What manufacturers should anticipate when working with specialty pharmacies
When entering the specialty pharmaceuticals arena, manufacturers need to evaluate the capabilities of their channel partners carefully
Life sciences clusters: the emerging markets trend
Annual Jones Lang LaSalle report ranks US clusters, looks at international activity
Stakeholder survey finds broad approval for copay cards
Patients, physicians and pharmacists signal their support of copay cards in Alliance Life Sciences study
Criminal investigations for counterfeit, diverted drugs skyrocketed in 2012
Number of cases opened by FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) triples to 170
Who will represent the specialty pharmacy business?
As the business grows at double-digit rates, representing its interests becomes its own business opportunity
The war on prescription drug abuse
Like the other war on drugs, there's no end in sight
Pharma struggles to manage the complexity of its Patient Assistance Programs
While awaiting the effects of the Affordable Care Act on PAPs, industry and its service providers wrestle with conflicting priorities
Transdermal drug delivery looks for new frontiers
Microneedles and 'active' patches extend the reach of transdermal applications
Greenway Medical, an EHR vendor, will use Physicians Interactive's 'eCoupon' solution
Partnership brings pharma messaging into another EHR vendor
HHS issues highly critical report of FDA's risk evaluation and mitigation strategies (REMS) program
The agency is not receiving timely reports from industry sponsors, and is behind in its own evaluation programs
Institute of Medicine says: Adopt a mandatory national track-and-trace system soon, and a voluntary program now
New study outlines the scope of falsified pharmaceuticals and diverted trade globally, but also highlights the international-policy complications
Pharma and pharmacy groups build consensus on drug tracking, disposal and Internet pharmacies
National Conference of Pharmaceutical Organizations (NCPO) seeks national standards
Cardinal Health to buy AssuraMed, leading home-health supplier
Cardinal will beef up its direct-to-home distribution channels
Remedy Media launches wellness site with UC Berkeley
Web design is tailored to tablets, with scrolling screens and ‘native content’ for advertisers
'Condition-based' monitoring of cold-chain shipments might provide better operational performance
A shift from datalogging as a passive monitor to a shipment validation
UPS Healthcare Logistics adds 800,000 sq. ft. to its North American distribution centers
Next addition is 'already being planned' says divisional VP, Bill Hook
Online service that provides healthcare guidance, including writing prescriptions, sees dramatic growth
Virtuwell, operated by a MN healthcare provider, has expanded to three states
After long delay, Sunshine Act regulations are now final
Industry data collection to begin Aug. 1, with a first report to CMS on March 31, 2014
Delivering samples in bags and boxes improves overall campaign effectiveness, says Brandperx
'Scriptbags' and 'Rep in a Box' are about to be tested in pharma sample distribution
If you were keeping count: the millionth blood stem-cell transplant occurred in December 2012
Data compiled by the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WNBMT) measures the landmark; some 70 diseases are now treated by the therapy
Intelsius introduces temperature-controlled packaging with a nominal 170-hour range
Branded as Orca 2.0, the line features advanced phase-change material and proprietary software design
In-transit cargo thefts are rapidly declining, says Pharmaceutical Cargo Security Coalition
New emphasis will be placed on last-mile courier holdups
Clinical Reference Laboratory banks on Cryoport for shipping deep-frozen biologics in clinical testing
Arrangement expands Cryoport's service agreement with the lab
Criticism mounts over delay in Physicians Sunshine Act implementation
While the 'agg spend' rules sit in the Office of Management and Budget, healthcare advocacy groups fume
Outcomes research will get a boost from an Optum / Mayo Clinic collaboration
Optum Labs will run analytics on millions of claims and clinical records to find improved outcomes
UPS/TNT Express deal falls apart in the face of EC opposition
While regulators were worried about the European market, deal would have also shifted the emerging-markets competitive scene
