Latest Pharmaceuticals policy Stories

Pharmica Consulting, the industry leader in life sciences processes and technology, is pleased to announce that Lisa Zimmerman from Pozen Pharmaceuticals will be speaking at Pharmica’s CRO Management Conference on September 19, 2013 in Princeton, NJ. Princeton, NJ (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 In 2013, the pharmaceutical industry will continue the downsizing of drug development operations, placing an ever greater reliance on strategic CRO alliances and collaborative technologies. As sponsors...

In keeping with ramped up enforcement by federal prosecutors, The Young Law Group is launching an initiative ferreting out alleged, unlawful kickbacks in the healthcare industry. Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Young Law Group, a leader in whistleblower law and False Claims Act litigation, announces a False Claims Act initiative aimed at ferreting out alleged, unlawful kickbacks in the healthcare industry. This YLG initiative builds on back-to-back kickback complaints by U.S....

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Discussion between two centers first ever to take place in U.S. Horsham, PA (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Senior drug regulatory officials from mainland China and Taiwan will be in Boston on June 25 to discuss—for the first time in the U.S.—the need for more collaboration between the two agencies in getting drugs through the regulatory process in a timely manner. Representatives from the Taiwan and mainland China centers of drug evaluation will share respective best practices and processes in...

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ironworkers General President and Pharmaceutical Industry Labor-Management Association (PILMA) Chairman Walter Wise released the following statement today following the publication of PILMA's new study Medicaid Drug Rebates in Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy: An Economic Analysis of the Proposed Policy and its Implications for Multiemployer Plans: <blockquote> "The study released today demonstrates that new government...

MARIETTA, Ga., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Feosol(®) Iron Supplements, distributed by Meda Consumer Healthcare's US headquarters in Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded the #1 Pharmacist Recommended Brand (2013-2014) by U.S News & World Report and Pharmacy Times. Top recommended healthcare brands were identified through a national survey amongst 2,411 pharmacists early in 2013 for consideration for the award and Feosol was chosen as the #1 pharmacist recommended brand in the...

FOLSOM, CA, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Anything Technologies Media, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EXMT) today announced that the company has entered into a distribution agreement with Bioponica (www.Bioponica.net), manufacturer of the world's most advanced aquaponic systems.  The Company plans to market the Bioponica® patent pending Biogarden® soilless grow systems and Bio-Bags(TM) a line of plant derived plant fertilizers. The focus of Anything Technologies sales will be to supply...

NEW YORK, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a Statement of Steve Pasierb, President and CEO, The Partnership at Drugfree.org: Last Friday, Urban Outfitters issued a statement to CNN that it was halting the sale of prescription drug paraphernalia products. The statement read, "In this extensive range of product we recognize that from time to time there may be individual items that are misinterpreted by people who are not our customer. As a result of this...

MUMBAI, India, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bharat Book Bureau presents China Pharmaceutical Guidebook: Latest Chinese Regulations for Imported Drug Registration ( http://www.bharatbook.com/market-research-reports/healthcare-market-research-report/china-pharmaceutical-guidebook-latest-chinese-regulations-for-imported-drug-registration.html ). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130128/590935 ) China possesses a fourth population in the world and has...

Available to EvaluatePharma® Service Clients Beginning June 20, 2013 LONDON and BOSTON, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The worldwide orphan drug market is set to reach $127 billion by 2018, accounting for nearly 16 percent of total prescription drug sales, according to the recently released Orphan Drug Report 2013 [http://www.evaluategroup.com/orphandrug2013 ] from Evaluate [http://www.evaluategroup.com ]. To better serve its clients' needs in regard to this growing...