Podcasts

Compliance Packaging, Walmart and Improving Patient Outcomes: According to Freedonia's US Pharmaceutical Packaging Market report, demand for pharmaceutical packaging is projected to grow in the US to $18.4 billion by 2014. In this interview Charles Aubrey, Vice President at Anderson Pharmaceutical Packaging, speaks about the underlying growth drivers, such as generics, brand competition and ObamaCare. Aubrey also shares his insights on advances in compliance packaging and the impact of new biologics on the market. listen now

Why Changes are needed to Current Preformulation and Formulation Practices: As part of the Pharma Leaders Today Series Dr. Keith Horspool, Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development US, Boehringer Ingelheim, speaks to Andrea Charles from Pharma IQ, about why changes are needed to current preformulation and formulation practices, strategies to reduce time spent in R&D and importance of the role of co-crystals in formulation design and product development. Horspool also shares his top 3 tips for evaluating the potential of new drug delivery technologies. listen now

What Opportunities will Drive Global Expansion and Growth for Indian Pharmaceuticals?: As part of the Pharma Leaders Today Series Dr. Akhilesh Sharma, Senior Vice President, Clinical (R&D), Piramal Life Sciences, shares his thoughts on what the Indian market must do to maintain its strength and current market hold. listen now

Should Pharma Focus on New Chemical Entities to Avoid Patent Challenge?: “Pharma has to be realistic, that patents are not always holding up and if you look statistically at the United States or anywhere in the world, patents are being invalidated at really an alarming rate,”said Philip C. Strassburger, V.P., Intellectual Property Counsel at Purdue Pharma. listen now

Tips and Tatics for Navigating the Antitrust Landscape: As part of the new Pharma Leaders Today series, Allen E. Norris, Vice President and Head Group IP at UCB Pharma, discusses current trends in biopatents and how pharma companies can readdress the imbalance between new product introductions and patent losses. Norris shares his top 3 tips for navigating the ever evolving antitrust landscape. In the second part of the interview Norris discusses overcoming the toughest challenge in his career and the developments that continue to inspire him. listen now

Implementing Global Techniques and Developing a Framework to Accelerate the Clinical Trials Process: Dr. Rajendra Jani, Senior Vice President and Head of Clinical R&D, Cadila Healthcare, joins Andrea Charles from Pharma IQ, to discuss how to increase the efficiency of your clinical trials whilst retaining quality and current trends for clinical trials in India. listen now

Achieving the 4 Rights in Effective Health Care: An Interview with Peter Pitts: "We are past the age of the blockbuster, now we have got to look at more personalised medicine, how do you get to what I call four rights. The right medicine, to the right patient, at the right dose at the right time," said Peter Pitts, President and co-founder of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest. listen now