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Supply Chain



Federal lawmakers are expressing concerns over high prescription drug costs — a problem they may have inadvertently contributed to, according to KRQE News.

St. Paul, Minn.-based St. Jude Medical earned Food and Drug Administration approval for its BurstDR stimulation technology, a physician-developed form of spinal cord stimulation used to treat patients with chronic pain.

In light of National Healthcare Supply Chain Week running from Oct. 2 to Oct. 8., Global Healthcare Exchange, a Louisville, Colo.-based healthcare supply chain management company, highlighted five factors that influence supply chain innovation and advance healthcare outcomes.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, a Jerusalem-based drugmaker, recently earned Food and Drug Administration approval for its abacavir and lamivudine tablets to treat adults with HIV-1 infection.

The Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management sponsors a National Healthcare Supply Chain Week each October to recognize the crucial role supply chain professionals play in delivery high-quality patient care. This year, the celebration runs from Oct. 2 to…

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