Pharmaceutical Industry
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Common Questions & Topics (Drug Prices, Clinical Trials, Patents, Alternative Medicine)
Pharmaceutical Market & Industry Reports
These databases contain market & industry reports. They provide overviews of the industry as well as the intended market or end consumer.
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BCC ResearchGlobal market reports for many industries, including materials, pharma, medical devices, engineering, and IT.
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MarketResearch.com AcademicGlobal market reports from providers including Kalorama Information, Packaged Facts, and Simba Information.
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FitchConnectCountry risk ratings, macroeconomic analyses and forecasts, and global and emerging market information and market reports for countries or regions worldwide.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Help: FitchConnect Access | FitchConnect search help
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IBISWorldU.S., Global, and China industry reports, and business environment reports that cover industry performance drivers. Includes a US Industry Wizard to create and export custom lists of industries.
Help: IBISWorld search help
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Consumer Discovery / Insights
Number of Medical Procedures and Disease Prevalence
If you're trying to determine the target market for a particular drug, device, or treatment, it can be helpful to know how many people have relevant diseases, conditions, or procedures.
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CDC | Data & StatisticsCovers a wide range of various major diseases. Choose a specific disease from Diseases & Conditions tab.
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HCUPnet Healthcare Cost & Utilization ProjectProvides healthcare statistics and information for hospital inpatient, and emergency departments, as well as a specific diagnosis, surgery, or diagnostic tests.
Mapping & Tables
These tools include data on how many people have a specific disease or condition.
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SimplyAnalyticsData analysis and mapping tool with U.S. demographic, housing, employment, consumer spending, marketing data from Mediamark Research (MRI), and EASI Lifestage profiles.
Help: Simply Analytics Guide
Search tip: Select a location then go to the Data tab and select Health > Ailments.
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PolicyMapOnline mapping tool with U.S. demographic, real estate, health, educational, economic, and federal government data.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Help: PolicyMap Tutorials
Search tip: Choose Health from top level menu > Health Status.
Consumer Behavior & Attitudes
Find out how consumers think about or use healthcare products and services.
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Claritas 360Learn about your target consumers with consumer behavior and demographic data for all U.S. DMAs and counties.
Help: Claritas 360 access | Claritas 360 search help
Search tip: Reports > Segmentation Reports > Lifestyle Reports > Market Potential.
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MintelMarket research data and reports for consumer products and services. Many reports include Databooks with consumer survey data. U.S. focused with some global coverage.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
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StatistaStatistics on many topics, industries, and markets. Use the Source tab to track down more data. The Global Consumer Survey has country-level consumer behavior and brand preference data.
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Pharmaceutical Industry Associations & Regulators
Where to Look for Industry Information
You can find industry statistics and data in many locations. In addition to industry and market reports, there are many other ways to analyze an industry, gain insights, and find relevant statistics and data. Here are some suggested strategies and resources. Not sure where to start? Try Statista.
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StatistaStatistics on many topics, industries, and markets. Use the Source tab to track down more data. The Global Consumer Survey has country-level consumer behavior and brand preference data.
Associations & Regulators
Industry associations and regulating bodies often have lots of relevant data and reports. Look for sections on their websites titled "Resources", "Publications", "Data". Note that some materials may be restricted to members. Some examples are:
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FDA: DrugsThe FDA reviews, approves, and regulates drugs in the US. Their website contains lots of helpful information, including recently approved drugs.
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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)Publications, policy views, and press releases.
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Common Questions & Topics
These sources provide drug price data for individual drugs. They are not suitable for a large-scale academic research project.
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MicromedexHistorical drug prices. Go to Other Tools > Red Book, enter the drug name and submit.
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Lexi-CompContains basic drug pricing information, black box warnings, and FDA recalls. Enter drug name in the search field and enter. Select a result under Lexi-Drugs and go to Preparations > Pricing US.
Information on new and ongoing clinical trials worldwide that study the safety of drugs, tests and treatments for diseases.
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CenterWatchProvides information on global clinical trials and results, drug approvals, study grants, in-depth market surveys, industry profiles as well as news and analysis.
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ClinicalTrials.govPublicly and privately supported clinical studies on a wide range of diseases and conditions—links to selected publications' abstracts. Find trends, charts, maps, and alerts. The site offers researchers the ability to download study record data for analysis.
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EU Clinical Trials registryProvides information on interventional clinical trials conducted in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA); Also has clinical trials conducted outside the EU / EEA that are linked to European pediatric-medicine development.
Resources to learn more about pharmaceutical patents and how to find patents.
Resources for products and practices that are not generally considered part of conventional medicine. For information on consumer preferences and attitudes towards alternative medicine, use the resources in the Consumer Attitudes section near the top of this page.
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Natural Medicines Comprehensive DatabaseResearch dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary alternative and integrative therapies through the Food Herbs & Supplements database, Health & Wellness database, and Sports Medicine database.
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National Center for Complementary and Integrative HealthThe National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the NIH explores complementary and alternative healing practices in the context of rigorous science.
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International Bibliographic Information on Dietary SupplementsDatabase of published international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.
Key Companies in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Research key players or build your own list that includes more than just those with the largest market share.
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Capital IQData on public and private companies, M&A deals, and executives and boards worldwide. By S&P Global.
For: Current Stanford GSB faculty, staff, full-time students (MBA, MSx, PhD).
Help: Capital IQ accounts (takes 1-2 weeks) | Excel Plugin | Capital IQ search help
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D&B HooversData about millions of public and private companies worldwide. Includes financials, SWOT reports, IT strategy, some industry and analyst reports, and more. Good for building current company lists.
Stanford GSB Alumni: Access D&B Hoovers
Help: D&B Hoovers search help
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Investment Climate
Find information on the deals and investors that are active in this industry.
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PitchBookResearch companies, deals, funds, and investors across the private investment lifecycle worldwide. Great for venture capital (VC) and startup research.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Help: PitchBook accounts | Pitchbook mobile app access | Video tutorials
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CB InsightsTracks venture capital (VC) backed private companies and their investors, as well as private company M&A and IPO activities worldwide. "Expert Intelligence Reports" are not available to academic institutions.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Help: CB Insights accounts | CB Insights search help
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Pharmaceutical Industry Publications
Find news, trends and opinions on drugs and the companies who make them.
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In VivoIn Vivo covers life sciences business strategy, covering biopharma, medtech, and diagnostics. Includes annual Outlook reports with industry rankings and forecasts, industry data, and various market intelligence articles.
For: Current Stanford faculty, staff, and students.
Help: In Vivo accounts and access help.
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StatPlus/Stat+Current news on technology, policy, personalities, and political forces in the life science industry.
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Fierce PharmaNews on manufacturing, marketing, pharma, vaccines, and consumer health.
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Related Resources
Related Research Guides
Other Resources
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Pharmaceutical Marketers DirectoryProvides contact information for executives in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics industries.