The life sciences industry is specialized and rapidly evolving, making it hard to stay updated with reliable resources. Below are some that I’ve found helpful. Please Email me with suggestions for additions or changes to the list.
Glossaries
Books
- Understanding Pharma: The Professional’s Guide to How Pharmaceutical and Biotech Companies Really Work by John Campbell
- Oxford Handbook of the Economics of the Biopharmaceutical Industry, edited by Patricia Danzon and Sean Nicholson
- There are many Health Economics textbooks in the Duke library, including a book by Duke University’s Frank Sloan
News
- Fierce Health Tech
- Fierce Pharma
- Stat News
- Follow the Duke Margolis Health Policy Center (@DukeMargolis) on Twitter
- Follow me (@dave_ridley) on Twitter
Papers
- Neeraj Sood et al.The Flow of Money Through the Pharmaceutical Distribution System. USC. 2017. Appendix
- Darius Lakdawalla. Economics of the Pharmaceutical Industry. Journal of Economic Literature. 2018
- My research on biotech and pharmaceutical innovation and pricing
Videos
Web pages and white papers
- Pharmaceutical Industry Research Reports. Source: IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science (data vendor and consultancy)
- Research and Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Source: Congressional Budget Office (government agency)
- Pharmaceutical Industry Profile. Source: PhRMA (industry trade group)
- BIO Industry Analysis. Source: BIO (industry trade group)
- Public Citizen and Knowledge Ecology International. Source: consumer advocates focused on access, marketing, and safety
- Overview of the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit. Source: Kaiser Family Foundation (nonprofit)
- Drug Channels. Source: Adam Fein (consultant)
Drug development and intellectual property timeline
