PAREXEL Experts to Address Trends in Cost Effective Study Management and Health Outcomes at ISPOR Annual International Meeting

BOSTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Experts from PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, will address key trends in late phase development, comparative effectiveness research, cost effective study management, and health outcomes at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 15th Annual International Meeting. During the meeting, to be held May 15 - 19, 2010 in Atlanta, PAREXEL representatives will be in attendance to discuss expertise related to all phases of clinical development, reimbursement and market access, and medical communications. Attendees can learn more about these areas by visiting PAREXEL Booths #53 and #54 in the exhibit hall.

During the meeting, Yvonne Lis, Ph.D., Director, Health Outcomes, PAREXEL will lead the ISPOR Risk Benefit Management (RBM) Interest Group presentation "Head to Head Comparison of EMEA to U.S. RBM Guidelines Working Group," which will be held on May 16 at 6:30 p.m. The ISPOR meeting program also features numerous poster sessions, which will be presented by PAREXEL experts, including:

• Review of Cost Effectiveness Studies in High Budget Impact Drugs – Saurabh Aggarwal, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, Reimbursement and Market Access, PAREXEL Consulting

(Poster Session I:  PMC16, May 17, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.)

• Tapping Into a New Data Collection Paradigm: Using Direct to Patient Programs for More Cost Effective Study Management – Ramita Tandon, Senior Director, Global Portfolio Management, Peri-Approval Services, PAREXEL

(Poster Session I:  PMC39, May 17, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.)

• A Novel Methodology for Measuring the Influence of Comorbidity in Health Outcome Studies – Victor A. Kiri, M.Sc., Ph.D., Director, Pharmacoepidemiology, Peri-Approval Services, PAREXEL

(Poster Session III:  PRS2, May 19, 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.)

For more information about PAREXEL visit www.PAREXEL.com or Booths #53 and #54 during the meeting. Information about the ISPOR Annual International Meeting can be found at http://www.ispor.org.

About PAREXEL International

PAREXEL International Corporation is a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, medical communications and consulting services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, PAREXEL has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Perceptive Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of PAREXEL, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, to facilitate the clinical development process. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, PAREXEL operates in 71 locations throughout 54 countries around the world, and has approximately 9,500 employees. For more information about PAREXEL International visit www.PAREXEL.com.

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