Whether or not you agree with using SQL to query Active Directory, it is an option, and this article shows how it can be done. There are three ways to query Active Directory (AD) from SQL Server: Using CLR Stored Procedures, using the OpenRowset command, and using the OpenQuery command. This article focuses on the OpenRowset and OpenQuery commands. OpenRowset.
Continue reading the main story. With the cost of some lifesaving cancer drugs exceeding $100,000 a year, more than 100 influential cancer specialists from around the world have taken the unusual step of banding together in hopes of persuading some leading pharmaceutical companies to bring prices down.rices for cancer drugs have been part of the debate over health care costs for several years â and recently led to a public protest from doctors at a major cancer center in New York.
Research and Development The most significant contributor to the costs of drugs is the lengthy and complex research and development process. Pharmaceutical companies prosper or flounder based on their stream of new, cutting edge products. The cost of developing a new drug can be up to $350 million and take 12 years.here are several different facets to examine when studying the pharmaceutical industry, including: the costs of research and development; the contribution to medical care; lifestyle drugs; advertising; and patents, to name a few.