Witty Opens GSK Library for Free Access to Malaria Research
January 20th 2010GlaxoSmithKline announced that it would open up its library of prospective molecules and investigational vaccines. This move gives researchers free access to study experimental treatments for illnesses that plague the world's poorest countries.
GAO Seeks Price Spike Explanation
January 13th 2010At time when people can't even get a 3 percent cost-of-living increase, how can pharma justify price hikes pushing 500 percent (in some categories). A new study by the government's General Accountability Office examines why drug products took a massive price leap in recent years.
Antidepressants Might Not Be A Sure Shot
January 6th 2010A new JAMA study reveals that antidepressants might not have as strong an effect on people with less severe cases of depression. How this will affect the pharma industry, which once made heaps of cash with drugs like Prozac, remains to be seen.