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| October 13, 2011 | ISSUE NUMBER 221 VOL 8 |
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Technology
CEO Favors Robots Over Human Pharmacists
Medco CEO David Snow says that Medco’s “robots” are “23 times more accurate” than human pharmacists, in terms of errors in dispensing prescriptions
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Regulatory
Better Quality Could Mean Fewer Drug Shortages
Drug shortages are an acute problem that keeps getting worse. Last year, about 211 drugs were in short supply, which was a new record. This year, the number of new drug shortages already has reached 213, according to the University of Utah Drug Information Service ...Read More
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Global
Revised Medicines Information Proposal: An Olive Branch to Industry and Patients?
The European Commission has tried to placate industry, patient organizations, and healthcare groups with its revised proposals on information to patients. But are the proposals in tune with the times? ...Read More
Events
Medicine 2.0: Rise of the Patient
Amid yellow sandstone arches and California Mission Revival architecture, The Medicine 2.0 + Stanford Summit—otherwise known as the Fourth World Congress on Social Media and Web 2.0 in Health Medicine—set out on a three-day journey to challenge its diverse audience to break down silos and expand beyond traditional boundaries ...Read more
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CBI's 8th Annual Forum on Interactions with Thought Leaders and Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs)
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Capitol Hill
Vaccines Investment Grows
Despite coverage and pricing problems, US investment in vaccines is growing, writes Washington correspondent Jill Wechsler ...Read more |
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 // Merck (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) announced that Richard T. Clark, Chairman, will retire from the company and its board of directors effective Dec. 1. Kenneth C. Frazier, Merck's President and CEO, has been elected to serve as Chairman following Clark's retirement. // Roche (Nutley, N.J.) announced that Harsukh Parmar, MD, joined the company as the new Head of Translational and Experimental Medicine for the Inflammation Discovery and Translational Area. // Industry veteran Kathleen M. Metters, PhD, was appointed President, CEO and a member of the board of directors of biopharmaceutical company Lycera (Ann Arbor, Mich.). //
Aceto (Port Washington, N.Y.) reported that Salvatore Guccione has accepted the position of President and Chief Operating Officer, effective on or before Dec. 1.
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Alessandro Baldi, PhD, joined ProteaBiosciences Group (Morgantown, WVa.) as Vice President and General Manager. |
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Who should be driving universal anti-counterfeiting solutions?
a) Pharma
b) Regulators
c) Vendors?
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