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More important, these bulk customers don't use wholesalers to source generic products, which are expected to replace 80% of the revenue from brand-name drugs by 2015. "Generics mean slow top-line growth but are ultimately much more profitable for wholesalers," says Richard Close, an analyst for Jefferies & Co. "By focusing on the big chains, Cardinal had basically ceded generics to McKesson and AmerisourceBergen...
Enter Barrett. Before being hired to head Cardinal's drug-distribution business in early 2008, Barrett ran the North American operations of Teva, one of the world's largest generic-drug manufacturers. Barrett immediately focused on luring back independent-pharmacy customers, which are more profitable and rely on wholesalers for generics. The first step was to reopen all supply channels by paying $34 million to settle the DEA's allegations surrounding the firm's role in filling fake prescriptions. Then Barrett narrowed Cardinal's sources for generics from 120 to a few dozen to ensure that it could consistently offer...
First off, while Apple may produce laptops and desktops that are a bit more expensive than their PC counterparts, the Cupertino-based company does an excellent job of choosing top-notch components that last longer and provide better performance than their generic PC counterparts. To put it more simply, the hardware may cost more, but you get more...
Though this tale of young pretty people falling in and out of love may be somewhat conventional, Seyfried and Tatum contend that “Dear John” helps to fill a generic deficiency. “When ‘The Notebook’ came out, people were running to see that movie because I think there’s a real lack of movies like that,” says Tatum...
...showing that drug resistance will continue to rise in developing countries, it will likely increase pressure on pharmaceutical companies to join "patent pools" for their more expensive second- and third-generation antiretroviral drugs. In such an arrangement, an umbrella organization like UNITAID manages a pool of patents that allows generic producers to make second- and third-generation drugs at an affordable price for developing countries. The UNITAID board, backed by Britain, France, Brazil, Norway and Chile, has just agreed to set up a patent pool for AIDS drugs, but the success of the venture depends on the cooperation of pharmaceutical...