Is There Life After the Lab?
Today’s uncertain work environment obliges you to manage your career and financial status to keep your options open
Adverse Event Reporting: At the Front Lines of Drug Safety
Industry and regulators are taking steps to revolutionize the basic regulatory function of collecting and analyzing adverse medical events
IT Predictions for 2011 from IDC Health Insights
Industry analysts see more cloud computing, more corporate data-sharing
Catalent invests in new fast-dissolve technology for oral solids
Lyopan freeze-drying process offers cost-efficient formulation for pediatric, geriatric, CNS and OTC applications
Cloud-based IT offering manages control of marketing and education documents
Veeva Vault will bring SaaS to the task of content management; clinical, masterfile and other applications to follow
Ernst & Young sees rapid uptake of 'Pharma 3.0' initiatives
Latest Progressions report challenges industry to evolve to outcomes-oriented, information-based revenue streams
E-prescribing turns into a marketing and drug-substitution battleground
PBMs wrestle with state efforts to limit communications at the point of dispensing
FedEx goes live with deep-frozen cold chain service for specimens
Liquid nitrogen-based Deep Frozen Solution will become part of a new healthcare services business
TSA looks to accelerate its air-cargo screening restrictions for inbound flights
Inspection of cargo-carrying passenger flights could begin in December
Distributing Specialty Pharmaceuticals: 2010 HDMA Facts, Figures, Trends
Specialty distributors delivered product to nearly 26,000 locations nationally in 2009, according to survey
Industry's mining of prescriber data will be reviewed by US Supreme Court
IMS Health, SDI and Wolters Kluwer seek an injunction against state laws banning prescriber data collection
UPS Healthcare Logistics is undergoing a 20% expansion of its facilities
New distribution centers in Asia, Europe and North America will add over 600,000 sq. ft of dedicated warehouse capacity for life sciences
HDMA 2010-2011 Factbook Updates Distributor IT Efforts
EDI use is slowly increasing, while GS1 standards compliance is skimpy
How Packaging and Delivery Technologies Influence the Commercialization of Injectable Drugs
Often mistakenly considered an afterthought, today’s packaging and delivery systems can powerfully affect the safety, efficacy and commercial success of injectables
UPS and Endo Pharmaceuticals Go Live With Controlled-Substances Ordering
The implementation, executed with IT vendor Axway, has shaved nearly 18 days off order cycle times
AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group Reconfigures Cubixx Medical Cabinet
Wireless- and RFID-enabled refrigerator cabinet is redesigned for home, clinic use
Thermo Fisher Scientific Upgrades Its TruScan Materials-Testing Technology
TruScan and related optical technologies provide economical field testing of product identification or authentication
What's the Buzz About Multichannel Marketing?
MCM is but one way to get a focus on the explosive growth of new communication channels to physicians and patients
The Struggle to Get Anti-Infectives on a Faster Track to Commercialization
A looming crisis in drug-resistant anti-infectives is not being met with a commensurate industry effort. Governments and industry are trying to cope
Oral Liquids Hold Steady as a Drug Delivery Method
Although overshadowed by oral solids, oral liquids provide important benefits for pediatric, geriatric and specialized therapies
Global Pharma Market Will Reach $880 Billion in 2011, Up 5-7%, predicts IMS Health
US growth remains off the global pace, market will expand by 3-5%, to $320-330 billion
And the 2010 Winner in Sustainability Indexing in Healthcare Is: Roche
Annual polling and analysis for the Dow Jones Sustainability Index lists 20 healthcare companies
The View from Chain Drug Stores
The count of independent pharmacies is growing, belying past pessimism
Gaining Access to the European Market
Distributing products within the European market calls for focused knowledge of national practices
Rutgers Pharmaceutical MBA Program: Training Future Leaders
Bringing New Science, and New Partners, Into the Drug Development Process
Today’s evolving healthcare environment calls for more collaboration in bringing drugs to market
The Role of Health Coaching in Adherence and Supporting Patients 'Beyond the Pill'
GSK invests in online resources to address ‘the whole patient’
How to Transform REMS Into an Opportunity to Develop a More Successful Drug Launch
Industry Revenue Management Practices Are Showing Gradual Improvement
The 7th Annual Model N survey shows that industry is struggling with the growing complexity of contracts and pricing for managed care and government programs
AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group reconfigues Cubixx medical cabinet