Pharmaceutical Commerce - January/February 2014

Walgreens combines operations with CareMetx to address specialty-patient hub services

January 21, 2014

Walgreens' Pharma Dynamics subsidiary will be merged into CareMetx

Full-line distributor sales topped $300 billion in 2012, representing 91% of pharma sales

January 21, 2014

HDMA's 2013-14 Factbook updates member financial, operational performance

Cold Chain Technologies upgrades materials, insulation for temperature-controlled packaging

January 21, 2014

New KoolTemp GTS parcels have higher performance and lower cost and weight

Industry group Rx-360 lays plans for expanding activities in China

January 21, 2014

An inaugural planning meeting was held in November; meanwhile China cracks down on online sales

Consulting firm puts compliance front and center for clinical-stage drug developers

January 21, 2014

New 'emergent biopharma' service combines compliance with pricing, market access

Educating patients on self-administered drug injections

January 20, 2014

The trend toward self-administered drugs creates a pressing need for better patient-education resources

Top health industry issues for life sciences in 2014

January 20, 2014

PwC's annual forecast of the year's most important healthcare trends

Networking for life science logistics

January 20, 2014

The Health & Personal Care Logistics Conference brings industry leaders together

DQSA: a bargain for the life sciences industry

January 20, 2014

The Drug Quality and Security Act will change industry for the better

HDMA looks closely at 'buy and bill' in specialty pharma distribution

January 20, 2014

Will 'white bagging' and specialty-pharmacy business practices change distribution dynamics?

IMS Institute projects global pharma market of $1.17-1.20 trillion in 2017

January 20, 2014

Growth includes 1-4% CAGR in US, 0-3% in Europe and 14-17% in China. US specialties have a twist

Contract administration software market heats up with new offerings

January 20, 2014

Both Revitas and Model N bring out enhanced script-validation modules to ensure rebate accuracy

Promotional experimentation and consumer outreach will be available via the Truvio network

January 20, 2014

New service launched by WEGO Health offers rapid feedback from key opinion influencers in consumer healthcare

ValueCentric updates its flagship IT service, ValueTrak, with advanced data-visualization capabilities

January 20, 2014

Finance, marketing and other nontraditional users find value in the company's sales and inventory data

Cloud computing and Big Data will dominate IT healthcare trends in 2014

January 20, 2014

Liaison Healthcare Informatics predicts trends for healthcare and life sciences

PCI breaks ground on new clinical storage and distribution facility

January 20, 2014

Contract packager addresses growing clinical-products business

Reminder packaging is a "consistently effective medication-adherence intervention strategy," says Decision Resources

January 20, 2014

Analysts find that better adherence can be a competitive advantage in new-product introductions

Annual Cegedim survey finds emphasis on changing commercial models

January 20, 2014

Multichannel marketing is high in attention, but low on execution; Docnet will be a new social media platform

Drug Quality and Security Act becomes law

January 20, 2014

Long-awaited track-and-trace law ushers in a new era of pharmaceutical supply-chain monitoring; compounding pharmacies get a new structure also

The role of labels in patient safety

January 16, 2014

Advanced label technologies serve functions far beyond product identification

Air carriers double down on winning business from life sciences

January 16, 2014

Rising production and trade, along with tightening regulations, make life sciences an attractive target for air cargo and logistics services

Copay programs' increased value to manufacturers is matched by rising criticism

January 15, 2014

Despite proven medical value, coupon and copay offset programs continue to draw fire from insurers; meanwhile, will the programs extend to ACA insureds?

Finding the value in outsourced contract administration

January 15, 2014

The growing complexity of managed-markets contract support makes outsourcing a near-necessity for Small Pharma, and a better option for Big Pharma