Pharma’s cold chain is going below zero
Cellular and genetic therapies drive a ‘new paradigm’ for logistics
Artificial intelligence’s value in influencing treatment decisions
How Pricing & Contract Management looks—from the inside
A conversation with Bijay Singh, DKSH
Digital opinion leaders (DOLs) and their role in pharma markets
Like traditional thinking about key opinion leaders (KOLs) in healthcare, consider the DOL as part of a marketing campaign
First CAR-T therapy approved by FDA panel; many more to come
Novartis’ CTL019 (tisagenlecleucel) has helped nearly 80% of patients who failed chemotherapy for a form of leukemia
Maryland targets generic ‘price gouging’ as states pursue pharma-pricing controls
Assn. for Accessible Medicines files a federal suit against the state
Little applause—but little praise—for FDA’s delay of DSCSA enforcement
Late-June announcement gives industry some breathing room for installing product-serialization systems
Zephyr Health links up with Decision Resources Group for enhanced sales tools
Big Data analytics combined with fresh formulary data
HDA to hold its International Pharmaceutical Distribution Conference in Geneva
Fourth annual meeting will occur Oct. 16-17
FDA postpones DSCSA compliance for one year
November 2018 becomes the deadline day for serializing pharma packages
Walgreens-Rite Aid merger falls away, replaced by sale of some stores
$325-million cancellation fee to be paid to Rite Aid
URAC plans a specialty-pharmacy workshop in conjunction with the NASP annual meeting
Specialty pharmacy accreditation attracts growing number of pharmacies
DHL opens a pharma center of excellence in Ireland
40,000-sq. ft. facility is near Dublin Airport
HDA honors 2017 DIANA winners, Lifetime Achievement Nexus winner
Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Michael McBride, Upsher-Smith Labs
EvaluatePharma’s look ahead: 2022 global pharma sales will hit $1.06 trillion
Novartis, Pfizer and Roche will run neck-and-neck for global leader spot
Clinical operations are heading for a unified digital platform, but how fast?
Veeva survey finds a trend toward combined data capture, trial management and master files
Arxium promotes a ‘Pharmacy 4.0’ perspective on automated compounding
Technology combines automated equipment with workflow and analytic software
At BIO, San Diego touts its genomics breadth
The southern California region carves out a special place for genomics within biotechnology
Woodfield Distribution offers 3PL-based DSCSA compliance services
More serialization options, especially for low-volume pharma manufacturers struggling with the November 2017 deadline
Consumers are getting comfortable with digital interactivity for healthcare
Salesforce.com annual poll finds support for digital assistants and sharing health data
Honeywell bids to be a player in healthcare logistics
Bringing an Internet of Things (IoT) perspective to cold chain logistics
FDA moves to withdraw Opana opioid from the market
Voluntary action—for now; validation of the REMS program
Antares Vision offers a 10-week DSCSA compliance option
November 2017 deadline for pharma packagers looms closer
Ocean transportation for life sciences: higher reliability, better cost effectiveness
Advanced engineering brings powered, active control of temperature-sensitive shipments via ocean containers
UPS expands in Latin America, showcases its Express Critical delivery services
Bogota, Colombia facility is the Healthcare Logistics’ second in the country
Making a business of ‘compassionate use’ drug distribution
Inceptua Medicines Access carves out a position in supplying pre-approved drugs
Getting ready for MACRA
Healthcare stakeholders ruminate on the effects of MACRA’s alternative payment models
Project management—with a social-media gloss—is offered for pharma new-product launches
The Enlighten platform brings up-to-the-minute workflow practices to pharma projects
Unisys offers a networking tool for pharma traceability
ActiveInsights PharmaTrack software will pull disparate data from pharma supply chains
