Pharmaceutical Industry
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Databases for Articles
ABI/Inform Global
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio4888784
Good source for industry publications and dealmakers
Business Source Complete
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio4784657
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
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AUQ3920
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
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?AUZ7900
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.
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..
Reuters Research on Demand
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?APQ5971
Link to Reuters Research On Demand, also a database of investment analysts’ reports. May be screened by industry, by contributor [i.e. the investment bank], by country etc..
Wall Street Transcript
http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio2239155
Each issue of this weekly features a Roundtable [discussion among industry watchers] on an industry as well as reports and analyses on companies, interviews with CEOs etc..
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