Pharmaceutical Commerce - May/June 2010

18th annual Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council meeting celebrates the benefits of unit-dose packaging

REMS programs need to address stakeholder usability

Healthcare discussions are booming on the Internet. How will FDA allow pharma to participate?

To avoid anti-kickback litigation with government, pharma companies need a defensible position on FMV assessments

Not all managed care plans have the same influence on overall prescribing behavior, and not all geographies operate the same way

More personal control over healthcare and the desire for more access to information drive consumer attitudes

Court rulings begin to swing toward categorizing pharma reps as hourly workers

While staff sales forces continue to shrink, the contract sales business is expected to nearly double over the next five years

Industry’s coming challenges will force dramatic change on how products are brought to market and businesses are sustained. Industry leaders have already started the process

Examining off-label use of highly prescribed drugs reveals factors that differ from the usual criticism of such usage

Dramatic traffic downturn makes providers more eager to offer service options; meanwhile, TSA 100% inspection rule looms for air carriers

By fits and starts, pharma and healthcare providers are moving ahead on IT technologies to layer track-and-trace capabilities on supply chains

Executing on global-expansion plans and exploring distribution alternatives are top issues

Joint venture combines two leading “pharmacy driven” companies to open up service sector in Europe

Annual surveys take pulse of executive management, DTC marketers; what’s your favorite social media?

Collaborative-software firm strikes a “strategic business partnership” with major contract manufacturer for supply-chain visibility

Will pharma’s access to patients be affected?

US-based FedEx and Singapore’s APL develop provide near real-time continuous tracking of sensitive shipments

Acquisition strengthens specialty-pharmaceutical distribution connections in the booming specialty pharma field

Industry consortium sponsors study that substantiates its claim of better patient safety with more labeling

Near-total overlap of memberships, plus the rising importance of specialty pharma to all pharma distribution, seem to be the drivers

Per-product spending can top $2.5 million, finds Cutting Edge Information

Majority of top 20 companies to experience growth in sales

Zipnosis bypasses doctor’s visit, health insurance hassles for common ailments

Biggest barriers to RFID adoption include cost and uncertainty of ROI

Principles are response to new data showing counterfeiting on the rise

India and Thailand say WHO is confusing counterfeit issue with patent protection

Open house at newly built Louisville, KY logistics center launches the service

Study finds doctors becoming even less accessible when it comes to meeting with drug reps

18th Annual Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council meeting celebrates the benefits of unit-dose packaging