Content about Pharmaceutical sciences

August 30, 2010
IMS Health exec to NACDS conference attendees: Expect opportunities, uncertainties for drug market

The U.S. drug market will present opportunities as well as uncertainties over the next decade,...

SAN DIEGO The U.S. drug market will present opportunities as well as uncertainties over the next decade, according to remarks made by IMS Health VP industry relations Doug Long at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ 2010 Pharmacy and Technology Conference held here on Monday.

 

August 30, 2010
NCPA to DEA: 'Institutional facilitators' can help LTC facilities

The National Community Pharmacists Association sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration that featured...

August 29, 2010
King names new chief commercial officer

Jeffrey Bailey has been appointed as King Pharmaceuticals' chief commercial officer, leading all sales, marketing,...

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.

August 29, 2010
Murrelle emphasizes PGx in education session at NACDS' 2010 Pharmacy & Technology Conference

The dizzying array of technical terminology that emerged from Venebio president and CEO Lenn Murrelle’s...

August 29, 2010
PDX, Rx Net Services announce partnership

Pharmacy technology provider PDX has inked a deal with a provider of prescription drug inventory...

FORT WORTH, Texas Pharmacy technology provider PDX has inked a deal with a provider of prescription drug inventory management technology to develop and co-market an integrated offering.

August 29, 2010
Somaxon, P&G to co-promote Silenor

A drug maker and a consumer packaged goods company will co-promote a newly approved insomnia...

SAN DIEGO A drug maker and a consumer packaged goods company will co-promote a newly approved insomnia treatment.

Somaxon Pharmaceuticals and Procter & Gamble announced their co-promotion agreement for Silenor, in which Somaxon's promotion of the drug will target physicans, while P&G will promote Silenor to targeted pharmacies.

August 29, 2010
Survey finds pharmacists' role in health care is evolving

Pharmacists' role has significantly changed, with more than 90% of pharmacists believing they are key...

August 25, 2010
Giant Eagle selects pharmacy workflow automation system

RxSafe on Thursday announced the installation of its RxSafe 1800 system at a Giant Eagle...

August 24, 2010
Branded prescription drug prices on the rise

Retail prices of branded prescription drugs went up by 8.3% in 2009, according to an...

WASHINGTON Retail prices of branded prescription drugs went up by 8.3% in 2009, according to an analysis released Wednesday by AARP.

 

August 23, 2010
Drug Store News 2010 Prescriber Report

Behind every prescription that lands at the pharmacy counter is a series of
events that influence the prescriber’s decision. Powered by data from SDI
Health, Drug Store News goes inside the examination room in this exclusive
report, providing an in-depth look at the critical factors that shape
pharmaceutical sales trends and shift market share from one drug to another
in 10 key market segments.

Behind every prescription that lands at the pharmacy counter is a series of
events that influence the prescriber’s decision. Powered by data from SDI
Health, Drug Store News goes inside the examination room in this exclusive
report, providing an in-depth look at the critical factors that shape
pharmaceutical sales trends and shift market share from one drug to another
in 10 key market segments.

August 23, 2010
Sanofi-Aventis suing Sandoz to prevent generic blood thinner from reaching the market

French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis is suing to stop Sandoz’ generic version of its blood thinner...

August 22, 2010
Drop in visits a bad Rx for pharmacy

Americans staggered by recession, loss of income and job worries have been making fewer trips...

August 22, 2010
Guest Column: Harnessing the communication power of the pharmacy

Over-the-counter and health-and-beauty care marketers have been struggling to find ways to harness the communication...

Over-the-counter and health-and-beauty care marketers have been struggling to find ways to harness the communication power of pharmacy to help them build their brand equity. The path to achieve this goal has been for consumer packaged goods companies to develop pharmacy programs designed to educate and capture the attention of pharmacists so that pharmacists may communicate and educate their patients about their products at the point of decision-making.

August 22, 2010
Guest opinion: Harnessing communication power of pharmacy

Over-the-counter and health-and-beauty care marketers have been struggling to find ways to harness the communication...

August 22, 2010
WAG, Electric Boat dive deeper into worksite deal

The submarines built by General Dynamics’ Electric Boat division spend most of their time underwater,...

August 18, 2010
Walgreens' 90-day prescription program ventures to Tampa

Walgreens has expanded its 90-day prescription program to a city in the Sunshine State....

August 17, 2010
ProAmatine to be pulled from market, Shire says

Shire has decided to withdraw its blood pressure drug from the market, the drug maker...

August 16, 2010
Cantrell named Good Neighbor Pharmacy president

Michael Cantrell has been promoted to the new position of president of Good Neighbor Pharmacy...

August 16, 2010
Independent pharmacy lobby weighs in as feds mull ‘grandfather’ status for plans

Federal agencies enforcing new health-reform mandates must act to preserve patients’ access to the pharmacy...

August 15, 2010
NY Times highlights pharmacists’ evolving role

Adding plenty of fire power to the rapidly improving image of community pharmacists as essential...

August 12, 2010
Emergent acquires Trubion in near $100 million deal

Emergent BioSolutions will acquire Trubion Pharmaceuticals for $96.8 million upfront, under a deal the two...

August 12, 2010
FMAP extension: An investment and a money-saving venture

In these times of trillion-dollar spending bills and massive deficits, $16 billion may not seem...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT In these times of trillion-dollar spending bills and massive deficits, $16 billion may not seem like all that much. But it’s enough to throw another critical lifeline to states coping with the ever-rising costs of Medicaid health assistance to the poor and unemployed –– and to thousands of community pharmacies that have to provide prescription services to those millions of Americans.

August 11, 2010
GPhA: Banning patent settlements will cost money, not save it

The main lobbying group for the generic drug industry said federal authorities erred in projecting...

August 10, 2010
L.A. Times article on Rx information draws response from NACDS

A group representing the drug retailing industry has responded to an article published in the...

August 9, 2010
Revenue, profit rise for Watson in Q2

Generic drug maker Watson Pharmaceuticals posted strong sales for second quarter 2010, according to an...