Comments on: Senator Targets Merck Over Outsourcing http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/07/senator-targets-merck-over-outsourcing/ News, Comment and Conversation Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:39:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Ima Misfit http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/07/senator-targets-merck-over-outsourcing/#comment-367695 Ima Misfit Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:00:29 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=14801#comment-367695 If Merck is so confident that their suppliers meet their "rigorous standards", why don't they make public a list of all their suppliers? They won't do it, and neither will any of the other big pharmaceutical manufacturers. Merck's "rigorous standards" will not meet the minimum expectations of the average consumer. If Merck is so confident that their suppliers meet their “rigorous standards”, why don’t they make public a list of all their suppliers?

They won’t do it, and neither will any of the other big pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Merck’s “rigorous standards” will not meet the minimum expectations of the average consumer.

]]> By: Ed Silverman http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/07/senator-targets-merck-over-outsourcing/#comment-367686 Ed Silverman Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:32:56 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=14801#comment-367686 Hi Gil, Absolutely correct. And sorry for not including that part of the commment from the Pfizer exec. I included the link in hopes others would want to read more, but I'm glad you pointed that out. Ed Hi Gil,

Absolutely correct. And sorry for not including that part of the commment from the Pfizer exec. I included the link in hopes others would want to read more, but I’m glad you pointed that out.

Ed

]]> By: Gil Roth http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/07/senator-targets-merck-over-outsourcing/#comment-367684 Gil Roth Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:06:39 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=14801#comment-367684 As the guy who conducted that interview with Tony at Pfizer, I want to add that Pfizer's plan is for almost 2/3rds of its outsourcing to come from supply agreements with facilities that it's selling off. Tony remarked that, when they reach that 30% target, about 65% of total outsourced mfg. will come from divested facilities. Which is to say, they don't plan on just sourcing materials willy-nilly, but want to use existing facilities that met their standards when they were part of the company's internal network. As the guy who conducted that interview with Tony at Pfizer, I want to add that Pfizer’s plan is for almost 2/3rds of its outsourcing to come from supply agreements with facilities that it’s selling off. Tony remarked that, when they reach that 30% target, about 65% of total outsourced mfg. will come from divested facilities.

Which is to say, they don’t plan on just sourcing materials willy-nilly, but want to use existing facilities that met their standards when they were part of the company’s internal network.

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