Pharmaceutical Commerce - June 2009

Sustainability initiatives add to the complexity of managing reverse logistics for life sciences products

Antipsychotic and antidepressant drugs have risen to the top categories of prescribed medications in a challenging and risky medical and regulatory arena

FDA approves new formulation based on bioequivalency with existing product

Carrier tapes deliver precise dosages that can be pure API; canister technology improves pressurized dose delivery

AcuTemp remains the only FAA-approved container for domestic US use

Medical and economic results from Diabetes Ten City Challenge show significant benefits in patient health, lower healthcare costs—and higher pharmaceutical usage

Personalized medicine is still more a potential than a reality

New Valdosta, GA, facility is targeted at independent pharmacies in the Southeast

War-gaming analyst picks the drug distributor over Microsoft, Allscripts and other EMR players

States pile on rules; industry wishes for consistency

Model N’s annual analysis of commercial operations finds lost revenue and a lack of IT tools

As direct-to-consumer advertising declines, vendors offer tactical aids to marketers

Supply-chain monitoring program to be run by healthcare-analytics company