Healthcare

EDI Helps Pharmaceutical Company With Regulatory Compliance, Order Management

May 10, 2017

New government regulations of the drug industry drove the need for a more responsive, feature-rich and flexible EDI environment - but that created opportunities for one pharmaceutical company.

Opinion: Vaccine Supply Chains Need More Attention

May 5, 2017

Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes contributor

Vaccine supply chains are the Chewbacca of the vaccine world: not because they are hairy (although they can get hairy), but because they are very important yet very underappreciated. And like the Star Wars character Chewbacca, vaccine supply chains are much more complex than they may seem.

Nonprofit Linked to PhRMA Rolls Out Campaign to Block Drug Imports

April 25, 2017

Los Angeles Times

A nonprofit organization that has orchestrated a wide-reaching campaign against foreign drug imports has deep ties to the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, the powerhouse lobbying group that includes Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Bayer

RFID Technology Lights Up Prescription Will-Call System

April 20, 2017

RFID Journal

North Carolina drug retailer Drugco Discount Pharmacy has employed an RFID light stick for pharmacy will-call. The Suncrest Solutions system - new to U.S. drugstores - automates the retrieval process for prescription drugs when customers arrive at the counter to pick them up.

Make Your Temperature-sensitive Packages Travel-ready

April 19, 2017

How data and expertise can create optimal temperature-sensitive packaging. Ambient profiles can help packaging engineers design superior temperature-sensitive packaging and lower costs - whatever the weather.

GSK Recalling Nearly 600,000 Ventolin Inhalers in the U.S.

April 18, 2017

FiercePharma

With sales of its respiratory drugs doing well, GlaxoSmithKline has been spending hundreds of millions of dollars to expand manufacturing of several kinds of inhalers. But a glitch at one of its Ventolin inhaler plants has resulted in recalling nearly 600,000 units in the U.S.

Drones to Fly Blood Between European Hospitals

April 18, 2017

Supply Management

The Swiss aviation regulator has given the green light to a plan by Swiss Post to fly laboratory samples such as blood between hospitals using drones.

Mylan Epipen Recall Goes Global

April 17, 2017

FiercePharma

A recall of potentially malfunctioning EpiPens that Mylan first announced for Europe, Japan and Asia has now gone global, including the U.S., with the company retrieving tens of thousands more. Mylan, however, says it has plenty of replacements to avoid any interruptions in supply.

Made in Mexico: Lifesaving Devices

April 11, 2017

Los Angeles Times

In Tijuana, Mexico, the North American Free Trade Agreement has transformed this sprawling and gumptious border town from a gritty party spot to something entirely different: a world capital of medical devices.

Drug Middlemen - Unlike Other Industries - Report Slim Profit Margins

April 7, 2017

Bloomberg

Companies of all kinds try to present their financial results in the best light possible to attract investors. One segment of the drug industry is bucking that trend, using an accounting method that narrows its profit margins.

Healthcare

The latest supply-chain news, analysis, trends and tools for executives in the healthcare industry. Learn how healthcare companies and their suppliers around the world are managing the flow of products across all channels of the enterprise. Experts sound off on forecasting and demand planning, supply-chain visibility, logistics outsourcing, inventory optimization, transportation management, warehouse management, supply-chain security, corporate social responsibility and more.