Content about Specialty pharmacy

November 16, 2009
Genentech seeks to make Avastin a combination cancer therapy

Biotech company Genentech is hoping to squeeze another use out of a cancer drug....

November 15, 2009
Study: Effient achieves greater platelet inhibition in Type 2 diabetes with CAD patients

Patients with Type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease showed greater reduction in platelet activity...

November 12, 2009
Abbott to acquire rights to chronic pain treatment

Abbott is banking on a biotech drug in early-stage clinical trials to treat chronic pain,...

November 12, 2009
Supplies of some biotech drugs may be contaminated, FDA warns

Contaminants may have found their way into supplies of drugs made by biotech company Genzyme,...

November 10, 2009
ACRO to host specialty pharmacy payer symposium

Healthcare reform will affect just about every aspect of the healthcare industry in the United...

November 10, 2009
Bristol-Myers Squibb to develop rheumatoid arthritis drug with Alder

Drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb will work with a private biotech company to develop a biotech...

November 10, 2009
Decision Resources: Biosimilars may cause biotech companies to lose more than $9 billion

Biotech companies that manufacture a class of drugs used to treat autoimmune disorders stand to...

November 10, 2009
Federal court upholds $1.7 billion patent award to J&J's Centocor

A U.S. District judge has upheld a verdict against Abbott Labs that could require the...

November 10, 2009
REMS requirement was required education at ECRM Specialty Pharmacy event

A lunchtime discussion on managing “REMS and the RFP Process” proved a timely and relevant...

November 10, 2009
Sanofi-Aventis, Regeneron to develop biotech drugs

A French drug maker and a company in the United States will step up their...

November 9, 2009
PhRMA seeks to distinguish legitimate, fake H1N1 treatments

At a time when concerns have arisen among consumers about phony products to treat and...

November 9, 2009
Teva files suit against Sandoz, Momenta over patent infringement

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has motioned to amend a complaint against two generic drug makers over...

November 8, 2009
Republicans draw up follow-on biologics bill

The Democrats’ healthcare-reform bill may have passed in the House Saturday night, but the Republicans...

November 7, 2009
FDA approves rare skin cancer treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug for treating a skin cancer...

November 5, 2009
Commcare scores high on customer service

Commcare Pharmacy found that more than 99% of its customers are satisfied with its services,...

November 5, 2009
Genmab plans U.S. plant shutdown, layoffs

Genmab will shut down a manufacturing plant in the United States and lay off employees,...

November 4, 2009
Amgen's cancer drug fails to increase overall survival rate

Despite prolonging survival without disease progression in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, an investigational drug...

November 4, 2009
Pfizer: Chantix reduces smoking in COPD patients

More smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease quit smoking using an anti-smoking drug from Pfizer...

November 2, 2009
GSK, Pfizer launch drug discovery co. targeting HIV/AIDS treatments

Two of the world’s largest drug companies have launched a company to discover and develop...

October 29, 2009
BIO responds to GPhA letter to Obama

The Biotechnology Industry Organization has asked the Obama administration and members of Congress to disregard...

October 27, 2009
Renewed lease spells renewed commitment for Accredo, Memphis community

Accredo Health has renewed the lease on its 240,000-sq.-ft. Century Center headquarters, the company announced...

October 26, 2009
FDA approves chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new treatment for a cancer that mostly...

October 26, 2009
Hospira reports boost in Q3

An increase in specialty drugs, particularly a chemotherapy drug, caused Hospira’s third quarter 2009 profits...

October 25, 2009
FDA approves emergency use of IV drug as H1N1 treatment

The Food and Drug Administration has authorized emergency use of an intravenous drug for patients...

October 25, 2009
Third patient taking arthritis drug develops PML

A third case of a deadly brain infection has occurred in a patient using a...