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The Speed Demons of Drug Development

Based on CenterWatch analysis of more than 725 NCEs approved since 1981, AstraZeneca, GlaxoWellcome and Merck are among the five fastest companies at clinical development.

Fastest companies cite several key factors driving development speed, including more globally-oriented development planning, more substantive communications with regulatory authorities and the use of data management technologies.

Alternative Medicine's Move into Clinical Trials

Consumer sales of alternative medicines have dramatically increased in the past 10 years.

Despite several hurdles, pharmaceutical companies are expected to increase clinical trials of botanicals to gain competitive advantages.

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