- October 25 Week in Review (pharmacytimes.com)
Laura Joszt, PTNN, Pharmacy Week in Review, this weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings and more.
- This Week in Managed Care: October 18, 2019 (ajmc.com)
Laura Joszt, Managing Editor at The American Journal of Managed Care. Welcome to This Week in Managed Care from the Managed Markets News Network
- October 11 Pharmacy Week in Review (pharmacytimes.com)
Nicole Grassano, PTNN, Pharmacy Week in Review, this weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings and more.
- FDA issues warning on medical devices that are vulnerable to takeover from hackers (cnbc.com)
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to consumers...about potentially serious cybersecurity flaws in some medical devices that could allow hackers to take control of them remotely...Medical devices that use third-party, decades-old software called IPnet are at risk, the FDA said. The regulator said it’s not sure how many or even which specific devices, such as insulin pumps or pacemakers, are vulnerable to getting hacked...Researchers have identified 11 vulnerabilities that may allow “anyone to remotely take control of the medical device and change its function, cause denial of service, or cause information leaks or logical flaws, which may prevent device function.”...READ MORE
- Study: Local pharmacies pushed to brink by pharmacy benefit “monopolies” (chaindrugreview.com)NCPA SURVEY: Health of Independent Pharmacy (ncpa.co)
A substantial majority of independent pharmacies say they may close their doors in the next two years, and the main culprits are multi-billion-dollar corporate middlemen who are shaking them down for fees on medicines long after the point of sale, according to a new survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association...“Neighborhood pharmacies are being mugged in broad daylight and no one in Washington is doing anything about it,” said NCPA CEO B. Douglas Hoey. “If Congress or the administration don’t act soon, we’re going to see a wave of layoffs and store closures that will leave many patients stranded without access to a local pharmacist.”...READ MORE
- More do-it-yourself docs are finding pharma answers on their own as sales rep contact declines (fiercepharma.com)Decision Resources Group 2019 ePharma Physician® Report Finds U.S. Physicians Increasingly Too Busy to See Pharma Sales Reps (decisionresourcesgroup.com)
Physician-pharma rep engagement declined significantly over the past year, with fewer in-person meetings responsible for the bulk of the drop...Physicians are seeing fewer pharma sales reps than ever, which likely isn’t a surprise. But what might raise some eyebrows is the fact that digital contact by reps isn’t taking up the slack...Instead, doctors are searching for drug and treatment information online and on their own. Close to half of doctors say they never have a question for a rep that they can’t find the answer to online...READ MORE
- This Week in Managed Care: October 4, 2019 (ajmc.com)
Laura Joszt, Managing Editor at The American Journal of Managed Care. Welcome to This Week in Managed Care from the Managed Markets News Network
- October 18 Pharmacy Week in Review (pharmacytimes.com)
Nicole Grassano, PTNN, Pharmacy Week in Review, this weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings and more.
- This Week in Managed Care: October 11, 2019 (ajmc.com)
Laura Joszt, Managing Editor at The American Journal of Managed Care. Welcome to This Week in Managed Care from the Managed Markets News Network
- October 4 Pharmacy Week in Review (pharmacytimes.com)
Nicole Grassano, PTNN, Pharmacy Week in Review, this weekly video program provides our readers with an in-depth review of the latest news, product approvals, FDA rulings and more.