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Company will focus on prefilled syringes, and addressing some of the ongoing drug shortages

More compounding-pharmacy recalls worsen the situation; FDA looks for new legislation

Avive package changes pharmacy-dispensing practices; MWV also places with second-runner up

Cardinal Health, losing 21% of its business, has 'prepared strategies to mitigate the impact of a Walgreens nonrenewal'

Meanwhile, MD Mindset survey shows heightened interest in virtual sales calls

Lack of definitions, both for the businesses and the medical professionals within specialty pharmacy, creates an opportunity

FTC files an amicus curiae suit to support generics' claim of anticompetitive use of REMS

Broader quality management and more documentation of pharma logistics are the takeaways

AcuTemp Courier container line is expanded

is the pharma industry a 'innocent' bystander?

CommonWell Health Alliance, led by McKesson and Cerner, wants to create a private-industry-focused, neutral forum for resolving technical issues

Academic study finds evidence of an early warning system in anonymized Web searches

Annual Drug Trends report measures growth in specialty spending, nosedive in generics pricing; also, the idea of prescription 'choice architecture' to encourage better outcomes

Track-and-trace, serialized-product pilot demonstrates supply chain interoperability

Intended to get patients on therapy quickly--and keep them there--the MedVantx sample closet addresses the problem of unfilled prescriptions for the newly diagnosed

Intended to get patients on therapy quickly--and keep them there--the MedVantx sample closet addresses the problem of unfilled prescriptions for the newly diagnosed

Logistics and distribution are just the beginning of what it offers to deliver

Mixed results parallel similar efforts in controlled-substances regulation

USP evaluates the Thermo Fisher Scientific TruScan

Company combines distribution, pharmacy and patient-assistance services

FDA's cut is $209 million

Supplier of injectable-drug dispensing system sees new opportunities

The accelerating adoption of electronic health records, e-prescribing and mobile technologies will change the conventions of sample distribution

Web design is tailored to tablets, with scrolling screens and 'native content' for advertisers

Site puts an emphasis on effective referrals and collaboration among physicians

International collaboration emerges as a focus

Next addition is 'already being planned' says divisional VP, Bill Hook

Proportion of cold chain products continues to grow in the biopharma inventory