
Ernst & Young Firepower report sees a 'growth gap' for traditional pharmacos

J&J is the far-and-away leader in the IMS Health Social Media Engagement Index

Efforts of the National Biomarker Development Alliance will address the 'dismal' success rate of approved biomarker diagnostics

Companies are positioning themselves as approved high-volume compounders

Company's integration of Medco is 'largely complete'

Risk in other parts of the world remain higher and may be rising



Move will strengthen Cardinal's Specialty Solutions unit

Acquisition of WaveMark is core of a new Inventory Management Solutions unit

Customized Wi-Fi network brings temperature monitoring to lab freezers and other refrigeration equipment

UPS Healthcare Logistics has grown from 10 to 45 distribution centers over Hook's tenure

Cold chain packagers balance cost, performance and compliance approaches



Today's pharma marketers have the tools to refine their communication efforts to prescribers and patients


Will American consumers eventually look for a 'Not Made in India' label on their drugs?

Company plans to certify locations worldwide for medical devices and clinical trial materials


Competitive forces sharpen as manufacturers look for the right channel partners

How new social health analytics tools are supercharging pharma's quest for patient insight

Drug Quality and Security Act's timetables for FDA, manufacturers, wholesalers, dispensers and 3PLs

Pharma industry's place in national healthcare-cost trends could continue to shrink

Business unit will mine databases from partners to provide value-based pricing consulting, among other services

4th Channel brings pharma messaging to hundreds of electronic health-record systems

$25-billion merger creates a specialty company with a large generic base, and could presage more merger realignments

Goal is to improve security of drug imports while expediting customs clearances

Online community will be a 'fifth generation' offering when built out, using OneKey database

Action follows the Cardinal-CVS and AmerisourceBergen-Walgreens pairings