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Amarin won what was being called a First Amendment free speech victory for drugmakers. It got a federal court to say the FDA cannot bar Amarin from discussing off-label use of its fish-oil drug Vascepa for a wider group of patients than it is approved for…not clear how big a victory the ruling will be given it came in a lawsuit Amarin brought against the FDA as a defensive move.

Li Tiantian, a Chinese doctor turned tech entrepreneur, is a leading light of the country’s much-trumpeted healthcare reform drive. His medical networking platform DXY.com …has attracted funding from tech giants … reality is rather different… a lack of support by Beijing and obstacles working with China’s huge, fragmented public healthcare sector...

New York City officials have launched aggressive measures to stop the spread of Legionnaires' disease,...death toll in the outbreak, which has been concentrated in the South Bronx, has now hit double-digits, with 10 dead and 100 confirmed sick. Of those, 53 have been treated and released from hospitals..."We are doing everything that we can,"....

We continue series on fellowships with a look at a newer service provided by the Industry Pharmacists Organization , , we discuss FellowMatch, …match program that focuses on industry-based fellowships for recent pharmacy graduates. James Alexander, executive director and founder…

GSK confirms it has chosen Bangalore (India)for its sixth production facility in the country,… state of Karnataka has approved a 50-acre tract...for the project, …The £85 million ($132.6 million) plant and warehouse, which is slated to be complete in 2017, is being built in anticipation of growth in sales for areas like gastroenterology and anti-inflammatory medicines.

A revolutionary, high-throughput, robotic platform has been designed that automates and standardizes the process of transforming patient samples into stem cells. This unique platform for the first time gives researchers the scale to look at diverse populations to better understand the underlying causes of disease and create new individually tailored treatments, enabling precision medicine in patient care.

Pharmacists have many opportunities for collaborating with nurse practitioners and physician assistants on managing chronic and acute conditions commonly seen in the retail health practice setting… 8 clinically relevant areas, experts detailed the following opportunities where pharmacists can collaborate with clinicians...

1. Optimal collaborative care strategies for COPD
2. Role of collaborative care in allergic rhinitis
3. Collaborative approaches to asthma management
4. Recommendations to improve vaccinations
5. Opportunities for collaborative care for acne
6. Appropriate management of URTIs
7. Trends in T2DM collaborative care
8. Optimized collaborative care strategies for obesity

Brands are ditching agencies and bringing digital marketing in-house in bigger numbers than ever, and that includes pharma companies… inability of agencies to break through decades of organizational history to respond to fast-changing needs," Pharma does differ …is generally behind on social is due to regulatory concerns…. this is starting to change,"

Venezuela transplant patients are left to take drugs for animals, not humans, since medication to avoid transplant organ rejection can no longer be found in the country, hit by endemic shortages of basic food and medication. (video)...

Hiring at hospitals continued its roller-coaster year, as healthcare's largest sector faces increased staffing competition. Hospitals added 15,700 positions in July, more than doubling June's increase, according to seasonally adjusted numbers....