Cardinal Health settles with DEA; expands in China, and buys another regional US distributor
Press reports of the acquisition of Dik Drug Co. remain uncorroborated by Cardinal
Wait 'til next year on agg spend rules: CMS delays final regulations again
Physician's Sunshine Act rules will not go into effect until 2013, with public reporting possible in 2014
'Big Data' analytics are coming to life sciences--but they're not there yet
Genpact survey of finance offices at major life sciences companies finds that half believe their strategic financial performance is poor
West Pharma adopts QbD practices for specifying syringe components
Starting with the NovaPure brand, company will build out QbD design principles for its product lines
Cold-chain services to global biopharma will be a $7.6-billion industry in 2013, rising to $8.9 billion in 2016
Latest forecast from Pharmaceutical Commerce sees 37% growth between 2010-2013; delays in biosimilars commercialization will hamper future growth
Intelleflex offers combined tag/temperuature reader with cloud-based data service for cold chain monitoring
RFID-based system is said to provide lower-cost option that is better integrated into supply chain processes
US, state law offices announce 'takedown' of national drug theft ring
Case involves the $75-million Eli Lilly heist in 2010, as well as multiple cargo truck thefts in 2009 and 2010
Compliance, technology energize the master-data management business
Compiling and maintaining lists of healthcare provider contacts is a bigger and more important task than ever
McKesson agrees to $190-million settlement with DoJ over Medicaid drug overpayments
Case revolved around AWP pricing data between McKesson and First DataBank from 2005
Express Scripts' 2011 Drug Trend Report predicts negative trend growth in 2012
Analysis of 'pharmacy related waste' finds $408 billion in potential annual savings
BT builds out its cloud-based communications services for pharma R&D
New services complement existing cloud services for life sciences; Berg Pharma is an early client
Smith Medical Partners wins exclusive distribution deal with Cardium Therapeutics
H. D. Smith specialty subsidiary targets emerging biotechs; Cardium goes with Web-only sales outreach initially
More fake bevacizumab product show up in US
Meanwhile, a $274-million scandal is brewing over diverted HIV drugs in New York
DDN sets up a dedicated service, Urgent Access, for continental US drug deliveries
Dohmen, DDN parent, also adds to its regulatory services with acquisition of BioSoteria
Identify a drug candidate, then model its performance in healthcare-delivery systems
Quintiles will apply the predictive simulation capabilities of the Archimedes Model to drug development and commercialization
Rep overtime-pay issue will be argued at the Supreme Court next week
Decision could have broad implications for reps’ job status, and could undercut efforts to upgrade rep responsibilities
World Courier quadruples size of its Buenos Aires clinical trial logistics depot
Major expansions in Argentina and Singapore point to heightened biopharma focus on emerging markets
US market for pharmaceuticals was $320 billion in 2011, says IMS Institute
Patient office visits, prescription usage continued to decline
Storing controlled substances safely and efficiently
Good design of vaults and cages for DEA-regulated materials calls for meeting regulatory requirements while accommodating operational practices
Healthcare's 'third place'--patient-centered healthcare--is life science's future business focus, says E&Y
Latest annual Progressions report highlights the shift to healthy behaviors
New 'BioSystem' containers are offered for clinical trial logistics by Marken
Company continues to expand network of international supply depots
EMD Serono enters into a pay-for-performance contract for multiple-sclerosis drug
'CareCentered Contract' is offered by Prime Therapeutics PBM
'Know your customer's customer' is the advice for controlled-substances distribution
Cegedim meeting focuses on compliance issues in pharma distribution
House subcommittee airs out serialization issues during PDUFA discussions
Hearing is unofficial coming out of Pharmaceutical Distribution Security Alliance
RxTEC: the new shape of track-and-trace systems?
Newly announced Pharmaceutical Distribution Safety Alliance is for product serialization, but against item-level tracking
Cegedim passes 8-million mark with validated, global identification of healthcare providers
Now covering 69 countries, Cegedim provides a resource for global biopharma companies to sell--globally
Bringing room-temperature pharma shipping under the 'CRT' umbrella
'Controlled room temperature' (CRT) shipping is being transformed from standard shipping processes to engineered, compliance-ready processes and materials
AmerisourceBergen will acquire World Courier for its clinical and specialty logistics services
While UPS and and FedEx apparently passed on the acquisition, ABC will be expanding its footprint in clinical logistics, and its commercial distribution services globally
