How REMS Affect Pharmaceutical Distribution Processes and Partners
First-ever study of the impact of REMS on supply chains finds that collaboration is a critical requirement
Patient-Administered Therapies Drive New Delivery System Designs
US Supreme Court rejects Vermont's restriction on prescribing data for manufacturers
Decision rides on “free flow of commercial information,” according to the 6-3 vote
For a Lucky Few, Biopharma Expansion a Reality Again
Trends in site selection, regional economic development and business expansion
Automated Contract Management Provides Substantial Benefits to Nektar Therapeutics
CLM Matrix system exploits Microsoft SharePoint platform
Making Pallets a Supply Chain Asset Instead of an Unrecoverable Cost
Recent product contamination incidents are highlighting the importance of having reliably clean pallets for warehousing and shipping
Sales Force Automation's Latest Kick: Mobile and Touch-Display Applications
A pronounced fascination with Apple Computer's iPad is focusing sales-IT efforts on mobility and data access; meanwile, online e-detailing offerings win more acceptance
FDA is overhauling its strategy to meet global regulatory-inspection requirements
New strategy involves collaboration with overseas inspectorates; risk-based prioritization of inspections
Aggregate-spend reporting is gradually rising in importance among pharma compliance departments
Latest Cegedim survey shows more activity in preparing for nationwide reporting, but gaps remain
Virtual meetings on touch tablets are quickly replacing live dinner meetings with physicians, says MedPoint Digital
Unlike other new media initiatives, virtual dinner meetings and the have an existing regulatory framework—and they’r e popular with physicians
New Commercial Model: Fact Vs. Fiction
Belief that today’s commercial model is “broken” elicits a wide range of responses from industry
Fixing the Disjointed World of Marketing Operations
A supply chain perspective on marketing operations can reduce cost and complexity while improving results
Global Pharma Market Will Reach $880 Billion in 2011, Up 5-7%, predicts IMS Health
Generics claim 78% of US market; prescriptions dispensed were up slightly, but doctor visits declined in 2010
Google Prepares for a Possible $500-Million Penalty for Illegal Online Pharmacy Advertising, Says WSJ
Quintiles Survey Finds 'Value in Healthcare' to Have Different Meanings Among Stakeholders
Cost dominates the payer and physician perspective, manufacturers look to outcomes, while patients see little value in outcomes
Get Ready for EHRs as the Essential Communications Platform for Pharma
Electronic health-record systems (EHRs) are bringing needed drug information to the point of care for prescribers
Marrying CRM and social media: little activity now, huge potential in the future, says Update CRM
Survey of life sciences sales organizations finds mobile computing is advancing rapidly
MeadWestvaco's sponsored compliance-packaging study finds 'modest' improvement in medication adherence
Rigorous, peer-reviewed analysis of hypertension patients is “an absolute baseline” for justifying compliance packaging, says MWV
HDMA honors AmerisoureBergen's Yost with Nexus Award
AmerisourceBergen CEO has had a 37-year career in healthcare distribution
Eight pharma/consumer companies win 2011 HDMA DIANA awards
Product innovations, and excellence in trade relations practices are honored
Quintiles survey finds 'value in healthcare' to have different meanings among stakeholders
Track-and-trace systems are sprouting in Turkey, Brazil
New implementations by Systech and others continue outside the US
OPINION: Pharmaceutical cargo theft plays big in mass media--but industry has already responded
$3-billion federal PBM contract goes from Medco to CVS Caremark
Contract win could prove to be a turnaround for still-controversial CVS-Caremark merger; will medication adherence programs make a difference?
Sample accountability managers grapple with Vermont's new reporting requirements
Vermont’s amended program directly affects how samples are distributed to healthcare providers; ambiguities remain in who and what need to be reported
Dept. of Justice may hit Google with $500-million fine over 'rogue' online pharmacy promotion
Coincidentally, federally sponsored study sees a link between high-speed Internet access and online drug sales of narcotic medicines
2011 Bio/Pharma Cold Chain Sourcebook finds world market for packaging and logistics to be $6.9 billion in 2012
New edition updates regulatory developments, economics of transportation modes and trends in international product movement
Veeva Systems announces iRep 2, updating its just-announced iRep for the iPad
Sales-force automation vendor races to pole position for sales teams deploying the iPad 2
Florida legislation hopes to shut down 'pill mills' dispensing high volumes of addictive pain medications
Bill brings state into national efforts at prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), and adds requirements to pharmacists and distributors
Oracle updates applications for clinical trial management, adverse-event reporting
Emphasis is on operating a single instance for multiple clients