PBM formulary exclusion lists continue to grow
Battlefield over drug pricing and availability continues to widen between plan managers and pharma
For pharma, it's getting harder and harder to follow the money
Outsourced contract-administration provider highlights growth in invoicing and financial stewardship burdens
CVS/pharmacy earns URAC accreditation for 'community pharmacy'
First to gain newly established program reviewing therapy management and chronic care
Big Pharma shuffles investments--and people--around the industry
Amped-up financial transactions continue to roil the industry as Amgen announces a big layoff
Vaccination experts struggle to raise medication practices of physicians and treatment programs
Vaccine working group tries to build consensus on temperature control and dispensing practices
PCI grows beyond contract packaging, acquires UK's Penn Pharma
Adds drug development services to its clinical, commercial packaging
Sandoz files for first FDA biosimilar approval under 351(k) biosimilarity rules
Biosimilar filgrastim is already broadly marketed outside the US
Next wave in gray-market US drug sales: pharmacy 'facilitators'
Rogue online pharmacies are going the brick-and-mortar route
GPhA: 'Abuse' of REMS programs costs drug payers $5.4 billion annually
Generics association ramps up criticism of brand owners' tactics to delay generic introductions
McKesson Specialty Health enters dedicated 3PL arena
US drug-wholesaling leader has 'never had a true 3PL offering'--but that changes now
Pharma rep access: down, down, down
Latest ZS AccessMonitor asks, 'Who are [physicians] listening to?'
HDMA revises 856 Advance Ship Notice documentation
Latest version is 'based on our evolving understanding of the DSCSA'
Federal government renews charges of illicit drug distribution involving FedEx
Dispute continues the ongoing battles between drug distributors and DEA
Agency rides the rare-disease wave
Siren Interactive hires more executives, moves to downtown Chicago
Evaluate Pharma forecast: 2020 global pharma sales of $1.107 trillion
After patent expiries, 'The industry has turned a corner'
Cold Chain Technologies offers a patient-transport product container
Family of GTS Carry Packs handles drugs that patients self-administer
UPS' field-stocking location (FSL) service provides expanded med device support
Speedy delivery to hospitals and clinics is the goal
Elpro builds out a SaaS platform for documenting cold-chain shipments
Cloud-based system automatically collects and analyzes company’s datalogger outputs
Envirotainer wins FAA approval for its cold-chain containers on US air freighters
Meanwhile, competitor CSafe Global broadens its containers' usability
Purdue Pharma wins Priority Review designation for its abuse-deterrent, extended-release hydrocodone
Pharma distributors and dispensers worry about more opioid abuse
LexisNexis offers an expanded view of master data management for physician targeting
Looking for the 'golden record' of physician demographics
Kantar Health takes a new look at pharma brand dynamics with Pinnakle service
Ongoing brand monitoring needs to be managed more holistically
Deloitte appoints a new leader of its life sciences industry practice: Homi Kapadia
Deloitte veteran is a board director of the company
NABP enters a 'registry agreement' with ICANN for the .Pharmacy web-address suffix
The hope is that NABP's oversight will limit illicit online-pharmacy activity
European Commission chooses a logo to validate online pharmacies
European consumers will eventually have a pan-European method of checking pharmacy legitimacy
Covance MarketPlace seeks to connect drug developers with out-licensing opportunities
Debuted at BIO, Covance's platform will showcase its clients' early-stage drug candidates
Pharma in China--calculated risk gone wrong
Doing business in China is undergoing important changes
Industry should reinforce cargo security practices with TAPA participation
Ultimately, supply chain integrity should include both temperature control and security against theft or diversion
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Merck/Sensitech study highlights methods to analyze CRT parcel shipping
Closer tracking of small-parcel shipments helps meet regulatory requirements
