Outsourced services can provide significant financial and risk-avoidance benefits
Sharing clinical data—EvGen—will improve both drug development and health outcomes analysis
Collecting and reporting data in near real time cuts costs and reduces risk
A direct-distribution model could save expense for payers and patients while providing better service
Commercial teams can prepare for overcoming predictable hurdles
Stable economics and growing healthcare concerns make Brazil one of the top emerging markets, with a current growth rate >20%
Following are excerpts from the keynote presentation of Steven C. Anderson, president and CEO of the National Assn. of Chain Drug Stores, at its annual meeting, Palm Beach, FL, Apr. 25.
Electronic health-record systems (EHRs) are bringing needed drug information to the point of care for prescribers
Carving out CGTs for payment systems involving government intervention may be an answer
While the pharma industry is growing more dependent on companion diagnostics, test developers face an uncertain business model
Paper validation records will disappear in the face of continuous validation
Both promise and peril exist for drugmakers in working with diagnostic tests to commercialize new medications or refine the applicability of existing ones
Team-Up seeks to bring manufacturers and logistics providers together
Today’s evolving healthcare environment calls for more collaboration in bringing drugs to market
The pharma industry needs to go farther in adapting to new marketplace realities
Securing your supply chain
Drug sponsors have options in both how the new FDA risk programs are structured and how to execute them
Optimized multichannel communications will prevent illness and save lives
Today’s uncertain work environment obliges you to manage your career and financial status to keep your options open
Marketing strategies will adjust with the advent of biosimilars
Overestimating product reserves as loss of exclusivity (LoE) approaches can be a $75-million mistake
As more of these novel—and costly—cell therapies gain approval, revamped strategies around scaling, coordination and workflow are critical to their launch
Logistics managers in life sciences and personal care focus on transportation capacity
Recent regulatory actions and court cases highlight the importance of due diligence in reporting the value of service fees when federal reimbursements are concerned. The financial consequences can be substantial
Multi-tenant sales-force automation (SFA) systems are coping with an increasingly complex regulatory environment
As the number of adverse events (AEs) grows year by year, regulators and industry managers are looking at automated systems to handle the burden
Begin thinking of your business as a 'disease' company vs. a 'drug' company