Actinium Pharmaceuticals, a New York City-based biopharmaceutical company, named Bernie Cunningham, PhD, executive director of clinical supply chain and logistics, as well as CMS project management.
Supply Chain
A number of drugmakers, wholesale distributors and pharmacy-benefit managers saw their stocks slump on Friday after several drug companies indicated they will not raise prices as sharply as in past years, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Just as a supply chain team should monitor medical supplies traveling throughout the hospital, so too should clinicians maintain a keen eye on antimicrobial medication orders.
St. Jude Medical urged physicians Friday to stop implanting its Nanostim leadless cardiac pacemaker, citing concerns over electronic data issues and reports of battery malfunctions, according to a Reuters report.
Saint Paul, Minn.-based St. Jude Medical earned Food and Drug Administration approval for the Amplatzer PFO Occluder.
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GENCO, a Pittsburgh-based logistics provider and FedEx subsidiary, recently developed a new multi-tenant warehousing solution.
Here are the five latest drugs or medical devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Tucscon, Ariz.-based Ventana, a subsidiary of Roche, earned Food and Drug Administration approval for the Ventana PD-L1 Assay.
Mylan's price increases for EpiPens have cost the U.S. Department of Defense millions of dollars since 2008 as the agency covered more prescriptions at near retail prices, according to government data reported by Reuters.
Atlanta-based Northside Hospital offers an amenity kit to every patient who walks through its doors, filled with products to make their hospital stay as comfortable as possible.