Supply Chain

Missouri health professionals are urging people to donate blood this month to prevent seasonal shortages, reports St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Last week, Amazon conducted its first customer delivery by drone, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Lonza Group, a Swiss chemicals and biotechnology company, will acquire Capsugel for $5.5 billion, reports Reuters.

Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Health plans to build a 762,000-square-foot distribution center in Kansas City, Mo., reports The Hutchinson News.

In 2015, the Food and Drug Administration approved 45 new drugs. This year, the agency has only approved 19, reports Business Insider.

New York City-based Pfizer earned approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its topical drug Eucrisa, reports Reuters.

Here are the five latest drugs or medical devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

While hospitals are not factories and patients are not cars, health systems can learn valuable logistics lessons from the automotive and retail industries, according to Mark Graban, author of the book Lean Hospitals.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new product Wednesday to repair cartilage defects in the knee.

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly unveiled Tuesday a new discount program for its insulin products. Under the program, which begins in January, patients who pay full price for insulin will be able to access a 40 percent discount, reports the Chicago Tribune.