Nov 1, 2025 · The pharmaceutical industry entails the discovery, development, and manufacture of drugs and medications (pharmaceuticals) by public and private organizations.

A pharmaceutical is a substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease and for restoring, correcting, or modifying organic functions.

Nov 1, 2025 · Pharmaceutical industry - Drug Regulation, Approval: Concerns related to the efficacy and safety of drugs have caused most governments to develop regulatory agencies to oversee …

Nov 18, 2025 · The Sackler family formerly owned the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, known for developing the highly addictive drug OxyContin. They gave up control of the company in 2025 as …

Nov 1, 2025 · Pharmaceutical industry - Drug Discovery, Development: A variety of approaches is employed to identify chemical compounds that may be developed and marketed. The current state of …

The son of a wholesale drug distributor, Shanghvi launched Sun Pharma soon after graduating (1982) from the University of Calcutta with a bachelor’s degree in commerce.

Like most “big pharma” companies, AstraZeneca’s future depends on its ability to: Maintain a pipeline of new and improved treatments in order to manage its revenue streams as patents for its key drugs …

Johnson & Johnson is the world’s second largest drug and biotechnology company by market capitalization, behind Eli Lilly (LLY) but ahead of other “big pharma” competitors such as AbbVie …

Nov 19, 2024 · Sackler family, American family, former owners of the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma. Although the family is well known...

Nov 1, 2025 · Pharmaceutical industry - Modern Diseases, Treatment, Research: The rapid decline in the number of deaths from infections due to the development of vaccines and antibiotics led to the …