This episode of Pharma Pulse explores a Battelle–Aprecia partnership with HHS and DARPA to accelerate on-demand drug manufacturing, a multi-billion-dollar Merck KGaA–Skyhawk collaboration to advance RNA therapies in neurology, and how pharmacist-led telehealth is improving diabetes care during emergencies.

In the third part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Mark Lee, MarqVision’s founder and CEO, describes how AI-driven surveillance and image recognition vastly outpace traditional brand protection methods, enabling pharmaceutical companies to detect and remove millions of counterfeit listings across global online marketplaces and social media in real time.

The EQUIP-A-Pharma program will combine Battelle’s synthesis platform and Aprecia’s 3D printing technology to produce APIs and finished drugs at the same site, aiming to strengthen US pharma supply resilience and support essential medicines.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers Novo Nordisk’s FDA win for Wegovy in MASH-related liver fibrosis, new research on a promising drug combination against resistant influenza strains, and how community pharmacies are strengthening healthcare access in underserved areas.

In the second part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Mark Lee, MarqVision’s founder and CEO, explains how wide regional price gaps and lack of visibility in global distribution create openings for counterfeit sellers—with many now specializing in categories like oncology—who exploit platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to market fake drugs.

Payer-level reporting should do more than track performance—it must guide strategy, focus resources, and drive measurable brand impact.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers a new collaboration to expand access to GLP-1 therapies via LillyDirect, Pfizer’s Phase III miss in sickle cell disease, and how patient portals are improving access to care while creating new workload challenges for providers.

In the eighth part of this roundtable discussion, supply chain experts emphasize that effective manufacturing strategies depend on product type, market location, and regulatory complexity, requiring a careful balance between outsourcing, internal production, regional distribution, and patient-centric priorities.

The integration aims to simplify access to Zepbound for eligible members while providing comprehensive, whole-person care to support safe use, adherence, and management of related chronic health needs.

As over half of Americans now receive prescriptions through Medicare or Medicaid, pharma companies must shift from a commercial-first approach to a statutory-first model, making GTN governance a C-suite priority for long-term brand survival.

This episode of Pharma Pulse discusses a new executive order to build a domestic API stockpile, Eli Lilly’s 170% price increase for Mounjaro in the UK, and long-term research confirming the safety of aluminum in childhood vaccines.

In the second part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Dave Malenfant, a healthcare supply chain expert, outlines how the impact of a steep pharmaceutical import tariff varies across raw materials, components, and finished products, along with why such a policy could incentivize companies to shift production to the US.

Two Labs’ Michael Rowe assesses the industry’s level of preparation, including challenges stakeholders have encountered along the way.

The directive calls for building a six-month Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve, updating the essential medicines list, and prioritizing US-made APIs.

Despite the ongoing turmoil over tariffs, medicine costs, and FDA policy, US wholesalers are performing well.

This episode of Pharma Pulse explores AbbVie’s $195 million investment to expand US API production, new survey results showing mail-order and supermarket pharmacies outpacing traditional chains in customer satisfaction, and rising affordability pressures as insurers restrict GLP-1 coverage.

In the first part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Mark Lee, MarqVision’s founder and CEO, warns that counterfeiters are using generative AI to clone pharmaceutical packaging, build convincing fake websites, and manipulate search results. rapidly outpacing enforcement efforts and putting patients at serious risk.

As pharma drug pricing debates heat up, the 340B program faces mounting challenges from outdated regulations, duplicate discounts, and limited transparency.

The new North Chicago facility, slated to open in 2027, will boost domestic production of key drug ingredients for immunology, neuroscience, and oncology therapies, reinforcing US pharmaceutical capacity amid industry reshoring and tariff concerns.

Pharma must align data, personalization, and cross-functional orchestration to deliver human-centered experiences that connect with patients, HCPs, and caregivers alike.

This episode of Pharma Pulse dives into Cardinal Health’s acquisition of Solaris Health to strengthen specialty services, how hospital networks are investing in centralized pharmacy hubs to improve efficiency and supply chain resilience, and new research linking GLP-1 drugs to potential optic nerve disorders.

In the first part of his Pharma Commerce video interview, Dave Malenfant, a healthcare supply chain expert, explains how steep pharmaceutical import tariffs might affect costs at different points in the supply chain, why component pricing poses a bigger risk than active ingredients, and how insurers, distributors, and manufacturers may negotiate to shield patients from price increases.

Conversation with chief tech expert explores AI’s rise in the support space—and separating the substance from the noise.

Health systems across the United States are opening large-scale pharmacy service centers to streamline operations, improve inventory control, and ensure timely medication delivery amid drug shortages and rising costs.

Counterfeit drugs infiltrating the US pharma supply chain through gray market channels underscore the urgent need for vigilance.