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Multi-tenant sales-force automation (SFA) systems are coping with an increasingly complex regulatory environment

Converging the processes and data from EHRs and from the electronic data-capture (EDC) of the clinical research environment could change the paradigm of drug development and safety

Parenteral (injectable) drugs gain user acceptance even as biotech brings more of them onto the market

The growth of healthcare business is attracting many new players to the pharmaceutical arena, challenging pharma’s relationships with patients

PhRMA pushes for an FDA ‘universal symbol’ of approved content, and seeks latitude in communications in online forums

Big Pharma is not yet deeply enough invested in faster-growing markets outside the developed economies

Pedigree-pioneering team resurfaces with cloud-based collaborative platform

New Apple gadget could help usher in an era of medical applications fully integrated into a healthcare professional’s day-to-day life

Generics are now 75% of dispensed prescriptions, with generics up 5.9% in 2009 and branded products down 7.6%

In latest Harris Interactive study, reputation of the pharmaceutical industry drops, but still fares better than some sectors

Code would include NDC number; GS1 coding structure gets a nod

Company says affected lots will no longer be distributed

Growing digitization of patient data could break the threshold to better adherence to medication therapies

AmerisourceBergen Packaging and Pfizer partner to develop a cost-effective starter pack for Toviaz tablets

EFPIA wraps up its 2009 test; a new pilot in the UK with Reckett-Benckiser

The Medical Affairs function can play a vital role in today’s product launch process

Over half of all physicians are participating in social-media sites or online professional networks

How the many anticounterfeiting measures on the market today could turn into a means of connecting with patients

Class-wide opioid REMS will affect four million patients and require cooperation of more than 25 drug manufacturers

More and more parts of the healthcare industry are connecting

Preparing for the effects of economic recovery on a changed logistics landscape is the theme