Pharmaceutical Industry

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Contents:

• Articles & Journals
• Industry Analyses and Overviews

Articles & Journals

ABI/Inform Global on ProQuest Direct
Periodical database specializing in business literature, including full text of over 2060 of the 3040 ABI/Inform titles. All titles are indexed and abstracted. Also included in ProQuest are Newspapers and General Periodicals. Coverage: 1971 to present ; Updates: Daily

Business Source Complete
Similar to above but includes industry profiles and market research reports.  Note that this is the only source currently that has full text of Harvard Business Review and the California Management Review

Factiva
Good source for industry publications and dealmakers.


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Industry Analyses and Overview

2005 Healthcare Business Market Research Handbook
RA395 .A3T96 2005g  [Reference]
Extensive market data on all aspects of the healthcare market in the United States.

American Health
RA445 .A447 2005g [Reference]
Provides a comprehensive report on the demographics and spending of health care consumers in the United States.

Health, United States
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics.  The report consists of two main sections: A chartbook containing text and figures that illustrates major trends in the health of Americans; and a trend tables section that contains 147 detailed data tables.

Investext (now part of Thomson ONE Banker)
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5020753
InvesText has reports on companies and industries written by analysts at investment banks.   Use the ‘Advanced Search’ mode; select ‘Investment Reports’ as the content area’;  type ‘pharmaceutical’ in the search box and select ‘industry description’ from the dropdown box on the right.  You can also find reports on individual companies.

In Vivo
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/databases/6484212.html
In Vivo covers the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries, with news and reports on major M&A activities in the medical industry. Additionally, reports on industry trends, new products, and emerging markets are also included.

Net Advantage [Standard and Poor's]
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?ANX4239
Use this for a comprehensive presentation of the state of the industry in the US.  Click on ‘industry’ tab and select industry from the dropdown list.  Look in left sidebar for link to the Industry Survey. The ‘Industry References’ section of the Survey lists all the magazines, books, associations, government agencies etc. that the S&P analyst uses to keep up-to-date on industry events. Note the variety of other reports available from Compustat.

Red Book: Pharmacy’s Fundamental Reference
RS356 .D711 [Reference]
Listings of more than 160,000  prescription and OTC drugs, medical devices, and accessories. Includes pricing information, suppliers, trade marked and generic names etc..

Thomson ONE Banker
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio5020753
Contains investment analysts’ reports provided by Thomson Reuters. May be screened by industry, by contributor [i.e. the investment bank], by country etc..

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