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February 14, 2011
New HHS Web portal to drive innovative disease state management

The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday launched a new Web portal that very well could make niche marketing of pharmaceutical and over-the-counter medicines easier to execute.

February 14, 2011
Walgreens builds up pharmacy purchasing team

Walgreens on Monday rounded out the pharmacy purchasing team led by Jeff Berkowitz, who joined Walgreens in the fall as SVP pharmaceutical development and market access. The team reporting to Berkowitz includes Walgreen veterans Frank DeStefano, Mike Bleser and Mike Allen, as well as newcomers Jeff Foreman and Gary Gleeson.

February 9, 2011
Report: Sandoz has as many as 10 follow-on biologics in works

Sandoz is developing as many as 10 new follow-on biologics, according to published reports.

February 3, 2011
Kinray acquisition drives Cardinal Health's Q2

Second-quarter revenue for Cardinal Health rose 2%, thanks in part to its acquisition of pharmaceutical distributor Kinray.

February 1, 2011
Biosimilars regulations 
unlikely to unfold soon

As soon as members of Congress took their seats last month, the new Republican majority announced it would make good on its pledge to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The effort largely is symbolic and unlikely to succeed, so at least one portion of the healthcare-reform law will likely remain in effect, namely the abbreviated approval pathway for follow-on biologics, also known as the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act.


January 31, 2011
H.D. Smith names EVP

A pharmaceutical wholesaler has promoted one of its executives.

January 28, 2011
Italo Pennella named VP pharmacy at ECRM

A former Albertsons executive has been named the newest VP pharmacy at ECRM.

January 25, 2011
Virginia Cox joins 3D

3D Communications on Tuesday announced that Virginia Cox will join its team of communication and healthcare experts, effective Feb. 1.

January 19, 2011
Giant Eagle announces free in-store diabetes screenings

In partnership with Bayer Healthcare Diabetes Care and Novo Nordisk, Giant Eagle is offering its customers free in-store diabetes screenings.

January 18, 2011
Pfizer's Germano to speak at 2011 Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit

Pfizer president and general manager for specialty care and oncology, Geno Germano, will deliver the “State of the Pharma/Biotech Industry Address” at the 2011 Armada Specialty Pharmacy Summit, Armada Health Care said Tuesday.

January 11, 2011
Older physicians less likely to prescribe generic medications

While a majority of physicians are comfortable with generic medications, there is a small segment who still have negative perceptions about the effectiveness and quality of generic drugs, and that may lead to doctors prescribing unnecessarily expensive medications, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital and CVS Caremark.

January 5, 2011
Life after Kinray

WHITESTONE, N.Y. — Call him “Stewie Rah Rah.” He doesn’t mind. Stewart Rahr, the man in the bright yellow sunglasses who led Kinray to become the nation’s top independently owned pharmaceutical wholesaler, soon will have more time for his other interests.

January 5, 2011
Senator to float bill to address drug shortages

Responding to what she termed an “unprecedented” shortage of prescription medicines for such serious conditions as cancer, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is promising new legislation to deal with the problem.

December 20, 2010
FDA releases annual 'Generic Drug Roundup'

Drugs for bacterial infections and cancer, and one that could help shape regulations for biosimilars, are featured in the Food and Drug Administration’s annual "Generic Drug Roundup."

December 14, 2010
Citing safety concerns, Lilly suspends cancer drug trial

Eli Lilly is suspending a late-stage clinical trial of a cancer drug amid safety concerns, the drug maker said Monday.

December 7, 2010
Kroger, Safeway strike back against Walmart/Humana Part D drug plan

MINNETONKA, Minn. — Could the economy and the bare-knuckles competition that now defines pharmacy retailing lower the price bar even further for widely used generic drugs? It’s already happening.


December 1, 2010
PhRMA: 100 HIV/AIDS drugs, vaccines are in development

One hundred new drugs and vaccines are in development to treat HIV/AIDS and related conditions, according to a new report by a pharmaceutical industry trade group.

November 22, 2010
Report: PhRMA's lobbying efforts total more than $5 million in Q3

The pharmaceutical lobby spent more than $5 million lobbying the government during the third quarter ...

November 18, 2010
Cardinal's acquisition of Kinray: A smart move

One of the Big Three in pharmaceutical wholesaling is about to get a lot bigger....

November 17, 2010
Cardinal Health to acquire pharmaceutical distributor Kinray

Cardinal Health is looking to expand the pharmaceutical segment of its business by acquiring a...

November 15, 2010
NCPA voices support for new CMS rule shortening drug cycle for long-term care centers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a rule shortening the traditional 30-day...

November 15, 2010
Survey: Most consumers turn to blogs, Facebook for health info

A social media go-to-market strategy is fast becoming a must-have for companies these days, especially...

November 14, 2010
Biosimilars development continues emergence

William Gibson, the science-fiction author who helped create the cyberpunk genre in the 1980s and...

November 14, 2010
FDA generic user fees moving closer to reality

A backlog of more than 2,000 drug entities and devices is awaiting approval. That’s the...

November 14, 2010
In victory for retail pharmacy, military levels TRICARE prescription purchasing field

In a ruling hailed by retail pharmacy leaders, the Department of Defense now is insisting...

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