Authors


Kevin McPherson, GENCO Healthcare

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Managing logistics partnerships in uncertain times

Outsourced services can provide significant financial and risk-avoidance benefits


Rachel Sherman, MD, MPH, US Food

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Laying the foundation for a national system for evidence generation

Sharing clinical data—EvGen—will improve both drug development and health outcomes analysis


By Marrie Groeneveld, SkyCell

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Big Data in pharma cold chain logistics

Collecting and reporting data in near real time cuts costs and reduces risk


By David Hileman, PharmaCord

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New approaches to specialty distribution

A direct-distribution model could save expense for payers and patients while providing better service



By Rob Lien

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Navigating the patient journey after rare disease diagnosis

Commercial teams can prepare for overcoming predictable hurdles


Marcelo Sicoli, EnterBrazil

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Entering the Brazilian Pharmaceutical Market

Stable economics and growing healthcare concerns make Brazil one of the top emerging markets, with a current growth rate >20%


Steven Anderson, NACDS

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Retail Pharmacies and the Health and Wellness Renaissance

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.


Edward Fotsch, MD, PDR Network

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Get Ready for EHRs as the Essential Communications Platform for Pharma

Electronic health-record systems (EHRs) are bringing needed drug information to the point of care for prescribers


Anne Runyan, Two Labs Pharma Services

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Innovative models to address cell- and gene-therapy (CGT) payer challenges

Carving out CGTs for payment systems involving government intervention may be an answer


Glenn Snyder, Deloitte Consulting LLP

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Understanding the companion-diagnostics environment

While the pharma industry is growing more dependent on companion diagnostics, test developers face an uncertain business model


Jon Ragati, Sparta Systems

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How cloud-based IT systems address FDA validation requirements

Paper validation records will disappear in the face of continuous validation


Richard J. Tinsley, Putnam Associates

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How to Think About Companion Diagnostics

Both promise and peril exist for drugmakers in working with diagnostic tests to commercialize new medications or refine the applicability of existing ones


By Alan Kennedy, Executive Director, Team-Up

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A new approach to pharma supply-chain collaboration

Team-Up seeks to bring manufacturers and logistics providers together


Michael Bonney, CEO, Cubist Pharmaceuticals

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Bringing New Science, and New Partners, Into the Drug Development Process

Today’s evolving healthcare environment calls for more collaboration in bringing drugs to market


Peter Gilmore, KPMG LLP

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Ten integrated imperatives for pharma commercial transformation

The pharma industry needs to go farther in adapting to new marketplace realities



Edgar Adams, ScD, Robin Carter, Heather Raschtschenia

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Economic Considerations For REMS

Drug sponsors have options in both how the new FDA risk programs are structured and how to execute them


Renee Selman, Adheris Health

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Improving health outcomes through customized adherence messages

Optimized multichannel communications will prevent illness and save lives



Michael Steiner, RegentAtlantic Capital

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Is There Life After the Lab?

Today’s uncertain work environment obliges you to manage your career and financial status to keep your options open


By Ben Curtis

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Future look: The Impact of Biosimilars on Oncology

Marketing strategies will adjust with the advent of biosimilars


Jeffrey Borman, Integrichain, Inc.

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Forecasting Returns When Patents Expire

Overestimating product reserves as loss of exclusivity (LoE) approaches can be a $75-million mistake


Joel Wayment, Cardinal Health 3PL Services

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CAR-T Therapies: Three Supply Chain Considerations

As more of these novel—and costly—cell therapies gain approval, revamped strategies around scaling, coordination and workflow are critical to their launch


Personal Care Logistics Conference, Inc.

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HPCLC Spring Meeting recap

Logistics managers in life sciences and personal care focus on transportation capacity


Rick Moore, Compliance Implementation Services

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Lessons learned on bona fide service fees and fair market value-is there a 'right answer'?

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



Matt Wllach, Veeva Systems

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True Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Transforms Sales Automation Systems to Make Upgrades Painless

Multi-tenant sales-force automation (SFA) systems are coping with an increasingly complex regulatory environment


Lena Anthony, contributing editor

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In an EHR era, adverse event reporting takes on a new look

As the number of adverse events (AEs) grows year by year, regulators and industry managers are looking at automated systems to handle the burden


Ricahrd Pazdur, MD, FDA

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Cancer care in the US -- looking back, looking forward

Begin thinking of your business as a 'disease' company vs. a 'drug' company

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