FDA looks to industry for help in DSCSA compliance
Clinical cold chain vendors go into a deep freeze
Demand for cryogenic logistics propels business growth
McKesson jumps on the CMS Oncology Care Model (OCM) experiment
Program seeks to improve care while reducing costs
Sermo reaches 30 countries to connect physicians in an online community
Site opens up a Facebook-like “Pages” to vendors and medical organizations
2016 EMD Serono Specialty Digest: health plans’ ongoing cost struggle
Managed care organizations are adjusting rapidly to onslaught of specialty products
Oncology: a new era in therapies; same cost concerns
A raft of new therapies is generating renewed optimism for cancer care, but even as lower-cost biosimilars enter the market, cost is a crippling factor
Brand enhancement and safety with unit-dose packaging
Packaging designers continue the uphill battle for converting the US pharma industry to unit-dose, compliance-improving packaging
Managing supply chains from the cloud
New IT data-science and visualization tools advance supply chain management
Changing the payment paradigm
Policymakers look at alternative payment models in oncology
Specialty pharmacy dynamics
The SP channel continues to grow, with manufacturers looking for more control over access
Laying the foundation for a national system for evidence generation
Sharing clinical data—EvGen—will improve both drug development and health outcomes analysis
Strengthening healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chains is critical for healthcare resiliency
A Conversation with Mark Merritt, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
2016 Product Security Report
Pharma spends heavily to secure its supply chain, while politicians bring out the re-importation topic
IMS Health and Quintiles to merge
Both clinical research and commercial analytics markets to be served by combination
Another tough week for pharma on drug pricing policy
More healthcare stakeholders line up against the industry
Abbott bets on medical devices with $25-billion acquisition of St. Jude Medical
Better access to hospital systems is a goal; pharmaceutical business is fading
Copay assistance data on the iPad: TrialCard’s new app
Integrating copay programs with multichannel marketing
Vertex’ Orkambi medication package is Compliance Package of the Year
Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC) award again goes to PCI Pharma Services
HealthPrize cuts ‘gap days’ in medication non-adherence
Gamifcation software developer touts value of its patient reward system
FedEx opens its Memphis cold chain center
Facility will act as a global backstop to healthcare logistics clients
Prescription-drug abuse legislation signed into law
Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act (S. 483) calls for better industry-government coordination
Prepaid cash cards motivate clinical trial patients
Greenphire highlights its support of patient recruitment and retention
IMS 2015 Use of Medicines report: US sales reach $424.8 billion
Double-digit growth (12.2%) for the second year running
Cryoguard extends chemical temperature indicators into deep frozen
Stem cell, biotech demands call for colder storage and shipping conditions
Capacity, capability expansions at CSafe, QuickSTAT
CSafe expands in Atlanta and Newark; QuickSTAT in Latin America
Cryoport adds a consulting arm to its clinical trials support
Risk assessment of trade lanes, commercial scaleup are concerns
Another approach to specialty patient support: independent pharmacies
KloudScript seeks to backstop local pharmacies with specialty services
Pfizer cancels merger with Allergan; hey, what about Inflectra biosimilar?
US tax rules scuttle merger, while the US' second biosimilar wins FDA approval
More injectables capacity in the US, Germany
Novo Nordisk and Vetter Pharma announce groundbreakings
