Global Pharmaceutical Industry

Daniel Hoffman is the president of Pharmaceutical Business Research Associates (PBRA), USA. Allan Bowditch is the former CEO of Martin Hamblin Healthcare and a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry.

• 1. From Family Businesses to Public Darling to the Monster Serving Wall Street; 2. Pharma’s Violations and Dirty Tricks; 3. The Economics of the Pharmaceutical Industry; 4. A Somnolent Public Awakens; 5. The Path Toward Reform;

"In this important book, Daniel Hoffman and Allan Bowditch connect the dots on the pharmaceutical industry’s misdeeds, trace the public’s awakening to these tactics, and chart various paths to reform" - Michael A. Carrier, Distinguished Professor, Rutgers Law School"The morals and ethics (of the industry) have deteriorated over the last two decades and nobody seems to care. The fact that the USA is responsible for 70 % of the operating margin for the pharmaceutical industry is reprehensible as it clearly affects the poor, the shrinking middle class and the average citizen. To have to decide whether to buy the needed drug and not pay the rent or buy food for the table is something that nobody should have to deal with in this or any of the other countries. It has become clear that the problem has become more egregious over the last 20 or more years. It appears that so far, the fines have not been large enough to dissuade the industry from changing their bad habits. Perhaps as (suggested in the book) we need to raise the ante even more and consider putting the CEO and COO in jail and further bar them from ever being employed by any pharmaceutical company in any capacity for life" Dr. Dennis Rajtora, Specialist in Allergy & Immunology and Internal Medicine, Dubuque IA and Florida"The book succinctly framed the history of the Pharma Biz, it’s evolution and mutation to a DNA of greed. Step by step. Clearly most do not understand what drives the industry, or how it morphed from a mantra of create the cure to create profit. The documentation of the drivers of the industry plus the history of change defines why the DNA of pharma mutated to greed. The information in the book outlining the pathway to redemption offers some hope….especially in light of the current pandemic great minds must find a means to create "public health" and restore a better DNA in the industry." Dave Duncan, Financial Advisor, Daniels Trading"The authors have clearly made their point that the pharmaceutical industry cannot and should not remain as is stands. This view is backed up with plenty of historical events and facts that they are taken on a cumulative basis, it frightens the reader about what "big pharma" has been doing in the past. But the authors offer many insights and possible directions for the future." Yoshiya Nishi, President & CEO, Intage Healthcare Tokyo, Japan"An eye opening insight into the deceitful practices of the pharma industry. We can only hope that this book, by authors who actually know what's going on, will take us one step closer to real reform of an industry that is critical to our nation's success." Robert P. Iorizzo, Former Corporate Vice President and President of Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems"Hoffman and Bowditch make it very clear that while the US is the most important market by far, the complete system of prescribers, patient organisations, regulatory authorities, research companies and government is kept in a headlock to help achieve the financial targets of the pharmaceutical companies and their management. It is the authors’ belief that their profit orientation, as opposed to delivering appropiate healthcare benefits, will contribute to the demise of the pharmaceutical industry. Unless the industry adopts a completely different strategy, if not voluntarily, it will be imposed on them by external forces. Although many steps are explained on how the situation can be rectified, the path to recovery, the authors suggest, is very challenging to say the least." Richard Hugen, Senior Marketing Consultant, The Next Level, Amsterdam, Netherlands."{...} as a researcher you are interested in a view of the workings of this huge global industry, then this could be a book for you."-Peter Mouncey, Ex Editor in Chief, International Journal of Market Research