IMS Institute assesses social media for industry significance
J&J is the far-and-away leader in the IMS Health Social Media Engagement Index
FDA Mini-Sentinel project exceeds its goals, but future is uncertain
Effort to use health records to detect 'safety signals' will connect to other national programs: here comes IMEDS
Reactions are muted to FDA's social-media guidance
Besides common-sense monitoring of social media activity by pharma, FDA will exercise 'enforcement discretion' in reviewing online activities
FDA approved 27 new drugs in 2013
Agency lauds itself on speedy reviews, but others keep pressure on
Educating patients on self-administered drug injections
The trend toward self-administered drugs creates a pressing need for better patient-education resources
A conversation with Peyton Howell, AmerisourceBergen
Top health industry issues for life sciences in 2014
PwC's annual forecast of the year's most important healthcare trends
Networking for life science logistics
The Health & Personal Care Logistics Conference brings industry leaders together
DQSA: a bargain for the life sciences industry
The Drug Quality and Security Act will change industry for the better
HDMA looks closely at 'buy and bill' in specialty pharma distribution
Will 'white bagging' and specialty-pharmacy business practices change distribution dynamics?
IMS Institute projects global pharma market of $1.17-1.20 trillion in 2017
Growth includes 1-4% CAGR in US, 0-3% in Europe and 14-17% in China. US specialties have a twist
Contract administration software market heats up with new offerings
Both Revitas and Model N bring out enhanced script-validation modules to ensure rebate accuracy
Promotional experimentation and consumer outreach will be available via the Truvio network
New service launched by WEGO Health offers rapid feedback from key opinion influencers in consumer healthcare
ValueCentric updates its flagship IT service, ValueTrak, with advanced data-visualization capabilities
Finance, marketing and other nontraditional users find value in the company's sales and inventory data
Cloud computing and Big Data will dominate IT healthcare trends in 2014
Liaison Healthcare Informatics predicts trends for healthcare and life sciences
PCI breaks ground on new clinical storage and distribution facility
Contract packager addresses growing clinical-products business
Reminder packaging is a "consistently effective medication-adherence intervention strategy," says Decision Resources
Analysts find that better adherence can be a competitive advantage in new-product introductions
FDA self-injection guidance: Enhancing safety, dosing accuracy and patient compliance
Cardinal Health repeats as No. 1 organization in Gartner healthcare supply chain rankings
Annual Cegedim survey finds emphasis on changing commercial models
Multichannel marketing is high in attention, but low on execution; Docnet will be a new social media platform
Drug Quality and Security Act becomes law
Long-awaited track-and-trace law ushers in a new era of pharmaceutical supply-chain monitoring; compounding pharmacies get a new structure also
Arizona wholesaler goes with IBS and rfXcel for ERP, track-and-trace capability
LLC Wholesale installs cloud-based systems for Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA) compliance
The role of labels in patient safety
Advanced label technologies serve functions far beyond product identification
Air carriers double down on winning business from life sciences
Rising production and trade, along with tightening regulations, make life sciences an attractive target for air cargo and logistics services
Cegedim deepens multichannel CRM capabilities with an e-detailer acquisition
Purchase of Paris-based Kadrige reinforces SaaS-based multichannel marketing
After a relatively flat year, 2014 could be big for pharma M&A
Ernst & Young Firepower report sees a 'growth gap' for traditional pharmacos
Copay programs' increased value to manufacturers is matched by rising criticism
Despite proven medical value, coupon and copay offset programs continue to draw fire from insurers; meanwhile, will the programs extend to ACA insureds?
Finding the value in outsourced contract administration
The growing complexity of managed-markets contract support makes outsourcing a near-necessity for Small Pharma, and a better option for Big Pharma
University-based consortium will develop standards for biomarker-based diagnostics
Efforts of the National Biomarker Development Alliance will address the 'dismal' success rate of approved biomarker diagnostics
World Courier expands its dedicated ground-transport fleet in Europe
Operationally qualified vans provide integral refrigeration for up to six Euro pallets
