Exec talks with David Dosa, a leading physician in geriatric medicine, whose famous work with a cat named oscar in end-of-life diagnostics became the stuff of therapeutic legend.

A new and more compelling strategy must be crafted to engage critics on drug pricing and bolster biopharmaceuticals as a leader in technological innovations that lower health costs overall.

A response to the therapeutic potential of using bacteriophages as antibiotics - though doubtful phages can be applied as antibiotics have, they do offer mighty weapons against threats of antibiotic resistance.

Market Access is Dead

Patient access is the new driver of change and progress in healthcare marketing, says a senior industry player in market development.