Pharmaceutical Executive-01-31-2006

An entertaining Internet program that allows Americans to see where a dollar goes after they spend it, helped scientists develop a formula for how infectious diseases spread geographically in United States.

Upcoming competition, a weak pipeline, and existing marketing agreements limit the pool of prospective buyers, experts say.

The class action settlement illustrates a trend toward increased transparency, lawyers say. But issues about timing clinical trial disclosures are still unresolved.