In an EHR era, adverse event reporting takes on a new look
As the number of adverse events (AEs) grows year by year, regulators and industry managers are looking at automated systems to handle the burden
Medication non-adherence is a $188-billion revenue gap for pharma, says Capgemini
New study magnifies the lost opportunity for industry eighteen-fold; the global gap is $564 billion
FDA approves Juxtapid (lomitapide), a high-cholesterol treatment
Poduct is Aegerion Pharmaceuticals' first approved drug
Specialty Pharmaceuticals: Facts and Figures
HDMA's fourth edition polling its members and manufacturers, on trends in specialty distribution
Amgen, Sanofi US settle with US DoJ on marketing violations
Both cases involve sampling practices; both require corporate integrity agreements; and Amgen pleads guilty to a misdemeanor charge for off-label marketing of Arenesp
New white paper reviews the regulations and case law on compassionate-use access to experimental drugs
Insurance company author points out the liabilities of any clinical trial project
FDA posts warning about illegally imported Botox--another breach of pharmaceutical distribution security
Letters sent to 350 doctors' offices; the same distributor as the fake Avastin case is implicated
LegitScript helps shut down a rogue Internet-pharmacy 'mother ship'
Company is broadening its monitoring services to include devices, nutritional supplements and 'designer drugs'
Medication guides developed under the FDA REMS program are of little value, say researchers
Study of technical readability, and a trial of potential patients, show little progress in improving patient understanding
Live long in Andorra and Japan
Latest global survey of life expectancy shows steady increases for most of the world since 2000
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?
First cell-culture-based flu vaccine, Flucelvax, is approved for distribution
A $1-billion private/public partnership reaches fruition - with implications for vaccine supply chains
Over half of specialty pharmaceutical shipments are cold-chain products, says HDMA survey
Annual publication polls manufacturers and distributors on temperature-controlled shipping practices
Quest Diagnostics biorepository gains international accreditation
Lab is one of the early adopters of the voluntary College of American Pathologists accreditation
A new biopharma giant is born: AbbVie
Abbott's long-scheduled splitup creates two giants
Nurses, pharmacists and medical doctors retain 1, 2, 3 ranking in public's assessment of professional honesty and ethics
Annual Gallup poll shows a slightly rising ranking for most professions
Dept. of Technical Precision: USP adopts a new drug naming policy
After five years of deliberations, a Naming Policy for Salt Drug Substances will go into effect next May
Changing commercial model is primary worry of biopharma execs, says Cegedim survey
Physicians continue to decline as the target customer base for industry marketing, according to survey repondents
Remedy Health Media seeks to open a new communications channel: physician to patient
Broad-based print and digital publisher will tailor service to specific health conditions
Thermal blankets for cold chain shipping: an effective control, but watch out for surface-color effects
New testing shows the effectiveness of blankets in long-distance shipments; FedEx touts the value of its Boeing 777F fleet with controlled environments
Medication non-adherence is a $188-billion revenue gap for pharma, says CapGemini
New study magnifies the lost opportunity for industry sixfold; the global gap is $564 billion
Guilty plea is offered by a doctor caught up in the fake Avastin scandal
More doctors are expected to be charged; meanwhile, California e-pedigree meetings restart
In the international public health arena, regulation against 'falsified' pharmaceuticals again seems to be a casualty
WHO meeting bans nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) who advocate for more-comprehensive treaties
E&Y Entrepreneurs of the Year announced: life sciences winner is founder of a patient-monitoring device manufacturer
Life sciences runners-up include executives of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Dohmen Group and Gauthier Biomedical
CVS Caremark-sponsored medication adherence initiative crosses the $500-million mark
PBM-sponsored program passes on its discounts from manufacturers
FedEx, UPS are being investigated by DoJ for illegal online-pharmacy deliveries
Companies were served subpoenas dating back to 2007
New Congressional action by year-end on pharma track-and-trace looks doubtful
HDMA seminar attendees are skeptical of the project rising sufficiently on Congress' calendars
US primary distributors logged $294 billion in pharma sales in 2011, says HDMA
Cold chain products constitute 10% of SKUs, on average
Is regenerative medicine a future market for cold-chain logistics services?
Maybe not, as biotech companies develop on-the-spot treatments
