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Short Term Strategies – Pre- and Post-patent Based<br />

Aggressive Market<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Pharma companies are adopt<strong>in</strong>g aggressive market<strong>in</strong>g<br />

strategies to bank on early sales of newly launched products.<br />

This gives <strong>the</strong>ir product a larger life time before expiry of<br />

patents.<br />

Companies are cooperat<strong>in</strong>g with <strong>the</strong> media and brand<strong>in</strong>g<br />

companies to formulate successful launch strategies for<br />

highly matured <strong>the</strong>rapeutic and less matured <strong>the</strong>rapeutic<br />

markets. Launched globally, with massive penetration, <strong>the</strong>se<br />

products help compensate for revenue loss through patent<br />

expiry. Pharma companies are able to earn revenues of<br />

above $1 billion with<strong>in</strong> a year.<br />

Niche pharma companies are also adopt<strong>in</strong>g a similar<br />

approach.<br />

Common Strategies Aga<strong>in</strong>st Generics<br />

Big Pharma companies are fight<strong>in</strong>g generic threats through<br />

<strong>in</strong>novation, <strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>in</strong> generic models of <strong>the</strong>ir own drugs,<br />

and price reduction. Advancements <strong>in</strong> packag<strong>in</strong>g and delivery<br />

systems do not have any significant impact on pre- and postpatent<br />

strategies.<br />

Strategic Analysis of <strong>the</strong> Pharma Market, Future Revenue <strong>Models</strong> and Key Players 37

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