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Disconnected business processes in contract administration, managed markets, rebates, sales compensation and related areas cause waste and inefficiency for company management

For global markets, there is a need to balance the imperative to get to market quickly against the evolving regulatory landscape

Following its pathbreaking alliance with Walgreens/Alliance Boots, AmerisourceBergen is busy executing its future plans

More emphasis on digital technologies and overall cost reduction are on the wish list

Manufacturers are committing capital dollars to packaging-line enhancements; but will the rest of the supply chain be ready by 2015?

Annual Jones Lang LaSalle report ranks US clusters, looks at international activity

Patients, physicians and pharmacists signal their support of copay cards in Alliance Life Sciences study

PwC's annual analysis sees bright spots in R&D practices, while global economic troubles will constrain healthcare spending

Peer-reviewed study correlates adverse drug events (ADEs) with form of drug administration; can pharma manufacturers help?

New study magnifies the lost opportunity for industry eighteen-fold; the global gap is $564 billion

The new insurance exchanges are bound to impact industry rebates - and therefore the ability to manage financial reporting, says PwC Health Research Institute

Understand when total cost of care is the only winning argument - and when you can ignore it, says Oliver Wyman

Implications for pharma are in continuing pricing pressure, and preferences for distribution channels

Action adds to the increasing number of global healthcare-distribution pathways

Although controversial, patient-focused discounts can play a valuable role in managed-markets programs

While 78% of survey respondents will "demand clear proof of cost savings" to ensure formulary placement, 44% of them have "little or no confidence" in the economic arguments presented by pharmacos

Dohmen pioneers an integrated, 'conflict free' pharmaceutical services company

The leading chain pharmacy steps up its role as healthcare provider and partner to pharma

Biopharma remains a bright spot in US and international economic activity, even while the overall outlook remains cloudy

Latest annual Progressions report highlights the shift to healthy behaviors

Patient office visits, prescription usage continued to decline

Covis Pharmaceuticals' business model is to acquire distribution rights to low-volume drugs

Applying a consistent framework to choose locations can help optimize R&D and drive cost reduction for pharmaceutical companies of all sizes

Pharmaceutical Commerce sat down with Chris Smith, president and COO; here's what he had to say.

Buys marketing rights to networks of independent pharmacies for C$920 million