Healthcare

Medical Cannabis Exporter Sees a Window Before Market Floods

October 1, 2019

Medical cannabis producers have a five-year window to reap high prices for their products before supply floods the market.

China’s Role as Global Drug Hub Raises Alarms in Washington

September 30, 2019

Bloomberg

A California congresswoman plans to hold a hearing in about a month to explore the national-security risks posed by China’s dominance of the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain, escalating concerns raised by the Pentagon.

Carcinogen in Zantac and Generics Triggers FDA, EU Probes

September 17, 2019

Bloomberg

Global health regulators sounded a coordinated alarm about the possibility that a stomach drug taken by millions of people could be tainted with the same cancer-causing agent that has sparked a worldwide recall of blood-pressure pills.

Vaping Furor Intensifies as Trump Vows Tougher U.S. Scrutiny

September 16, 2019

Bloomberg

Faced with a worsening epidemic of teenage vaping and a mysterious illness stalking users of cigarette alternatives, the Trump administration promised to ratchet up its oversight of a burgeoning but increasingly troubled industry.

Trump Plans Crackdown on Fentanyl Shipments From China, Others

September 11, 2019

Bloomberg

A draft executive order would target foreign shippers routing deliveries through the U.S. Postal Service — not the two-largest U.S. couriers United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp.

THE SCB PODCAST

Podcast | Have We Finally Achieved the End-to-End Supply Chain?

September 6, 2019

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

“The end-to-end supply chain” has been a buzzphrase for decades. Is it finally becoming a reality?

Mass Pig Deaths in China Cause Short Supply of U.S. Blood Thinner

September 3, 2019

Bloomberg

A Chinese outbreak of African swine fever that has killed millions of pigs in the country has also led to falling U.S. supplies of a widely used drug derived from the animals, the anti-clotting drug heparin.

Bees Are Dropping Dead in Brazil, Sending Message to Humans

August 19, 2019

Bloomberg

The die-off is highlighting questions about the ocean of pesticides used in the country’s agriculture and whether chemicals are washing through the human food supply — even as the government considers permitting more.

Meeting Pharmaceutical Traceability Requirements Across the Globe

August 7, 2019

DMLogic LLC

Challenge: One of the world’s largest logistics providers was faced with shipping globally sourced drugs from its U.K. distribution centers, and tracking to countries with various regulations was an enormous challenge.

Pentagon Sees Security Threat in China’s Drug-Supply Dominance

August 6, 2019

Bloomberg

The Trump administration sees the increasing use of Chinese-made active ingredients in drugs taken by U.S. troops and civilians as a national security risk.

Healthcare

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