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LONDON Swiss drug maker Lonza will help British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline manufacture five biotech drugs in early- and mid-stage clinical trials, the two companies said Wednesday.

Lonza will manufacture clinical trial batches of the drugs, all monoclonal antibodies in phase-1 and phase-2 testing, and provide additional access to manufacturing capacity so GSK can fulfill future demands. The two companies said other details of the agreement remain confidential.

DURHAM, N.C. Two executives at pharmacy automation company Parata Systems will be promoted at the beginning of next month, the company said.

Parata announced the promotion of Tom Rhoads to CEO and D.J. Dougherty to CFO, effective Oct. 1. They respectively replace current CEO and CFO Jess Eberdt and Doug Townsend, the company’s cofounders.

SAN DIEGO Improving medication adherence will require bringing multiple methods together in order to be successful, Pharmacy Quality Alliance senior director for research and performance measurement David Nau said Tuesday in an education session at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ Pharmacy and Technology Conference in San Diego.

“You need to have a multifaceted strategy around adherence if you want to have an impact on adherence,” Nau said.

SAN DIEGO Comparing the situation with a hypothetical B-movie about a whale eating New York, Harvard University economics professor David Cutler showed a chart describing the fiscal collision course the United States could be on if it doesn’t successfully tackle healthcare costs.

MATAWAN, N.J. PacificHealth Labs on Tuesday announced that Fred Duffner has been promoted to CEO and president reporting directly to the board. Duffner previously had been named president in January 2010.

“We have made great progress this year refocusing the company on its core brands in sports nutrition, reducing expenses and in building our cash position,” Duffner stated. “I believe [PacificHealth] is now in a position to take back its leadership position in the category and begin to lead with new innovation and consumer messaging.”

BRISTOL, Tenn. Jeffrey Bailey has been appointed as King Pharmaceuticals' chief commercial officer, leading all sales, marketing, managed care, sales operations and business analytics for the drug maker.

BRISTOL, Tenn. Jeffrey Bailey has been appointed as King Pharmaceuticals' chief commercial officer, leading all sales, marketing, managed care, sales operations and business analytics for the drug maker.