Today in the pharmaceutical industry things are hard, and getting harder – particularly for smaller companies. Companies are faced with the challenging task of buckling down and finding ways to function much more professionally. Every money has to be squeezed out of every investment made in production, R&D, marketing, distribution, and sales. This is where pharmaceutical consultants can assist. Up until some few years back, the pharmaceutical industry enjoyed healthy profit margins. Now, the pressure is on because of heavier regulatory compliance burdens, increasing production costs, and competition from generic brands – even though the picture is not too glowing for them, as well. This is where the pharmaceutical consultant can move companies toward enhanced profitability. Pharmaceutical companies are increasing prices in anticipation of, on top of to compensate for, patent expirations. Price enhances are also used as a proactive countermeasure against changeable governmen...