Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry - therapy, drug innovation, health trends keynote speaker

http://www.globalchange.com Future trends in the pharmaceutical industry. Lack of innovation in pharma companies and empty product pipeline. Generic competition and product recalls. Drug development and novel substances. Large molecule and small molecule therapeutics. Risk profiles and clinical trials. Side effects, gene profile typing and pharmacogenomics. Health care, wellness, enhanced performance and lifestyle drugs. Patent expiry and intellectual property protection. Legal challenges and research scandals. Biogenerics and large molecule therapeutics. Cellular mechanisms of disease. Unmet needs. Government purchasing policies, future of medicare and health insurance cover. Online pharmacy price pressures. Over the counter and pharmacists - pharmacy products. Neutraceuticals and cosmetics. Search for new treatment blockbusters. Chronic disease, childhood disease, vaccines and orphan therapies. Rheumatoid and asthma. Antibiotics and multiple drug resistance problems. Search for powerful antiviral therapy. Future health funding and ageing populations. Contrast with emerging markets. Health economics: treatment access and justice issues. Pharmacogenomics and gene prophecy. Ethical issues in pharmaceuticals. HIV and AIDS. Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker and futurist.

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Science & Technology

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• business
• care
• costs
• funding
• generics
• health
• industry
• innovation
• manufacturers
• patents
• pharma
• pharmaceutical
• pipeline
• success

[heightboosting]

what are your thoughts pertaining Codex alimentarius Dr .Dixon??

[pjvdixon]

Codex Alimentarius really relates to food safety and relates issues. It will need adjustment to include neutraceuticals as they develop - foods with active pharmaceutical - like ingredients.

[Nkatsikanis]

This certainly is an interesting industry. I didn't know 75% of usage of drugs was from the older population.

[pjvdixon]

Thanks. Well 75% of total health care spending is on those over 65 years old - and probably a similar proportion of drug treatment costs.

[Bzdi138]

amazing points. Thank you Dr. Dixon

[pjvdixon]

Thanks for your kind words. Patrick

[no1hatesmike5]

keyword is TREAT diseases not cure because sadly diseases=profit

[imthekingoftheworld]

Sales, sales sales!! We all know that pharmaceutical companies couldn't care less about people's health. It's ALL about profits, and nothing else. I don't know how these idiots can sleep at night, knowing that they are responsible for the death many people.

[VeryHugeAss]

fag

[edmondopowell]

hi i spent 24 years going through a illness and i never believed the pharmacutical industry was there to help me not with the money i it. i have came off all my medications as im also cured and why are people not waking up to this scam? the mind can only take so much pressure before it breaks and when it does the truth is felt as you begin learning from been discriminated and another thing is this industry is owed by shareholders like the banks so wake up.

[QuesoChino]

What is involvement in Pharmacogenetics? Please contact me.

[TerrierBram]

I know something simular, but better, plants (without the poison suit)

[TerrierBram]

You know what, I put seeds in the soil ... and give them what they need. Prices, dollars, profits ... and what is the result, my mom was almost killed by those cheerful coulered containers.

[maddy4617]

hi sir eeeeeeeeeeexellent

[nabi2310]

Hi

Well, my friend, most drugs on the market, including antimalarial drugs, are affordable.

But unfortunately, anticancer drugs (chemotherapy) are usually not affordable; this is partly due to difficulty in developing and synthesis of anticancer drugs due to complex nature of tumours!

Also...a small sample of an Antibody, for example, costs > $500, and research doctors have to spend years in the laboratory and most of the times, the outcome is unsuccessful!

Hope this clarifies the issue...

[MrPragmatism]

Hi

If you know how much it costs to market a new drug then surely you would know the types of profits the pharmaceutical industry makes at the expense of sick people.

Yes in my country they are not allowed to advertise directly, but indirectly through GPs, Doctors, Nurses, NHS etc they are, i have no problem with that as long as the medicine is cost effective and has minimal side effects preferably one that wont kill you. Why do you defend these privately owned companies?

[nabi2310]

Hi

If you knew how much it costs to market a new drug, you would have not said such a thing!

In some countries in Europe, including Great Britain, pharmaceutical companies are not allowed to advertise any prescription-medicines, and can only advertise over-the-counter medicines!

In States, however, many prescrption-medicines can be advertised to the general public and this benefits the patients, as newer medicines may have greater therapeutic effectiveness and less adverse effects!