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Drug ads deliver a few side effects

June 12, 2003 Comments Off Posted in: General Biotechnology

Drug ads deliver a few side effects Drug companies tripled their advertising budgets in recent years to acquaint American consumers with things like acid reflux disease, depression, erectile dysfunction, and even toenail fungus, a marketing blitz that accounted for roughly 12 percent of the growth in national prescription drug spending in 2000, according to a […]

Biotech Industry Could Turn Profitable This Decade

June 12, 2003 Comments Off Posted in: General Biotechnology

Biotech Industry Could Turn Profitable This Decade The U.S. biotechnology industry could turn a net profit within five to seven years if it gets a break on both regulatory and technological fronts, the author of a new report on the industry said.