Healthcare

Hospitals Wrestle With Shortage of IV Bags, Linked to Hurricane

January 15, 2018

The U.S. is facing a nationwide shortage of intravenous bags just as flu cases accelerate, forcing many hospitals to use more time-consuming ways to administer drugs and to weigh a halt on elective procedures and clinical trials.

Lettuce Suppliers Hit by Deadly E. Coli Outbreak

January 12, 2018

Supply Management

Restaurants and supermarkets across the U.S. and Canada have suspended the use of romaine lettuce amid an ongoing investigation into a widespread outbreak of E.coli.

Pharma, Under Attack for Drug Prices, Started an Industry War

January 9, 2018

The Washington Post

It’s not easy to get Americans mad at a behind-the-scenes industry they’ve barely even heard of, but pharmaceutical companies have spent most of this year trying.

California's Top Marijuana Regulator Talks Legalization, Supply-Chain Risk

December 28, 2017

Los Angeles Times

California's legal pot market opens for business on Jan. 1. The day will be a milestone, but what exactly will happen then and, especially, in the weeks and months to come is unclear.

2017 Supply Chain Innovation Awards Presented by SupplyChainBrain & CSCMP

December 19, 2017

SupplyChainBrain

A pharmaceutical industry forum creates a collaborative framework where companies can efficiently and relatively inexpensively test their potential medicines against competitors’ products that are already approved and available in the marketplace.

Grow Your Own: The Race to Create Body Parts in the Lab

December 11, 2017

The Guardian

Two years ago, Hassan’s father was faced with questions that he had no good answers for. "Why do I have this disease?" his seven-year-old son asked him. "Why do I have to live this life?"

Modern Control Towers: Choosing the Right One for Your Digital Supply Chain

December 7, 2017

MP Objects

What the CVS-Aetna Deal Means for the Future of Health Care

December 7, 2017

The Washington Post

When drug company chief executive Heather Bresch was hauled in front of Congress last year to defend the high price of lifesaving EpiPens, she drew skeptical lawmakers’ attention to a large poster board that blamed the skyrocketing price tag on a coterie of drug supply chain middlemen. Of EpiPen’s $608 list price, her company, Mylan, received only $274, Bresch said.

Drugs Made in Mexican 'Superlabs' Are More Potent Than Ever, Fueling the Addiction Epidemic

December 5, 2017

Los Angeles Times

Ten years ago, the average gram of meth available in the U.S. was 39-percent pure. Today, it is being sold in a nearly pure state, manufactured in Mexican "superlabs" and smuggled across the border to feed an epidemic of addiction.

Coming Up: A Pill With a Digital Sensor to Track If You Took Your Medicine

November 27, 2017

Los Angeles Times

U.S. regulators have approved the first drug with a sensor that can track whether patients have taken their medicine.

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