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Case Title:
Big Pharma R&D: Is it worth spending?
Publication Year : 2004
Authors: B N Renuka Prasad, Christoph
Industry: Health Care
Region:USA
Case Code: VCA0002
Teaching Note: Not Available
Structured Assignment: Not Available
 
Abstract: 
Big Pharma like Pfizer, Glaxo and Novartis spend as much as $30 billion a year on R&D. But the number of new molecular entities resulting from such R&D spend is shrinking.
Pedagogical Objectives:
- To highlight the decreasing number of new molecular entities
- To discuss the other challenges faced by today's Big Pharma.
Keywords : Big pharma; R&D; Pfizer; Novartis; New molecular entities; Eli Lilly; Astrazeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Sanofi-Synthelabo; Industry Analysis Case Study; Schering-Plough; Merck; Pharmaceutical; GlaxoSmithKline; USFDA; Drugs
Contents:
- Introduction
- Challenges
- Conclusion
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