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Can the pharmaceutical industry reduce attrition rates

Ismail Kola, +1 more
- 01 Aug 2004 - 
- Vol. 3, Iss: 8, pp 711-715
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The pharmaceutical industry faces considerable challenges, both politically and fiscally, and the fiscal pressures that face the industry from the perspective of R&D are dealt with.
Abstract
The pharmaceutical industry faces considerable challenges, both politically and fiscally. Politically, governments around the world are trying to contain costs and, as health care budgets constitute a very significant part of governmental spending, these costs are the subject of intense scrutiny. In the United States, drug costs are also the subject of intense political discourse. This article deals with the fiscal pressures that face the industry from the perspective of R&D. What impinges on productivity? How can we improve current reduced R&D productivity?

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What are the most important factors that lead to attrition in pharmaceutical industries?

The paper does not provide specific factors that lead to attrition in the pharmaceutical industry. It discusses fiscal pressures and ways to improve R&D productivity.