Supply Chain

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to providers and patients to cease use of any sterile-use drug products made and distributed by Dallas-based Downing Labs "because the firm cannot ensure the safety or quality of these…

Plano, Texas-based Argon Medical Devices has acquired Franklin, Ind.-based Promex Technologies, which does business as US Biopsy.

Mylan Ireland Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire the U.S. rights to Aspen Global's Arixtra Injection.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier has awarded Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Accuray a group purchasing agreement for its radiation therapy products.

The Drug Enforcement Agency has issued a new regulation that will allow patients to return unused prescription drugs to pharmacies, hospitals, clinics and other authorized collectors.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed marketing of a new laboratory test that helps determine if certain patients are at risk of developing moderate to severe acute kidney injury within 12 hours of administering the test.

Separating fact from fiction for the "next frontier" of healthcare cost reduction

Healthcare solution developer Geneia has entered a strategic partnership with Covidien to break into the remote patient monitoring market.

Discussing supply chain as a strategic element of a hospital's processes has been a growing trend as healthcare systems are looking to the supply chain for cost-cutting opportunities.

A recent massive medical device recall is the biggest single-day recall event on record for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society report.