[Merck] has a lot of nice vaccines in the works, but none of them are blockbusters, ... [Merck] has to come down from the mountain and realize it can't do everything by itself. It needs joint ventures. |
Each reviewer's salary is $100,000 at a rough estimate, so it could pay for a lot of reviewers. That's the biggest problem, the lack of people, and that's what creates the biggest time pressures. |
It will never be the old Merck because it will never be the biggest drug company in the world. If it doesn't pull itself together in time, I think it will be a merger. |
Public perception caused the FDA and Congress to want more regulations, ... It's under tremendous pressure for letting the advertising get out of hand. |
Public perception caused the FDA and Congress to want more regulations. It's under tremendous pressure for letting the advertising get out of hand. |
The law was passed to try and spur the companies to make drugs they wouldn't make because there just wasn't enough interest, |
The problem isn't with the FDA not approving drugs fast enough; it's that the drug industry isn't coming up with enough new drugs. |
Their reputation has taken a huge plunge, |
What's missing is the elephant in the room: all the freebies, the wining and dining, the virtual bribing of doctors, |