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Pan Drugs received the Warning Letter…with the US Food and Drug Administration citing a number of deviations from GMP (good manufacturing practices) standards during an inspection of the Nandesari, Vadodara facility (India)…failed to maintain, repair, and keep clean its API manufacturing units,…holes in the walls and roof which allowed pigeons access near production equipment…gaps and holes in outside walls for piping and air ducts which allow contaminants to enter the building…We have given the commitment to stop all production while we renovate the facility,…

Ashley Talamo, Publisher: Pharmacy Times...(PTNN) This weekly video program highlights the latest in pharmacy news, product news, and more. (video)

McKesson… announced it has been selected as a 2015 C. Everett Koop National Health Award recipient in recognition for the company’s employee health and wellness program…Our...program…promotes the physical, mental and social wellbeing of our employees and their families…focus is on improving health, we’re pleased that the wellness initiatives have created opportunities to lower health care costs…includes health risk assessments and screenings, educational tools, physical activities and prevention efforts. The program has had increased employee engagement each year since its inception…and has evolved from a payout for completed health assessments into a comprehensive health promotion program with an integrated incentive structure that rewards participants for healthy behaviors.

Doug Long, vice president of industry relations at IMS Health, talks about the most significant market trend in the pharmaceutical industry so far in 2015. (video)

For years,…GlaxoSmithKline was illegally persuading doctors to prescribe paroxetine (Paxil),…as an antidepressant for children and teenagers…citing…Study 329…research...claiming to show that Paxil is "well tolerated and effective" for kids…A…new analysis of the raw data behind Study 329, published in BMJ (British Medical Journal), suggests that the original conclusions were…wrong. Not only is Paxil ineffective, working no better than placebo, but it can actually cause serious side effects, including self-injury and suicide…New York State Attorney General…sued GSK,...pleaded guilty...paying out $3 billion in fines. Drug companies are pushing to market more drugs for off-label uses…

Visible from neighboring France and Germany, a new 41-storey skyscraper that drugs company Roche opened near the river Rhine…reaches 178 meters (584 ft) into the sky, easily the tallest building in Switzerland…The 550-million Swiss franc ($575 million) tower shows that the company retains its loyalty to the city of Basel where it was founded in 1896…(Roche) already has an even taller building, at 205 meters (672 ft), in the works, due to be occupied around 2021..

Large U.S. health systems are buying clinics, physician practices and digital resources in search of growth opportunities in lieu of traditional acquisition of other hospitals,… which is being driven by the need to gain economies of scale, shift from volume to value-based care, compete in local markets and expand digital health and healthcare IT capabilities…To deal effectively with greater complexity, higher volumes and other changes resulting from increased acquisitions, industry providers will need to manage their businesses with the mindset of a portfolio manager…

Pharmacy Podcast Ron Lanton talks with the president of Trovita Health Science nutritional products for patient’s special needs – William Brown. (podcast 19:23 minutes)

Novartis has been hit by a slowdown in emerging markets, particularly in China, where previously double-digit growth has decelerated to mid-single digits,…Despite the increasing risks,..the Swiss company was not pulling back from emerging markets, rather relying on the strength of generics in China to drive business growth…We are going to live through the volatility…

Health care just got a whole lot more convenient in Manhattan, where a pair of health app developers …began coupling their offerings in what may become the ultimate in fast service — doctors to your door by way of Pager quickly followed by an on-demand prescription delivery from Zipdrug...Pager was launched…a healthcare startup reinventing the traditional doctor-patient experience…connects patients to board-certified doctors who make home, office or hotel visits within two hours…. Zipdrug…employs a trained delivery staff who picks up prescriptions at the pharmacy of the patient's choice and delivers them to the patient's doorstep.