Supply Chain

In a recent press release, Medline, the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies and clinical solutions, today announced its purchase of 51 acres of land for a new distribution center in Auburndale.

Canada-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals today entered into a licensing agreement with Norgine for the drug NER1006.

The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for a multiplex nucleic acid test to detect Zika virus.

Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline will build a new distribution center in Auburndale, Fla.

As part of its new hospital-run logistics plan, Indiana University Health will construct an integrated service center in Plainfield, Ind.

The Food and Drug Administration issued a draft of updated recommendations intended to clarify when manufacturers should report medical device changes to the agency.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier entered into a group purchasing agreement for dose tracking with Sectra, a Swedish medical imaging IT company.

The Food and Drug Administration today approved Kenilworth, N.J.-based Merck's best-selling cancer drug Keytruda for additional indications.

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Aurobindo Pharma's anti-infective linezolid injection.

Pharmaceutical company AbbVie filed a patent-infringement lawsuit Thursday against Amgen over a lower-priced copy of AbbVie's top-selling anti-inflammatory drug Humira, according to The Wall Street Journal.