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Top Story
Pharmacy Deductibles and the Patient Burden
A new IMS study reveals how changes in the design of commercial/employer-based health insurance plans are accelerating the push to higher patient contributions to the cost of prescribed drugs. William Looney reports
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From the Editor
Competition: The Best Defense
A new and more compelling strategy must be crafted to engage critics on drug pricing and bolster biopharmaceuticals as a leader in technological innovations that lower health costs overall, writes William Looney
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Washington Report
Biosimilars, Patent Issues Dominate Political Landscape
Managing the nomination of new commissioner adds to a packed agenda for FDA last month, writes Jill Wechsler
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Europe
High Hopes for England's Accelerated Access Review
No-one can say England's Accelerated Access Review, which aims to “ensure that the UK is the fastest place in the world for the design, development and widespread adoption of medical innovations" isn't aiming high, writes Leela Barham
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The Growing Aging Consumer Population - Living Longer, Living Smarter
LIVE WEBCAST: Monday, October 12, 2015 at 11 am EST
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The Paradox of Disease: Pointers for Better Patient Centricity
As pharma continues to move towards "beyond the pill" strategies, better understanding of patients' sometimes paradoxical view of disease can help lead to strategies for helping them live more productive lives, writes Nick Hicks
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PDMA regulations require sample inventory counts to be conducted on a regular basis with all sales representatives. While traditionally documented on paper (and later input into a computer system), technological advances have allowed this information to be captured electronically at the inventory site, providing many benefits to pharmaceutical companies.
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Event
Prix Galien to Highlight Industry Positives
The Prix Galien forum and awards will once again convene some of the industry’s biggest personalities for a day of accolades and introspection on October 27th. In a season full of negativity and criticism, the industry will pause to honor some of its top achievements before bracing itself for a combative political year. Casey McDonald previews this year’s event
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Pharmaceutical Executive E-Book – Coming November 2015: Securing the Global Supply Chain: Strategies for Operational Excellence
Key Topics include:
- Compliance Groundswell: What are the New Rules and Regulator Expectations?
- Global Dynamics of Risk: Can Technology Keep Pace?
- Benchmarking Best Practices: Upgrading Company Performance Culture
- What's Ahead: How Logistics and Distribution Science will Shape Tomorrow's Supply Chain
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 //Richard Peterson joined Novan Therapeutics (Durham, NC) as Chief Financial Officer. Brian Johnson has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer.//CAS Medical Systems (Branford, CT) named Kimberly K.v Strusky as Executive Vice President of U.S. Sales.//Paratek Pharmaceuticals announced two new hires. Regina Paglia joined as Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Stephen Villano, M.D. joined as Vice President, Clinical and Medical Affairs.//MDxHealth (Irvine, CA, and Herstal, Belgium) recruited Walter Narajowski to its Board of Directors. //Vitae Pharmaceuticals (Fort Washington, PA) appointed Karen Bernstein, Ph.D., co-founder of BioCentury Publications, to its Board of Directors.// |
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Pharmaceutical Executive E-Book – Coming October 2015: Changing Contours of Commercialization: Impact of US Health Reform on Patients, Payers and Providers
Key Topics include:
- Phase-in of the 2010 Affordable Care Act: Five stages of pain and plenty
- Pay for Performance and Shared Savings Programs – Implications for Pharma Marketers
- How ACO models are driving physician and provider decision-making
- Primer on policies and financial drivers impacting payer markets – MLR, MSSP, CMS etc.
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Ready, Set, Launch!
Launch Planning Insights
LIVE WEBCAST: Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 11 am EST
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