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Across pricing, supply chain, and patient support, the playbooks of pharma commercialization are being rewritten at once for a new era.

Adam Colborn explains why affordability and access aren't the same thing for TrumpRx, and how pharmacy participation gaps can leave patients stuck.

Colborn breaks down why most AMCP members don't see TrumpRx as the lowest price option, and what that means for MFN pricing claims.

DTP programs are outpacing regulatory guidance. Chander Viswanathan and Shannon Wiley, JD, make the case for compliance-by-design infrastructure over reactive fixes.

Bristol Myers Squibb will build a $2.3 billion modular manufacturing campus in Houston, part of a $40 billion five-year US investment pledge.

AMCP's Adam Colborn breaks down survey findings on how health plans and PBMs view the TrumpRx platform.

Dual chokepoint disruptions in the Gulf and Red Sea are pushing shippers toward longer, costlier routes with no resolution in sight.

Gifthealth CEO Chip Parkinson on the factors accelerating direct-to-patient model adoption, and what's next for the channel.

FDA is evaluating small pharmacies' package-level tracing capabilities while extending certain Drug Supply Chain Security Act exemptions to those dispensers through November 2027.

Pharma hub services are evolving as manufacturers navigate specialty therapy growth, digital transformation, vendor transitions, and new models for patient access and support.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, a senior source denies AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb are in merger talks, Cleveland Clinic and Arrive AI push drone delivery toward pharma's last mile, Kenco's AI rollout signals where 3PL is headed, and TailorMed and WeInfuse team up to expand infusion access.

Cleveland Clinic's new prescription drone delivery program and Arrive AI's planned collaboration with LifeSpan Pharmacy highlight growing interest in drone technology for last-mile logistics.

Kenco has put DeepFabric's AI agents into live production across its 3PL operations, with plans to scale to 20 agents within a year.

Serialization data does more than meet DSCSA rules. See how connected event histories improve recalls, returns and inventory visibility.

Nick Niemeyer of API Innovation Center on how the National Fragility Index could help reduce US drug shortage risk.

Four pharma experts discuss industry trends in M&A, direct-to-patient sales, patient access and commercial strategy at the H1 midyear mark.

The Section 232 tariff deadline for 17 major drugmakers has arrived. Here's what pharma supply chain teams need to know now.

Domestic manufacturing can reduce certain dependencies, but reliable pharmaceutical commercialization requires qualified redundancy, sustainable economics, quality maturity and decision-ready visibility across the full supply network.

Access leaders are pressed to prove AI ROI, but ConnectiveRx execs Cindy Baksh and Steve Randall argue the real work is defining "better" first, then deciding where AI fits.

In this week's Pharma Pulse, Infinitus launches an AI-first hub model, EVERSANA is tapped to commercialize Innovacell's regenerative cell therapy in the US, Peli BioThermal and PAXAFE pair packaging with predictive cold chain intelligence, and Ember LifeSciences strikes a distribution alliance with Japan's top pharma wholesaler.

Ember LifeSciences and Alfresa, Japan's top pharma wholesaler, form a cold chain alliance as biologics and specialty distribution demand grows.

Gifthealth's Chip Parkinson shares his outlook on direct-to-patient models in specialty, regulation and platform design heading into 2027.

Four pharma commerce experts revisit their 2026 predictions on dealmaking, patient access and commercialization at the year's midpoint.

Gifthealth's Chip Parkinson says direct-to-patient adoption has accelerated since January, driven by structural, not cyclical, market forces.

Peli BioThermal and PAXAFE are partnering to pair cold chain packaging with AI-powered monitoring, signaling where pharma logistics technology is headed next.

Gifthealth's Chip Parkinson revisits his 2026 outlook on the direct-to-patient model, and what's developed in H1.

Shortages of antibiotics, IV fluids and sterile injectables are hardening as new EU and US rules push pharma to fix the incentives behind them.

Amy Niles of the Patient Advocate Foundation on the Medicare Part D cap, Medicaid, ACA exchanges and rural hospital access in late 2026.