A managed services approach to sales and marketing
Applying the managed services model to commercial operations can result in dramatic savings as pharma companies globalize
BeSafeRx: FDA helping consumers avoid risks of online prescription drug purchases
Getting ready for health exchanges - or not
The new insurance exchanges are bound to impact industry rebates - and therefore the ability to manage financial reporting, says PwC Health Research Institute
Pharma gets into the 'digital workflow' of physicians
Given the accelerating growth of electronic health record (EHR) adoption, pharma marketers are hoping for a new communication channel to open up at the point of care in the physician's office
A conversation with Robert Irene, Armada Health
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
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
Healthy Advice Networks is now PatientPoint
Rebranded company offers a family of point-of-care communication resources
Kuehne + Nagel adds CSafe RKN containers to its cold-chain services
Meanwhile, CSafe rearranges its ownership, takes over the AcuTemp company identity
A new effort at pharmaceutical pedigree/track-and-trace legislation surfaces in Washington
House and Senate committees offer a 'discussion draft' and there is talk of passing a law before year end
HealthWell Foundation promotes its non-product-specific copay program
New white paper outlines how copays can benefit federally-funded prescription programs
'Big Data' will be a high priority for business executives--provided that its promise meets expectations
Industry survey from Knowledgent probes management receptivity to Big Data projects
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
