Irvine, Calif.-based Allergan has approached Raleigh, N.C.-based Salix Pharmaceuticals regarding a potential acquisition, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier and the Meals on Wheels Association of America have entered a group purchasing agreement.
A decision handed down by the Alabama Supreme Court rules brand-name drug makers can be held liable if consumers experience adverse effects from that drug's generic equivalent.
The following five member healthcare organizations received VHA's Excellence Award for Sustainability at VHA's Navigating to Excellence Forum held earlier this spring.
Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals will no longer sell or distribute its Incivek hepatitis C treatment, largely due to newly available drugs such as Gilead's Sovaldi, according to a Reuters report.
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The lifespan of medical devices is growing longer as more and more hospitals are turning to device reprocessing to cut costs, reduce waste and maximize potential use of these items.
Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline has launched its 2014 Medline Innovation Challenge, which aims to find and reward organizations for developing licensable medical devices and healthcare solution technology.
Two former sales representatives of a medical device company in New Jersey admitted their roles in a fraud scheme that overcharged hospitals by more than $800,000, according to an NJ.com report.
If the number of drug recalls this year continues at its current rate, 2014 could bring in the highest number of recalls to date, according to a report from the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society.
Those years of begrudgingly picking up and organizing rooms may pay off in the materials management arena, as a cluttered supply closet could be detrimental to cost savings and even patient safety.