News

Medco and Indiana Univ. study patient health records

Web-based strategies seen as cost-effective in survey

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

Unfair competition accusations accompany revenue rise

Meanwhile, new report counts low- and medium-access physicians

Product demand driven by mass media hype

Evaluating medicine and healthcare by their outcomes is now an NIH priority

Sweden is to be the site of the high-profile project

Manufacturers have a growing number of service offerings to reach patients with adherence advice

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

Golden State Medical isn’t waiting until 2015 for item-level serialization

GS1’s EPCIS communication standard might play in shipment tracking

Better use of available data can add rigor to analyzing managed-markets contracts, thereby allocating rebates / discounts more effectively

While FDA guidance on appropriate medical communication has evolved, US Dept. of Justice attention the practice is intensifying

Catalent celebrates anniversary of its pioneering technology for oral solids

Drugmakers recalibrate anti-counterfeiting and serialization efforts

Among sales-force automation tools, closed-loop marketing is getting attention as a better way to sell

Rising globalization of biopharma puts a spotlight on shipping processes and regulatory clearances

Meanwhile, Ziment offers tools for assessing physician communications

BIOPHARMA MANUFACTURING

Lilly’s insurers win $10-million settlement, but the case is on appeal

Distance-learning modules lead to a “Certificate of Professional Competency”

Second annual survey solidifies understanding of consumer segments

Agenda includes healthcare marketing, communications and education

Could proposed legislation undercut the promise of targeted therapies?

Claims of the death of the pharma sales rep occupation have been greatly exaggerated

Winners will be honored at May Annual Symposium