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Vetter offers standardized "clinical syringe" packages
Products could cut time-to-market in injectables R&D
World Courier doubles down in Sweden, rebrands its clinical trials business
Clinical Trials Supply Chain Solutions (CTSCS) becomes Clinical Supply Solutions (CSS)
DPx, the combination of Patheon and DSM Pharma, will catch the countercurrents in contract manufacturing
Newly branded company is one of the largest contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) in the world
HCPC awards 2013 Compliance Package of the Year to Noven Therapeutics
Innovation award goes to Mem-O-Ring, a pill-bottle attachment
Three new facilities are announced for UPS in Latin America
Mexico, Brazil and Chile will see new or expanded healthcare logistics capability
Cegedim survey updates industry response to aggregate-spending rules
Pharma companies assess their ongoing reporting capabilities
A brand, a generic, an OTC: Nexium (esomeprazole) will take many forms soon
AstraZeneca plots next moves
Limits to Big Data in healthcare analytics
Researchers suggest that the surge in analysis of large data sets may have limitations for understanding healthcare patterns
Cold-chain packager combines tracking with asset management
Enhanced reuse could be possible with ProEnvision system
EHR market begins to sort itself out
Pharma industry is invited into some EHRs, excluded from others
Managing quality risks across the pharmaceutical supply chain
Well designed quality systems follow the product life cycle and foster a culture of quality
The importance of accreditation for specialty pharmacy organizations
Why accreditation?
US prescription sales were up 3.2% in 2013, totaling $329.2 billion
Annual IMS Institute survey finds generics level at 86%
Newly approved Evzio auto-injector will treat opioid overdoses
Fast-tracked product is acclaimed by FDA as well as its developer, Kaléo
Health plans continue cost-control measures, but have mixed reactions to specialty pharmacy services
2014 EMD Serono Specialty Digest: managing adherence programs are a sought-after service
Veeva expands physician-contact tools with Engage, a multichannel communications link
Company also announces a 10-year agreement with Salesforce.com
McKesson and Physicians Interactive expand their e-coupon partnership
Service connects McKesson industry clients to PI's network of e-prescribing and EHRs
Commerce and clinical research: where the twain meet
A conversation with Bill Mitchell, CEO, Packaging Coordinators, Inc.
HDMA survey of specialty distribution: sales to physicians' offices have dropped by 11%
Annual survey tracks rapid evolution in a critical pharma market
Express Scripts charts 'pharmaceutical waste' in 2013 Drug Trend Report
Better adherence could save $337 billion in healthcare costs
HPCLC spring conference focuses on
IMS Institute charts the future course of commercial-operations automation
Cost-cutting will continue while marketplace demands a higher level of data quality from pharma
FDA's first DQSA track-and-trace workshop will be held May 8-9
First of many meetings to come that are required by the Drug Supply Chain Security Act
Clinical pathways under Medicare?
2014 Biopharma cold-chain forecast
Global industry will spend $8.36 billion on cold chain logistics this year
Bending the cost curve in oncology
A rising flow of new, expensive therapies is transforming relationships among payers and providers. Manufacturers will have to react nimbly to the changes
Modified release formulations give new life to drugs
Both pharmacological and economic factors drive the decision to use these technologies
2014 Product Security Report
A new federal law sets the US industry's agenda for years to come; efforts globally are moving ahead
