Partnerships in Clinical Trials: Pharmaceutical and Managed Care Alliances

Barnett Educational Services
February 1, 1998
220 Pages - SKU: BNT1870245
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As the competitive landscape shifts, pharmaceutical companies have most recently turned to managed care organizations (MCOs) as a partner in conducting clinical trials. Partnering with MCOs provides pharmaceutical companies with the opportunity to focus on fewer, more effective pivotal trials, thereby reducing their cost and time-to-market. At the same time, these studies allow manufacturers to collect data in the environment in which they'll be marketing, hopefully paving the way to get their product on formulary. Many MCOs are wary of this new partnership, not convinced that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks of partnering with drug companies.

This is new territory for both MCOs and drug companies. Not surprisingly, there are many variables and issues to be resolved when approaching such a partnership from either side. Now there is a new publication, Partnerships in Clinical Trials: Pharmaceutical and Managed Care Alliances, that discusses the practical issues of such partnerships. This book is an approachable and usable reference for healthcare professionals who are involved in the design, implementation, or analysis of clinical and outcomes-based trials in managed-care settings. Industry experts from both sides of the partnership detail each step of the process, covering the benefits and the pitfalls of such trials. Organized in a logical, step-by-step format, with summaries and salient highlights, Partnerships in Clinical Trials: Pharmaceutical and Managed Care Alliances uses real-world case studies to illustrate how these projects benefit both organizations, including what to look out for, and how to proceed with each step of the trial.

No other publication covers the "how-to" in such a practical and useful way. With Partnerships in Clinical Trials: Pharmaceutical and Managed Care Alliances, you'll learn about:

  • Issues involved in administering QOL studies in MCO settings (where through-put time is at a premium)
  • The critical role of project champions
  • How MCOs vary in their need to be involved in protocol development
  • How to set up clinical data collection and quality control processes
  • Using the results of MCO-based trials
  • How pharmacoeconomic studies are tailored to the needs of both sponsor and study site
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