Supply Chain

Here are the four latest drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Glenmark Pharamceuticals' potassium chloride tablets.

Claris Injectibles, a subsidiary of India-based Claris Lifesciences Limited, earned Food and Drug Administration approval for its bupivacaine hydrochloride injectable medication.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Sanofi's new drug Adlyxin to treat adults with type 2 diabetes.

GlaxoSmithKline purchased the global rights to an experimental asthma drug from Johnson & Johnson for $230 million, according to Reuters.

Texas hospitals are feeling the effects of the national blood shortage.

Merck reported an unexpected revenue increase in the second quarter due to the success of its cancer drug Keytruda and new hepatitis treatments.

AspireBariatrics'stomach-pumping weight loss device AspireAssist, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in June, has been making waves in the medical device community.

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Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline recently agreed to a five year, $112 million prime vendor deal with UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Mass.