Criminal investigations for counterfeit, diverted drugs skyrocketed in 2012
Number of cases opened by FDA's Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) triples to 170
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
Track-and-trace technology pops up in NY Police effort to combat pharmacy robberies
NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly sketches out GPS tracking decoys for controlled substances
Who's introduced the best compliance package of 2012?--applications are now open for the HCPC Package of the Year
Annual competition promotes the use of compliance packaging to improve medication adherence and safety
H.D. Smith acquires majority ownership in Triplefin, building out its specialty-pharma distribution business
Distributors, retail pharmacy and others pile into the specialty-pharma services
Of 58 new-drug announcements from FDA in 2012, 22 (38%) are cold chain products
Proportion of cold chain products continues to grow in the biopharma inventory
Pelican Products Acquires Minnesota Thermal Science, enhancing its position in cold-chain packaging
MTS' Credo brand now becomes a Pelican property
Training and technology implementation top survey list of supply chain managers' focus
Annual Tompkins Global Trade Management Report surveys industry practices
California Biomedical Industry Report Highlights New Challenges for Industry
Companies facing fewer funding sources, reimbursement issues
Comment period is now open on FDA draft guidance for abuse-deterrent opioids
Agency is trying to quantify the effects of abuse-deterrent formulations
Publicis Healthcare realigns media management as Publicis Health Media
Structure provides a global network to standardize media strategy, buying and digital-search services
Leading EHR vendor, athenahealth, will buy Epocrates, mobile drug-info provider, for $293 million
Step is one of the first toward consolidation of electronic health providers and information publishers
UPS officially opens three new healthcare logistics facilities in Asia-Pacific
Hangzhou, Shanghai and Sydney bring 325,000 sq. ft. of dedicated space to market
Social media and medication adherence: Theory and promise are way ahead of results
Lack of quantitative clinical results and FDA regulatory uncertainty leave unclear benefits for this $300-billion problem
Compounding pharmacy problems fester as death toll mounts and FDA seeks new regulatory authority
Distinguishing between pharmaceutical manufacturing and pharmacy compounding remains a policy conflict
Vision 2020: evolving markets, evolving business models
PwC's annual analysis sees bright spots in R&D practices, while global economic troubles will constrain healthcare spending
Medication errors from injectable drugs are a $2.7-5.1-billion problem for US hospitals
Peer-reviewed study correlates adverse drug events (ADEs) with form of drug administration; can pharma manufacturers help?
How to prevent 'agg spend' sunburn
Implementation of the Physicians Sunshine Act may require you to begin data gathering by Feb. 25, but questions remain over the law's details, from data to dollars
Burrill & Co.: Let the good times in biotech roll
Financial-services firm's index of biotech stocks rose 40.5% in 2012; predicts a better year for financings and M&A activity in 2013
Multichannel and closed-loop marketing need to come together to drive value, says Capgemini
New report assesses the progress in adopting both of these marketing techniques
Product serialization vendor, Systech, combines barcoding with authentication
Patent-pending technology provides an 'e-fingerprint' to go with barcode data; data can be retrieved from a cloud-based repository
