COLUMNS by Moira Dower

COLUMNS

BY MOIRA

Moira Dower is a freelance writer/editor on healthcare and pharmaceutical issues.

She was formerly Editor of Scrip World Pharmaceutical News and Managing Editor of Scrip Magazine.

20 years of stimulating columns. Thank you Moira!

Perceptions of Pharma in a Covid-19 World … is industry confounding its critics?

Six months ago, as most countries began lockdown in an attempt to control the coronavirus pandemic, critics of big pharma were suggesting...

Profiteering or Philanthropy? – Pharma’s Role in the Coronavirus Crisis

“Like toilet roll profiteers, some (pharma firms) are failing to share all of the data on potential candidate treatments that they hold …...

Pharma in the Dock Again

Despite evidence of the pharma industry’s R&D pipeline continuing to generate a stream of breakthrough new medicines for unmet medical...

Pressure for Price Transparency

Concern about high prices for new breakthrough medicines is prompting a push for greater transparency on pricing and reimbursement, with...

May You Live in Interesting Times

May You Live in Interesting Times - a Curse or a Blessing? “May You Live in Interesting Times” – this old saying might suggest a blessing...

Recent Posts

20 years of stimulating columns. Thank you Moira!

Vaccine Wars – Political Posturing Putting Populations at Risk

From Villains to Heroes – BIG Pharma holds the key to normality

Perceptions of Pharma in a Covid-19 World … is industry confounding its critics?

Profiteering or Philanthropy? – Pharma’s Role in the Coronavirus Crisis

Pharma in the Dock Again

Pressure for Price Transparency

Engaging with Physicians and Patients in a Changing World

May You Live in Interesting Times

Healthcare in Crisis – What Can Pharma Do?