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In this week's Pharma Pulse, Vicapsys merges with Stateline, Veritiv targets GLP-1 shipping, Section 232 tariffs widen and HRSA's 340B rebate pilot deadline arrives.

Episode 3 of Supply Chain Signal examines the Aug. 31 MFN agreements with nine mid-size manufacturers, the GENEROUS Medicaid model and whether pricing, trade and manufacturing policy now add up to a new pharma operating model.

Cencora's Ameer Ali on the operational lift behind the 12-digit NDC shift, the readiness gap across manufacturers and what's at stake for product flow if systems aren't ready in time.

Temperature excursions cost pharma an estimated $35 billion a year as biologics, GLP-1s and cell and gene therapies raise cold chain stakes.

Valerie Bandy of Tecsys on where 340B rebate mechanics threaten pharmacy purchasing, and how stakeholders can prevent disruption.

CMS says 40 states and Puerto Rico have signed on to the GENEROUS Model, which applies MFN pricing to Medicaid drugs through state-invoiced rebates.

Informa's invitation-only Leadership Summit returns to CPHI Milan Oct. 6 as executives weigh sourcing, medicine security and reshoring pressure.

The EU's pharma reform makes market protection more conditional. Here is how US drugmakers, especially startups, can adapt and use IP to complement it.

The White House said Medicaid programs in all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico now receive MFN prices, with nearly $65 billion in savings over a decade.

Rebate delays could force 340B hospitals to pay upfront and wait months for credit, distorting drug spend on the books. Valerie Bandy, PharmD, of Tecsys explains the fallout.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, Arkansas independent pharmacies bring an underpayment suit against Express Scripts, Novo Nordisk taps Anthropic for AI-driven drug discovery, and Sanofi, UCB and Opella join AstraZeneca on a supply chain heat decarbonization program.

DSCSA data exchange has matured into daily operations, but the coming NDC-12 shift and a national licensure standard add new work streams before old ones are fully settled.

Liberty Dewey of Cardinal Health breaks down the NDC-12 transition timeline, the four work streams driving it and why the biggest risk sits in trading partner handoffs.

Go behind the scenes of LogiPharma USA 2026 with program director Charleen Ring and McKesson's Chris Van Norman in this Pharma Pulse special.

An FTC settlement moved one PBM aggregator onshore, but manufacturers still lack contract-level clarity on what affiliated fees actually buy.

















