Abbott to begin clinical study of Amplatzer device
Abbott recently announced the initiation of a pivotal clinical study based in the United States that will assess the safety and efficacy of a modified version of its Amplatzer device. Read More »
Abbott recently announced the initiation of a pivotal clinical study based in the United States that will assess the safety and efficacy of a modified version of its Amplatzer device. Read More »
The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) and Baxter International Inc. recently announced a comprehensive collaborative program entitled “Smart PN” that will provide healthcare professionals with educational tools for parenteral nutrition (PN) therapy. Read More »
Biologics Inc., an oncology pharmacy services company under the McKesson Specialty Health umbrella, recently announced that Pfizer selected it to distribute Besponsa, a new IV therapy for adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Read More »
Walgreens has been awarded the 2017 Infinity Arrow Award for Service and Take Back by the California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) in recognition of the company’s Safe Medication Disposal program. Read More »
Amgen and Humana Inc. will collaborate on finding opportunities to improve health outcomes by analyzing the real-world health care experiences of Humana's 13 million members. Read More »
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co. Limited recently announced that it will collaborate with Stanford University to form the Stanford Alliance for Innovative Medicines (Stanford AIM) to transform novel Stanford research into next-generation treatments for diseases. Read More »
Walgreens recently announced the launch of its Center for Health & Wellbeing Research, a website documenting roughly 50 outcomes from studies the company undertook in the past six years. Read More »
AbbVie's once-daily treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, Mavyret, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »
Thermo Fisher Scientific recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administation 510(k) clearance for the company’s new immunoassay for the specific detection of buprenorphine and its three major metabolites. Read More »
Amgen and Allergan submitted a Biologics License Application for ABP 980, a biosimilar candidate to Herceptin, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »
Formulated to detect the presence of the potent opioid fentany in urine, California-based Immunalysis Corp.’s branded immunoassay Sefria — the first of its kind — recently achieved 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »
Los Angeles-based Puma Biotechnology Inc.’s FDA-approved Nerlynx (neratinib) tablets — a kinase inhibitor developed to treat breast cancer — will be circulated by Cary, North Carolina’s Biologics Inc. as per a limited distribution agreement between the companies. Read More »
Vizient Inc. recently released its July 2017 Drug Price Forecast, which provides pharmacy leaders and health system executives with insights on pricing and practice changes throughout the pharmaceutical industry. Read More »
Because acute myeloid leukemia (AML) impacts relatively few individuals nationwide, gilteritinib — an anti-cancer medication developed by Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc. — recently attained orphan-drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Read More »
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. recently announced the availability of a fully integrated solution for polymer-based drug implant development and production using hot melt extrusion (HME). Read More »
Accord Healthcare has acquired Essential Pharmaceuticals, a New Jersey company that provides products, services and contributions to transplant medicine. Read More »
California-based Amgen recently obtained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acceptance of its Biologics License Application (BLA) for Aimovig (erenumab), a product developed specifically to help victims of frequent migraine headaches. Read More »
Amgen and UCB recently announced that their Evenity study, which analyzed the drug as a treatment for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, met both primary endpoints and the secondary endpoint. Read More »
Biologics Inc., a McKesson Specialty Health oncology pharmacy services company, has been chosen by AstraZeneca to distribute Imfinzi. Read More »
Test detects five most commonly misused and abused prescription drugs; five-minute results will facilitate rapid interventions in prescription drug abuse. Read More »