FTC holds workshop on prescribing practices in veterinary medicine
At issue: prescription "portability," enabling pet owners to buy meds where they choose; also the exclusive distribution practices of some manufacturers
Here's a medication-errors number to conjure with: $1 trillion
Will the cost of poor medical care in US hospitals change the pharma marketplace?
IAG Cargo, Kuehne-Nagel showcase new cold-chain capabilities
British Air Cargo and Iberia Air Cargo combine to form IAG Cargo
Options for frozen cold-chain shipping, storage multiply
PharmaPort -20C container is launched; Sentry BoPharma opens a -45C depot
BT9, a new entrant in continuous cold-chain monitoring, aims to establish a pharma user base in 2013
Recent spinout from StePac, a food logistics firm, offers Xsense monitoring technology
Vaxxas, a drug-delivery firm, opens US offices to commercialize vaccine transdermal patches
Nanotech-based patch could make refrigerated shipping unnecessary
Cold chain service options multiply
Kuehne-Nagel and IAG Cargo showcase new capabilities
3PL execs assess global business conditions, highlight healthcare's potential
Annual survey of leading third-party logistics providers tabulates their interest in serving manufacturers, hospitals and retail
Meningitis outbreak from contaminated, compounded drug continues to rise
Lack of regulatory oversight of compounding pharmacies continues to be a problem
HDMA announces new leadership
Board undergoes annual changover
Two new coatings solutions simplify tablet preparation, improve palatability
Colorcon will introduce Opadry CA and Opamix at AAPS meeting
IBM unloads its InfoSphere Traceability Server; will it exit the pharma track-and-trace space?
Purchaser is Frequentz, an RFID-experienced systems house
California realigns its facility inspection policies to lighten the load on drug establishments
Federal FDA inspections will now be accepted in lieu of the state's own
Customer satisfaction with mail-order pharmacies is dropping
JD Power survey ranks mail-order and brick-and-mortar pharmacies
Healthcare spending growth reverses direction, climbing at a higher rate in 2011
Spending in 2011 grew at 4.6% among employer-sponsored insurance plans
SAMHSA annual report indicates decline in prescription drug abuse among young adults
Manufacturers, distributors and healthcare providers unite to address ongoing abuse
Entropy Solutions reworks its bio-based phase-change materials for new controlled-temperature applications
Microencapsulation of PCMs - and new PCMs - are in the offing
Cryoport and Kryosphere link up; Gentris expands biorepository capacity
Companies broaden their cold-chain shipping and storage capabilities
CBER gives guidance for handling temperature-sensitive pharmaceticals in local storage
Recommendations help pharmacies, healthcare providers and patients deal with natural disasters or power outages
New nonprofit, TransCelerate, brings 10 biopharma companies together to accelerate drug development
Another go at altering the lagging pace of drug research
Sofrigam partners with global warehouser to position shipping containers around the world
French cold-chain supplier adds to its existing European, US and Australian depots
Fertility-drug assistance program targets oncology patients
Ferring Pharma will work with Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy for distribution and patient education
Guidelines are proposed to put comparative effectiveness research on a more solid footing
Recently published paper proposes 13 'best research practice' principles for developing and using CER results
United Drug has a busy summer buying pharma services companies in the US and Europe
Latest acquisitions are Bilcare Clinical Supplies and Drug Safety Alliance Inc.
iPad-based partnership combines physician preferences in digital communications with app development
InTouch Solutions, MD Mindset collaborate to tailor iPad content development
US healthcare wastes $750 billion annually, cuts short 75,000 lives, says IOM
New Institute of Medicine report calls for a data-driven, 'continuously learning' healthcare system
ValueCentric opens a portal for detailed inventory, scrip data
Company is partnering with its retail clients to market sales activity data
Pharmacoeconomics influencing clinical trials earlier, says Cutting Edge Research
Syndicated study highlights role health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) teams play in drug development
Solving the payer's problem: a new key to market access
Understand when total cost of care is the only winning argument - and when you can ignore it, says Oliver Wyman
