FedEx Custom Critical deepens investment in Temp-Assure service
Ground-based transportation vehicles will standardize onboard temperature monitors and recorders for cold chain services
Cardinal Health wraps up annual Retail Business Conference for independent pharmacies
New services focus on handling long term care market and customizable marketing support
McKesson concludes its annual pharmacy strategies tradeshow; highlights new working relationships with independent pharmacies
McKesson flows manufacturer- and payor-sponsored reimbursements into pharmacies for adherence and medication therapy management (MTM) programs
FDA takes a relatively non-restrictive preliminary position on opioid REMS
‘Class-wide’ REMS policy will involve patient and prescriber education, but no registry or restricted distribution at this time
Compliance Package of the Year Award Goes to Pfizer's Toviaz Sample Package From Anderson Packaging
18th annual Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council meeting celebrates the benefits of unit-dose packaging
Smoothing the Path to Drug Safety
REMS programs need to address stakeholder usability
Pharma, FDA Wrestle with Social Media Tools
Healthcare discussions are booming on the Internet. How will FDA allow pharma to participate?
Defending Fair Market Value (FMV) Assessments
To avoid anti-kickback litigation with government, pharma companies need a defensible position on FMV assessments
The Time Is Right to Reform Your Approach to Managed Care
Not all managed care plans have the same influence on overall prescribing behavior, and not all geographies operate the same way
Deloitte 2010 Survey of Health Care Consumers
More personal control over healthcare and the desire for more access to information drive consumer attitudes
Today's Sales Reps: Medical Professionals, Order Takers, Delivery Staff--or Something Else?
Court rulings begin to swing toward categorizing pharma reps as hourly workers
Surprise! Employment Is on the Rise--in Contract Sales
While staff sales forces continue to shrink, the contract sales business is expected to nearly double over the next five years
The Drive to Develop New Commercial Models
Industry’s coming challenges will force dramatic change on how products are brought to market and businesses are sustained. Industry leaders have already started the process
Medical-Claims Database Analysis of Off-Label Prescribing
Examining off-label use of highly prescribed drugs reveals factors that differ from the usual criticism of such usage
Global Pharma Logistics Offers More Options
Dramatic traffic downturn makes providers more eager to offer service options; meanwhile, TSA 100% inspection rule looms for air carriers
Serialization Efforts Energize Track-and-Trace Technology
By fits and starts, pharma and healthcare providers are moving ahead on IT technologies to layer track-and-trace capabilities on supply chains
2010 UPS 'Pain in the (Supply) Chain' Survey
Executing on global-expansion plans and exploring distribution alternatives are top issues
Medco brings US-style pharmacy-benefit services to Europe with j.v. with Celesio
Joint venture combines two leading “pharmacy driven” companies to open up service sector in Europe
Cegedim-Dendrite Marketer Surveys: Changing business models, more focus on retaining existing patients
Annual surveys take pulse of executive management, DTC marketers; what’s your favorite social media?
TraceLink lines up a key first customer: Catalent Pharma Solutions
Collaborative-software firm strikes a “strategic business partnership” with major contract manufacturer for supply-chain visibility
Battle lines are drawn between CVS Caremark and Walgreens over filling prescriptions
Will pharma’s access to patients be affected?
Cargo carriers offer round-the-globe cold-chain tracking
US-based FedEx and Singapore’s APL develop provide near real-time continuous tracking of sensitive shipments
Cardinal Health acquires Healthcare Solutions Holding in a bid to corral specialty pharmaceutical services business
Acquisition strengthens specialty-pharmaceutical distribution connections in the booming specialty pharma field
USP and industry group continue to tussle over vial labels and overseals
Industry consortium sponsors study that substantiates its claim of better patient safety with more labeling
Specialty & Biotech Distributors Assn. merges into HDMA to
Near-total overlap of memberships, plus the rising importance of specialty pharma to all pharma distribution, seem to be the drivers
Pharmacovigilance benchmarking report highlights pharma's drug safety efforts
Per-product spending can top $2.5 million, finds Cutting Edge Information
EvaluatePharma estimates $785 billion worldwide sales in 2016
Majority of top 20 companies to experience growth in sales
Faster than a MinuteClinic: New app provides diagnosis and prescriptions using SMS
Zipnosis bypasses doctor’s visit, health insurance hassles for common ailments
RFID spending for pharma to grow 34% annually through 2015, GBI Research says
Biggest barriers to RFID adoption include cost and uncertainty of ROI
IFPMA's 10 principles on counterfeiting refocus attention on a growing threat to pharma
Principles are response to new data showing counterfeiting on the rise