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QPharma’s qSpend IT service provides on-demand access for reporting payments to healthcare practitioners; meanwhile, Cegedim-Dendrite strikes deals with system integrators

Research group finds ‘bad practices’ in current implementations as market grows to $8.5 billion

Newly operational Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) issues report calling for drug track-and-trace, stepped-up Customs enforcement

Democratic Energy and Commerce committee member wants better FDA oversight of drug supply chain and material sourcing

Survey shows that 36% of Americans likely to vote have heard of unsafe ingredients

HealthPrize Technologies is readying a sweepstakes approach to encourage patient compliance

Ground-based transportation vehicles will standardize onboard temperature monitors and recorders for cold chain services

New services focus on handling long term care market and customizable marketing support

‘Class-wide’ REMS policy will involve patient and prescriber education, but no registry or restricted distribution at this time

18th annual Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council meeting celebrates the benefits of unit-dose packaging

REMS programs need to address stakeholder usability

Healthcare discussions are booming on the Internet. How will FDA allow pharma to participate?

To avoid anti-kickback litigation with government, pharma companies need a defensible position on FMV assessments

Not all managed care plans have the same influence on overall prescribing behavior, and not all geographies operate the same way

More personal control over healthcare and the desire for more access to information drive consumer attitudes

Court rulings begin to swing toward categorizing pharma reps as hourly workers

While staff sales forces continue to shrink, the contract sales business is expected to nearly double over the next five years

Industry’s coming challenges will force dramatic change on how products are brought to market and businesses are sustained. Industry leaders have already started the process

Examining off-label use of highly prescribed drugs reveals factors that differ from the usual criticism of such usage

Dramatic traffic downturn makes providers more eager to offer service options; meanwhile, TSA 100% inspection rule looms for air carriers

By fits and starts, pharma and healthcare providers are moving ahead on IT technologies to layer track-and-trace capabilities on supply chains

Executing on global-expansion plans and exploring distribution alternatives are top issues

Joint venture combines two leading “pharmacy driven” companies to open up service sector in Europe

Annual surveys take pulse of executive management, DTC marketers; what’s your favorite social media?

Collaborative-software firm strikes a “strategic business partnership” with major contract manufacturer for supply-chain visibility

Will pharma’s access to patients be affected?

US-based FedEx and Singapore’s APL develop provide near real-time continuous tracking of sensitive shipments