The Antidote: Inside the World of New Pharma (79 page)

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Authors: Barry Werth

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Boger and,
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combination therapies and,
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commercialization of,
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comparisons between Victrelis and,
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DDIs with,
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demand for,
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and Emmens’s interview with Huckman,
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FDA and,
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finances and,
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in human trials,
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label of,
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launch of,
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Lilly’s rejection of,
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Liver Meeting and,
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manufacturing of,
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marketing of,
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Merck-Roche partnership and,
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Morgan conference and,
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Mueller and,
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NDA and,
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patient advocates for,
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politics and,
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portfolio process and,
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potency of,
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prices and,
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promotional literature for,
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sales and,
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shorter treatment time of,
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side effects of,
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successes of,
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supply chain for,
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sustained viral response (SVR) rates of,
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inflammations,
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influenza,
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phenotypic screening and,
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symptoms of,
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Inhibitex,
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inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH),
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insider trading,
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interferons,
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interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme (ICE),
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crystal structure of,
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pralnacasan and,
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Vertex-Aventis partnership and,
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Vertex-HMR partnership and,
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InterMune,
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Internet,
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Intron A,
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ivacaftor,
see
Kalydeco

Jacobson, Ira,
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Janus kinases (JAKs), Janus kinase 3 (JAK3),
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RA and,
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Japan,
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HCV and,
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Jobs, Steve,
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Johnson, Earvin “Magic,”
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Johnson, Keith,
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FEV1 of,
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Kalydeco taken by,
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and termination of Kalydeco study,
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VX-661 and,
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Johnson & Johnson (J&J),
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HCV and,
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Vertex’s partnership with,
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Kalkeri, Raj,
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Kalmar, Dawn,
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Kalydeco (ivacaftor, VX-770):

approvals of,
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CF and,
see under
cystic fibrosis

FDA and,
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finances and,
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in human trials,
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inaccurate data on,
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Johnson case and,
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label of,
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launch of,
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markets and,
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as monotherapy,
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NDA and,
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prices and,
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sales and,
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successes of,
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termination of study on,
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VX-661 combined with,
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VX-809 combined with,
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Karabelas, Argeris “Jerry,”
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Kauffman, Robert:

AdComm presentation of,
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CF and,
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on DDIs,
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earnings calls and,
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HCV and,
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Incivek and,
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Merck’s AdComm and,
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mock AdComm presentation of,
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NDAs and,
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Kelly-Crosswell, Lisa,
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Kennedy, Ted,
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Kesey, Ken,
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Kieffer, Tara,
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Kim, Eunice,
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kinases,
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see also
Janus kinases, Janus kinase 3; p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co.,
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Koppel, Adam:

CF and,
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HCV and,
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Incivek and,
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Kwong, Ann,
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