I'm doing a research project on the pharmaceutical industry. While I
can find information on individual companies pretty easily, I'm
finding an industry overview surprisingly difficult to locate. I'd
like to find a free (online or offline) resource or resources that
provides overall pharmaceutical industry sales information, trends,
outlook, etc. Information should be fairly recent (2003 or later). The
focus is on pharmaceuticals for health care and consumers, not
veterinary.

Hello mrquizzical-ga,

Here are over a dozen starting points to help you with your research
on the pharmaceutical industry. Most of them are free. Some require
registration to access all the resources on the site. Some are only
available for a fee. I think these should provide a good introduction
for the huge variety of resources that are available.

Best wishes for your research project.

~ czh ~



http://www.wetfeet.com/asp/Industryprofiles_lite.asp?Industrypk=5
Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals


http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.asp?Ind=H04
Pharmaceuticals/Health Products: Long-Term Contribution Trends


http://www.pharmacychoice.com/News/topic.cfm?TOPIC_ID=15
Pharmaceutical Industry Trends and Policy


http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sectors/notebooks/pharmaceutical.html
Profile of the Pharmaceutical Industry


http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/index.html
Industry Center
http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/515.html
Industry Center - Biotechnology
Related Industries·	
 -- Diagnostic Substances 
 -- Drug Delivery 
 -- Drug Manufacturers - Major 
 -- Drug Manufacturers - Other 
 -- Drug Related Products 
 -- Drugs - Generic 


http://www.bioportfolio.com/cgi-bin/acatalog/rbhc0091t.pdf
The Pharmaceutical Market Outlook To 2010: Essential analysis of key
drivers of change


http://www.valuationresources.com/Reports/SIC2834PharmaceuticalCompanies.htm
Industry Information Resources
SIC 2834  /  NAICS 325412
Pharmaceutical Companies
Listed below are industry resources available from trade associations,
industry publications, and research firms which address subjects such
as industry overview, issues, trends, and outlook, financial
benchmarking, compensation surveys, and valuation resources.


http://www.marketresearch.com/browse.asp?categoryid=179&sortby=d&g=1&page=3
Country Overviews of Pharmaceutical Markets and Industries


http://www.inpharm.com/External/InpH
life support for the pharmaceutical industry
InPharm.com - providing executives in the biopharmaceutical and
healthcare industries with relevant information services such as news,
articles, jobs, directories of services and thousands of links out
into the Net.


http://www.activemedia-guide.com/pharmaceutical_industry.htm
Pharmaceuticals Industry Report


http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs009.htm
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing


http://www.harrisinteractive.com/industries/pharma.asp
Industries > Healthcare > Pharmaceuticals


http://www.twst.com/info/info464.htm
12.06.01: Investing in the Pharmaceutical Industry Conference Issue
Five analysts, one money manager, six experts and top management from
six sector firms examine the pharmaceutical sector in this special
78-page Investing in the Pharmaceutical Industry Conference issue from
The Wall Street Transcript.


http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/subjects/biopharm/index.html
Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industry Information	 
 This guide is intended to highlight resources in our collection which
focus on the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
	

http://industries.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?promo=50002&docid=128384
U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry: 2005 Outlook




SEARCH STRATEGY
pharmaceutical industry overview OR profile OR trends OR outlook

Fantastic! Thanks so much for your help.