2020 Cold Chain Forecast
Ushering in the Next Decade of Change
On-dose authentication technology is piloted in an international test
PwC Australia, Colorcon and TruTag Technologies collaborate
Here comes drug importation
Trump administration drops its bombshell proposal to open up the US pharmaceutical market
Plotting a course for ‘expanded access’ programs
January meeting will bring patient advocates, industry and regulators together
Senators lambast Eli Lilly’s Lispro authorized-generic program
The ‘broken promise’ of lower-cost insulin, according to Senators Warren and Blumenthal
The industry-wide governance body for DSCSA compliance comes to life
Partnership for DSCSA Governance, Inc. is up and running
Stephen Hahn is the new FDA Commissioner
Clears Senate confirmation by a 72-18 vote
HDA’s 2019 Factbook is out; US distributor sales reached $493 billion in 2018
Higher inventory turns, lower inventories—but lower profit margins, too
More cold-chain storage and processing capacity in the Midwest
Life Science Logistics and PCI Pharma Services announce expansions
Oncologist survey finds value in pharma rep interactions
Cardinal Specialty Health Solutions survey probes reps' value, use of RWE
For cold chain tracking—think in color
Dendreon finds a low-tech solution to identifying its product shipments in transit
TrialCard builds out its market access services with Policy Reporter
Latest acquisition adds data on payer policies, formularies and prior authorizations
CSafe enlarges its global service network for air freight containers; updates passive shippers
China and Europe see upgrades for cold chain shipments
Marken’s Wes Wheeler will take the helm of UPS Healthcare and Life Sciences
Action follows the realignment of UPS healthcare logistics resources
Precision logistics for precision health
UPS launches UPS Premier for digital, near real-time tracking; expands its US logistics network and reorganizes its healthcare business
Patient support services: more of them in 2019, but compliance uncertainties persist
Helio Health survey sees nagging compliance problems
Payers are only slowly comprehending real-world evidence (RWE) in coverage determinations
Syneos Health survey of P&T committees see further progress in Europe than in the US
Marken adds to its clinical logistics network globally
Expansion, new depots and dedicated cryogenic storage are in the works
The next 10 years of pharma serialization?
Global Track & Trace Forum commemorates its 10th anniversary
Survey sponsored by Merck KGaA sees lack of diabetes knowledge in much of the world
November 14 is World Diabetes Day
Teva does an about-face on manufacturing vincristine, following a public outcry
Change.org touts its influence in the decision
Human Care Systems upgrades its patient-support software
Version 5.0 of Resilix platform includes more use-cases
Two cheers for PCORI
The current state of suspicious- order monitoring
DEA’s manufacturer and distributor data-collection requirements are changing
Accelerating the drive toward patient centricity
Getting away from the traditional product-centric management structure is not easy; here’s how to do it
The path to digital transformation runs through data
Key priorities: cleansed data and consolidated databases
A conversation with Beth Beghou, Beghou Consulting
Dealing with pharma’s commercial data deluge
The modern way to manage commercial data
Sample management is just one of many focus areas for sales operations
Deloitte’s ConvergeHealth announces a new patient-centered IT platform
Updates its Patient Connect platform with new interactive capabilities
HHS sues Gilead for patent infringement over PrEP
Licensing for Gilead’s Truvada and Descovy products is in question
