April 29th 2025
Brett Casper explores the marketplace complexities that manufacturers face regularly.
April 16th 2025
The new firm—with 13 manufacturing facilities spanning France, Sweden, and Spain—will support the pharma supply chain through to commercialization.
March 12th 2025
The partnership focuses on enhancing the patient experience by providing greater affordability and access to specialty meds.
February 24th 2025
The injection for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis—among other indications—is a biosimilar to Stelara.
January 14th 2025
The license agreement will feature an upcoming Phase III trial and—depending on results—the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of evenamide as a potential treatment option.
Formulary exclusion—the ultimate revenge?
Promotional experimentation and consumer outreach will be available via the Truvio network
New service launched by WEGO Health offers rapid feedback from key opinion influencers in consumer healthcare
Annual Cegedim survey finds emphasis on changing commercial models
Multichannel marketing is high in attention, but low on execution; Docnet will be a new social media platform
Copay programs' increased value to manufacturers is matched by rising criticism
Despite proven medical value, coupon and copay offset programs continue to draw fire from insurers; meanwhile, will the programs extend to ACA insureds?
CVS Caremark opens a $67-million, 400-employee mail-order pharmacy in Illinois
Highly automated facility can process 50 million prescriptions annually for CVS Caremark's book of business
Prime Therapeutics sets the parameters of specialty-drug purchasing discussions
Blue Cross/Blue Shield PBM says seven steps help manage costs
CSOs broaden their palette of service offerings
While riding the same downturn as overall pharma sales-rep headcount, contract sales organizations (CSOs) have invested in IT competency and marketing services to meet client needs
Social media's other challenges
Biomarkers and companion diagnostics expand drug potential
Essential for approving some new products, biomarkers are becoming integrated with patient therapies
Covance builds out its managed-markets advisory service
Company will provide services to manage data and terms of sales contracts
At ASCO meeting, McKesson showcases US Oncology capabilities
Demonstration of second-generation IKnowMed EHR; over 90 studies involve US Oncology Network researchers
SkilaMederi and Qforma merge, hoping to make a powerhouse in prescriber-influence analytics
Merger combines Qforma's local analytics with SkilaMederi's national perspective
HDMA elects new directors to its board; Boehringer Ingelheim exec wins Nexus Award
Attain Med, Inc., KeySource Medical, and Top Rx now represented in HDMA leadership
Moving up the marketing maturity curve
Given the profound changes in the pharmaceutical commercial model, sales and marketing must deliver integrated customer experiences across channels and adapt through real-time insights
Moving up the marketing maturity curve - Copied Test
Life-sciences CRM vendors direct their attention to the Microsoft platform
Veeva and Cegedim roll out Windows 8 versions of their products
Optimizing hub services with the power of cloud and mobile
Cloud-based IT technologies are a natural fit for patient-support hubs
Animal-health pharmaceuticals are jumping the 'ethical channel'
Loss of sales exclusivity to big-box stores and online pet pharmacies add to veterinarians' business woes
Industry confronts healthcare's changing oncology practices
Health systems and community oncologists are fighting over a preferred position as care providers, while payers tighten purse strings
Landmarks to sampling in a digitized healthcare environment
The accelerating adoption of electronic health records, e-prescribing and mobile technologies will change the conventions of sample distribution
Remedy Media launches wellness site with UC Berkeley
Web design is tailored to tablets, with scrolling screens and 'native content' for advertisers
Doximity.com, a physician-only website, is drawing 5,000 new members monthly
Site puts an emphasis on effective referrals and collaboration among physicians
Pharma struggles to manage the complexity of its Patient Assistance Programs
While awaiting the effects of the Affordable Care Act on PAPs, industry and its service providers wrestle with conflicting priorities
How to prevent 'agg spend' sunburn
Implementation of the Physicians Sunshine Act may require you to begin data gathering by Feb. 25, but questions remain over the law's details, from data to dollars
Multichannel and closed-loop marketing need to come together to drive value, says Capgemini
New report assesses the progress in adopting both of these marketing techniques
Walgreens doubles down on 'flagship' neighborhood pharmacies
The 8,000th store opens in Los Angeles; landmarked bank building is a second Chicago flagship store
Building the social media connection
Peer-to-peer consulting and social gaming may catch physicians' attention
Healthy Advice Networks is now PatientPoint
The power of visualization in patient education
Visual aids, diminished for a time as a marketing and educational tool because of industry restrictions, are making a comeback
Pharma gets into the 'digital workflow' of physicians
Given the accelerating growth of electronic health record (EHR) adoption, pharma marketers are hoping for a new communication channel to open up at the point of care in the physician's office