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Both companies work through retail pharmacy, but are also extending services to point-of-care and direct-to-patient

New approaches, and new skill sets are necessary for meeting the challenges of global drug reimbursement policies

Why are there so few doctors in Los Angeles?

While pharma manufacturers may be concerned about the impact of item-level inventory tracking, it's an idea that actually makes great business sense

Drug distribution goes global as McKesson follows AmerisourceBergen's overseas tieups; will Cardinal stick only with its China subsidiary?

Temp-Assure service evaluates drug, packaging and shipping lane for commercial-scale deliveries

Collaboration will tap into Intermountain’s repository of millions of patient records

Genentech, Genzyme and Vetter announce new capital investments

RevitasNOW includes broader analytics of rebate effects with wholesalers and managed markets

It's still just speculation that the No. 1 US wholesaler will make a bold bid for access to European and other international markets

Veeva Network for compiling physician master-data lists and related prescriber data has initial customers

While FDA dithers on regulatory guidance, state efforts to anticipate biosimilar regulation are mostly being rejected

IAG Cargo's Heathrow facility is up and running; FedEx has begun construction at its Memphis hub

The Medicare Part D switchover of 2007 is only a partial proxy for what the healthcare system will experience in the next several years

Study surveys recent orphan-drug approvals, finding good alignment between Orphan Drug Act goals and achievements

Results of a survey panel by QPharma, presented at PDMA Sharing Conference, show a wide spread of reactions and concerns over agg-spend rules

Radiopharmaceuticals critical to diagnostic imaging will become more available from a Zevacor facility

Exhibition brings out the latest in temperature-controlled shipping

Canadian Blood Service works with manufacturers and nonprofits to expand Factor VIII supplies to the developing world

Mark Walchirk of McKesson joins executive board

New service launched by WEGO Health offers rapid feedback from key opinion influencers in consumer healthcare

Bill includes voluntary oversight by FDA of outsourced compounded pharmaceuticals, national distributor licensure, and a timetable for serialization and drug tracking

Regulation of compounding pharmacies will be included in the new Drug Quality and Security Act

A compromise bill is in the works, say Washington sources

Cells, tissues and regenerative-medicine materials, in biobanking or clinical research, are the focus

Feasibility study with US Oncology Research will evaluate the practicality of multiple biomarker testing

UDIs will be in place starting in late 2014, and rolling out over the next four years thereafter

The perfect pharmaceutical product would be a pill or injection that, once taken, has a near-immediate beneficial effect.

For specialty pharmaceuticals, the connection between manufacturer, payer and patient is the rising crop of hub services