Deloitte and Cardinal Health team up for patient support services
New IT platform modernizes the patient support data-gathering process
DHL Global Forwarding expands operations in Boston
The station is part of a strategic US growth plan
Elpro offers a unit-dose-level temperature indicator for last-mile tracking
Libero ITS provides both indication and datalogging
IQPC Cold Chain Forum wrap-up
Vendors continue to bring new products and services to the life sciences cold chain
Investigative report slams drug distributors over opioid-abuse epidemic
Intent of the 2016 Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act is questioned
Howell Marketing Services streamlines signature process for physician sampling
S.A.M. (Sample Accountability Manager) documents physician acknowledgments
Lash Group moves specialty-pharmaceutical services from ‘high touch’ to ‘smart touch’
Branded as Fusion, a new IT platform is offered to improve patient hub services
Kantar Health: global survey shows high levels of pre-existing conditions
Global Health and Wellness Survey tracks diagnoses, level of therapeutic treatment
Open-SCS group announces a new serialization standard
Intent is to streamline data communications within an enterprise
Walgreens-Rite Aid deal clears FTC review, finally
Revised deal brings 1,932 stores to Walgreens Boots Alliance
Zephyr Health adds more analytics to its Illuminate software platform
‘Relationship Analytics’ uses prescriber data to map affiliations and interests
Catalent targets biologics with Cook Pharmica acquisition
Bloomington, IN, facility is the prize
Congressmen question CMS on Kymriah’s outcomes-based contracting
‘An unaffordable drug is 100 percent ineffective’
QPharma acquires the MedStart Connect business for pharma sampling
Kiosks sit in physicians’ offices for sample drop-offs
Softbox Systems acquires Tempack, extending global reach for cold chain packaging
US’ Great Point Partners funds the private-equity deal
What you’re not hearing about Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Pharma supply chain participants are coordinating their response
Clearing the path by understanding the obstacles: The 2017 Sharing Conference
The Sharing Conference returns to Baltimore in 2017
Patient data saves lives
MDM’s growing role in running healthcare businesses
The pharma industry has a growing number of dependencies on reliable master data
The power of strategic data standardization
Global efforts to collect clinical data in a more standardized form will lead to more research innovation
2017 Cold Chain Outlook
“Cold chain” now means cryogenic and ambient shipping, as well as the traditional 2–8° range
Is the opioid crisis a national emergency?
Commission issues interim report with numerous calls to action, while manufacturers and distributors contend with multiple DEA penalties
It’s time for an industry guideline on patient support services
A conversation with Greg Flynn, Ashfield Healthcare US
LogiPharma meeting highlights digital transformation
Supply chain leaders gather in Philadelphia in October
Drug development in rare diseases
‘Right to try’ programs see renewed legislative attention
PDUFA reauthorization creates new pathways; GAO report notes FDA’s 99% acceptance rate for expanded access
HDA’s fourth international conference heads to Geneva
Global supply chain issues in distribution bring senior execs together
Change is a constant for sales incentive planning
Sales Compensation Solutions, a new book from ZS Associates, outlines problems and solutions
New approaches to specialty distribution
A direct-distribution model could save expense for payers and patients while providing better service
