With the ramping up of new drug launches and generally better business conditions for US life sciences, hiring in pharma sales has also been on the rise, and now it appears that will carry over into contract sales organizations. A […]
Read MoreMarket forces are driving pharma manufacturers and patients closer together—and now the pharma industry has a pathway with which to do this. The relationships are growing while pharma contends with regulatory constraints and the competing desires
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Human blood—which consists primarily of red blood cells (roughly 45% by volume) and plasma (roughly 55% by volume)—has unparalleled healing properties. With the help of plasma-fractionation techniques and several innovative processes, human blood is used to produce plasma-derived therapies that […]
Read MoreThe biannual meeting of the Health and Personal Care Logistics Conference, to be held in Philadelphia, PA (March 15−17) has been announced. The meeting brings together logistics and supply chain managers from throughout the US life sciences industry, as well […]
Read MoreJ. Knipper and Co. (Lakewood, NJ), the leading provider of drug sampling services in the US, is the executive sponsor of the upcoming “Rx Samples Management and Logistics Summit,” organized by Center for Business Intelligence on April 19–20 in Philadelphia, […]
Read More3C! Packaging (Clayton, NC) has won certification from the Graphic Measures International (GMI) organization for its offset printing operations, a necessary step to becoming a certified supplier to Walgreens. Going forward, Walgreens’ private-label suppliers will be using 3C! for printed […]
Read MoreGlobal biopharma logistics spending ($billions) Fig 1. Cold-chain logistics spending is forecast to grow to more than $16 billion by 2020 Global biopharma sales ($billions) trend 2014–2020 Fig 2. Sales of cold-chain drugs and biologics will outpace overall industry […]
Read MoreOriginally designed for oncology products, the Flexi-Cap Protect packaging elements will be showcased at the upcoming Interphex Exhibition (New York, NY, April 26−28). In addition to the cap, which covers the closure and upper part of the container, a second […]
Read MoreIn this issue, we return to a topic we’ve covered annually since 2013: hub services. A definition: hub services are usually third-party providers, funded by manufacturers themselves, delivering the range of services necessary to get patients onto specialized (and usually […]
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Chart 1. Ship-To and Bill-To Hierachies Traditionally, pharma managers responsible for managed markets, government price and corporate finance have paid more attention to bellwether government drug programs such as Medicaid, Medicare and the Federal Supply Schedule. As the industry refocuses […]
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