Bending the cost curve in oncology
A rising flow of new, expensive therapies is transforming relationships among payers and providers. Manufacturers will have to react nimbly to the changes
Modified release formulations give new life to drugs
Both pharmacological and economic factors drive the decision to use these technologies
2014 Product Security Report
A new federal law sets the US industry's agenda for years to come; efforts globally are moving ahead
Improving health outcomes through customized adherence messages
Optimized multichannel communications will prevent illness and save lives
Quintiles and Biogen Idec form comprehensive clinical development partnership
Five-year agreement will cover Phase II-IV projects, and some Phase I work
Health economics and outcomes research: a pharma function evolves
New market-access concerns drive an expansion in this combination of financial and medical concerns
Dramatic acquisitions and divestitures could reshape GSK, Novartis, Lilly, Valeant and Allergan
Is a Pfizer-AstraZeneca merger in the offing?
USDM hires serialization, UDI heavyweights to build a strategic consulting practice
Grant Hodgkins, ex of Alcon Labs, joins Jay Crowley, ex-FDA senior advisor, at the firm
What will aggregate-spending rules do to healthcare provider recruitment?
A potential unintended consequence of the Physicians Sunshine Act: Some job-candidate interviews will become a publicly accessible record
US prescription sales were up 3.2% in 2013, totaling $329.2 billion
Annual IMS Institute survey finds generics level at 86%
Cold-chain packager combines tracking with asset management
Enhanced reuse could be possible with ProEnvision system
Printed-electronics technology offers a low-cost temperature sensing approach
Temptime will partner with Thin Film Electronics ASA to commercialize
HCPC awards 2013 Compliance Package of the Year to Noven Therapeutics
Innovation award goes to Mem-O-Ring, a pill-bottle attachment
IMS Health has a successful IPO; more to come in pharma/healthcare services this year?
Leading pharma market-data provider returns to public equity investment
Three new facilities are announced for UPS in Latin America
Mexico, Brazil and Chile will see new or expanded healthcare logistics capability
Health plans continue cost-control measures, but have mixed reactions to specialty pharmacy services
2014 EMD Serono Specialty Digest: Managing adherence programs are a sought-after service
FDA's first DQSA track-and-trace workshop will be held May 8-9
First of many meetings to come that are required by the Drug Supply Chain Security Act
Newly approved Evzio autoinjector will treat opioid overdoses
Fast-tracked product is acclaimed by FDA as well as its developer, Kaleo
Moffitt Cancer Center joins Deloitte's ConvergeHealth real-world analytics consortium
Moffitt's M2Gen subsidiary provides access to patient histories, biospecimens
Global pharma industry will spend $8.36 billion on cold-chain logistics in 2014
Pharmaceutical Commerce's latest report finds continued growth in these specialized logistics services
GSK, FDA investigate tampering incident of the Alli weight-loss product
Voluntary recall of all products in the US and Puerto Rico has begun
Cegedim survey updates industry response to aggregate-spending rules
Pharma companies assess their ongoing reporting capabilities
HDMA survey of specialty distribution: sales to physicians' offices have dropped by 11%
Annual survey tracks rapid evolution in a critical pharma market
BDI Pharma deepens investment in specialty distribution
Expanded cold-chain storage, more office space is driven by 40% business growth
Veeva expands physician-contact tools with Engage, a multichannel communications link
Company also announces a 10-year agreement with Salesforce.com
Limits to Big Data in healthcare analytics
Researchers suggest that the surge in analysis of large data sets may have limitations for understanding healthcare patterns
Marken is tagged as 'Best Life Sciences Service Provider' in Asia
Award was earned at 2014 BioPharma Asia meeting in Singapore
World Courier doubles down in Sweden, rebrands its clinical trials business
Clinical Trials Supply Chain Solutions (CTSCS) becomes Clinical Supply Solutions (CSS)
IMS Institute charts the future course of commercial-operations automation
Cost-cutting will continue while marketplace demands a higher level of data quality from pharma
DPx, the combination of Patheon and DSM Pharma, will catch the countercurrents in contract manufacturing
Newly branded company is one of the largest contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) in the world
