Industry Issues
By Kathlyn Stone, About.com Guide
Explore in depth the current issues and challenges affecting the pharmaceutical industry such as drug shortages, counterfeit drugs and gene patents.
Gene Patents
The gene patent issue has been around for decades but recent developments have brought it to the forefront of business, academic research and the courts.
- Pharmas and the Stop Internet Piracy Act
- Supreme Court Rules Prometheus Patents 'Law of Nature' and Invalid
- Supreme Court Sets Date to Hear Mayo, Prometheus Patents Case
Health Care Reform
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as the health care reform law, has both direct and indirect implications for the pharmaceutical industry.
- How are Pharma Companies Preparing for Proposed Changes to U.S. Health Care?
- Health Care Reform Implementation Schedule For Pharmas
- Managed Care Pharmacists Keep Ahead of the Curve
- Mechanics of Assessing the Prescription Drug Fee
- U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Bulk of Affordable Care Act
- PhRMA (And Everyone Else) Weighs In On SCOTUS Ruling
- Will New Branded Prescription Drug Fee Drive Up Costs?
Drug Shortages
Business practices and government policies are among the many factors contributing to drug shortages.
- Causes of Drug Shortages
- Senators Propose ‘Early Warning’ of Drug Shortages
- FDA to Address Drug Shortages
- Pharma Exec Blames FDA Inspections for Drug Shortages
- Obama Takes Executive Action on Drug Shortages
- AMA Calls for Swift Action on Drug Shortages
- FDA: Cancer Drug Shortages, Price Tags Encourage Counterfeits
Counterfeit Drugs
Sales of fake drugs have increased sharply in recent years both on-the-ground and online.