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Aemad Aslam, MBA

President, MindPharma

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Council Member Biography

Aemad Aslam, BPharm, MBA, RPh, is the President of MindPharma, a pharmacy and retail strategy consulting group. Most recently, he has consulted with a PBM, Prime Therapeutics, in Texas, a subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield. He also has served as an Executive Team Leader for Pharmacy at the Target Corporation, Minnesota. Mr. Aslam has over 14 years of experience in the pharmacy retail and PBM sectors. Previously, he served as a Co-Founder of Temp360 Healthcare Solutions, a provider of software technology to healthcare staffing agencies, and as a Founder of PharmFirst, a pharmacy staffing agency. He has also served as a District Pharmacy Supervisor at the Eckerd Corporation and a Pharmacy Manager at CVS. Mr. Aslam regularly consults retail drug stores, pharmaceutical companies, and PBMs on strategies and analytics. He evaluates pricing models, valuation, and market analysis. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

2006 - present
President, MindPharma
2004 - 2004
Pharmacy Manager, CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION
2004 - 2007
Executive Team Leader for Pharmacy, TARGET CORPORATION
2002 - 2004
Founder, Business Strategist, Temp 360 Healthcare Solutions
1996 - 2002
District Pharmacy Supervisor, ECKERD CORPORATION
1995 - 1996
Pharmacy Intern, St Lukes Hospital

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Thriving in a time of adversity - Sun Pharma pounces on shortage by getting approval on Oxycodone

April 13, 2009

Aemad Aslam, MBA, President, MindPharma

Sun Pharma gets USFDA's nod to market painkillers | www.hindu.com

Sun Pharma can greatly benefit from the nationwide shortage of Oxycodone Immediate Release Tablet, by getting approval from the FDA on their own generic. With recent recalls from different manufacturers, and the shortage of a comparable product Morphine Sulphate, the FDA currently estimates that return...

Aurobindo Pharma's Escitalopram will be a big mover ... when it comes out in 2011

March 5, 2009

Aemad Aslam, MBA, President, MindPharma

Aurobindo Pharma receives tentative approval for Escitalopram | www.indiainfoline.com

Forest's Lexapro commands a $2.5+ billion USD market share, just in the US.  Due to such a high volume of the brand product, Aurobindo's tentative approval on Lexapro's generic Escitalopram will be a great opportunity - primarily if they can procure a 6 month period of exclusivity from the FDA. ...

Teva's Generic Imitrex commands market of Sumatriptan

February 26, 2009

Aemad Aslam, MBA, President, MindPharma

Teva Announces Approval and Launch of Generic Imitrex(R) Tablets | www.pipelinereview.com

With the 180 day exclusivity, Teva is already commanding the market of the generic Imitrex - Sumatriptan oral tablets.  Teva maintains an AB rating of the generic that will render most insurance companies to push brand name Imitrex by GlaxoSmithKline to a non-formulary tier, skyrocketing the...

Acquisitions of Indian Pharma on the extended horizon by Brand name pharma

February 23, 2009

Aemad Aslam, MBA, President, MindPharma

Pharma cos on lookout for Indian drug firms | economictimes.indiatimes.com

Acquisitions of various Indian generic pharmaceuticals is likely on the horizon for brand name manufacturers.  However, this is not an immediate concern.  I would see more consolidations in the US and other Western markets first. 

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