Healthcare

Blockchain Prototype Would Secure U.S. Drug Supply Chains, Firms Say

October 5, 2017

Big pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer and Amerisource Bergen in the U.S. could use blockchain technology to verify the authenticity of their drugs.

DP-DHL Launches Tool to Identify Supply Chain Disruption Risk

September 27, 2017

Air Cargo World

This year's hurricane season has been devastating for the communities impacted by the series of storms so far in the Caribbean region.

States Expand Investigation of Opioid Makers, Distributors

September 26, 2017

The New York Times

Attorneys general from most states are broadening their investigation into the opioid industry as a nationwide overdose crisis continues to claim thousands of lives.

A Guide to Selecting a WMS Vendor

September 13, 2017

Commonwealth Supply Chain Advisors

Hospital Tracks Equipment With RFID-Enabled Shelving

September 13, 2017

RFID Journal

Tokyo's St. Luke's International Hospital has completed a pilot of RFID technology to track the movement of equipment. The facility found that the technology identified stock levels at each of its wards in real time, and reduced the number of staff visits to the central clinical engineering room by approximately 55 percent.

Novartis CEO's Dilemma: Is $475,000 Too Much for a Leukemia Breakthrough?

September 12, 2017

Forbes

Joseph Jimenez, the chief executive of Novartis, is celebrating a triumph. The Food and Drug Administration approved Kymriah, a new treatment for kids with leukemia. But he's also taking heat from all sides over his decision to charge $475,000 for the treatment, and, in a major first, to negotiate deals that charge only patients who go into remission.

Bayer Recalled 1M Alka Seltzer Cartons As Sales in Consumer Health Slid

August 30, 2017

FiercePharma

Bayer - already struggling with falling consumer health sales - is also contending with a recall. It has been retrieving more than a million cartons of its Alka-Seltzer Original.

Production Issues Lead to Global Shortage of Hepatitis B Vaccine

August 22, 2017

FiercePharma

A global shortage of hepatitis B vaccine has developed as both Merck & Co. and GlaxoSmithKline deal with manufacturing issues, leading health agencies in England to ration use to those most at risk.

Drug Company Sues Federal Government to Fend Off Competition From Generics

August 18, 2017

The Washington Post

One of Maryland's largest drug manufacturers is suing the federal government to fend off competition on one of its key drugs, saying its right to exclusively sell the medication should continue an additional three years.

The Generic Drug Industry Has Brought Huge Cost Savings. That May Be Changing.

August 16, 2017

The Washington Post

A decade ago, physicians who treat epilepsy got what seemed like a piece of good news: Eight companies had received federal approval to sell a generic version of an injectable lifesaving drug.

Healthcare

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