Medication adherence could get an EHR boost
Growing digitization of patient data could break the threshold to better adherence to medication therapies
Preparing the Market for a New Drug with an Effective 'Medical Affairs Launch'
The Medical Affairs function can play a vital role in today’s product launch process
Smartphone Adoption Has Reached 30% Among Office-Based Physicians, Says SDI Health
Over half of all physicians are participating in social-media sites or online professional networks
Improving Outcomes Research Protocols
Brand Protection Technology Takes a Patient-Communication Turn
How the many anticounterfeiting measures on the market today could turn into a means of connecting with patients
OPINION: Will Class-Wide REMS Programs Delay New Opioid Approvals?
Class-wide opioid REMS will affect four million patients and require cooperation of more than 25 drug manufacturers
Bill Gates: 'Vaccines Are A Miracle'
Coming Together
More and more parts of the healthcare industry are connecting
Agenda Set for Spring HPCLC Meeting
Preparing for the effects of economic recovery on a changed logistics landscape is the theme
Model N extends revenue management process with contract-authoring tools
IT developer promotes concept of 'revenue management life cycle'
Revenue Leakage in Biopharma Distribution Channels Is $11 Billion Annually, Says IDC Health Insights
Old software and poor data quality cause both revenue losses and extra expense to reconcile claims. Will serialized packages provide an eventual cure?
Safety Issues Dominate Pain Market
While researchers study new pain-killing pathways, the pharma industry tries drug combinations and alternative-delivery mechanisms By Angelo DePalma, PhD
Unpacking Risk Sharing and Alternative Pricing Schemes
Shared-risk or ‘pay for performance’ agreements between drugmakers and payers can represent uncertain rewards for both parties. Use strategic planning before entering into them
Healthcare Provider Pushes Back on FDA's REMS Policies
Kaiser Permanente files a citizen’s petition to revise FDA’s process of imposing REMS programs, also objects to restrictions on wholesale-distribution
Big 3 Wholesalers Ramp Up Services to Pharmacies & Physicians
In competing for pharmacy business, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson offer improved access to branded and generic products
USP Releases an 'In-Process Revision' of Cold-Chain Shipping and Storage Guidance
Long in the making, could become finalized before the end of the year
Medical-Waste Processor Bids to Assist Manufacturers Who Distribute Injectables to the Home-Health Market
Sharps Compliance Corp. lauds California law to raise the profile of proper consumer disposal of used sharps. Next up: unused pharmaceutical returns
Pharmaceutical Commerce Roundtable in Print: Public Accounting Issues
'On-dosage' authentication gets a boost with Capsugel-NanoGuardian partnership
Capsugel will provide nano-encryption for capsules through technology license
The world's most expensive drug: Alexion Pharmaceutical's Soliris, at $409,500 per year
Forbes magazine survey finds top nine drugs, all costing >$200,000 annually
Google closes off online pharmacy advertising for non-certified sites
Only sites certified by NABP (in the US) and CIPA (Canada) will be allowed to purchase AdWords
Get ready for Pharma 3.0, says Ernst & Young in its annual Progressions report
The growth of healthcare business is attracting many new players to the pharmaceutical arena, challenging pharma’s relationships with patients
Keas.com, new consumer health website, gets Pfizer support
Drugmaker will collaborate with Web startup to develop personalized healthcare plans
Sun is setting on RFID track-and-trace---for farm animals
USDA program started around when the FDA program did, and encountered similar problems
Patient Outcomes Research Moves Drug Development Beyond Clinical Results
Long-Term Pharma Employment: Better Than You Think
Latest 10-year BLS projection sees moderate growth in US employment—except for ‘top executives’
Looking at Air Cargo's Future Ability to Handle Biopharma Freight
While time- and temperature-sensitive biopharma shipping will grow dramatically in coming years, the capacity of air freight carriers is becoming constrained
Blog leads to an interactive-media business service
Two industry communications agencies hope an online collaboration will lead to joint service offerings
USP releases an 'in-process revision' version of new cold-chain shipping and storage guidance
EFPIA serialization pilot project reaches successful operational conclusion
European anticounterfeiting project tests end-to-end authentication
