AstraZeneca latest to sue US government over Medicare drug price negotiation plan

The IRA allows Medicare, the government health plan for older adults, to negotiate lower prices for a selected group of prescription medicines. ... AZ’s complaint, filed in a Delaware district court, is specifically aimed at protecting "timely access

Boehringer sues US government over Medicare drug price negotiation programme

The IRA allows Medicare, the government health plan for older adults, to negotiate lower prices for a selected group of prescription medicines. ... The drugmaker also alleges that the programme does not involve “genuine negotiations” between drug

Johnson & Johnson sues US government over Medicare drug price negotiation programme

The IRA allows Medicare to negotiate lower prices for a selected group of medicines. ... The IRA allows Medicare, the government health plan for older adults, to negotiate lower prices for a selected group of prescription medicines.

Merck sues US government over Medicare drug price negotiation programme

The IRA, which was enacted last year, allows Medicare – the government health plan for older adults – to negotiate lower prices for a selected group of prescription medicines.

ABPI welcomes new NHS research guidance for integrated care systems

Around 25% of the world’s top 100 prescription medicines are discovered and developed in the UK, according to NHS England.

After the wildfire: how will healthcare recover from the pandemic?

Current regulation around health product promotion also doesn’t support direct communication between companies marketing prescription medicines and consumers.

Switzerland: a life sciences hub

In addition, the prescription of medicines by medical personnel in individual cases and the individual preparation of medicines in pharmacies were excluded from the effect of a patent. ... To counter the lack of medicines specifically for children, it

Emerging use cases of blockchain in healthcare and the life sciences

This collaboration is using blockchain to identify, track and trace prescription medicines and vaccines distributed throughout the country. ... Additional implementations can be found within prescription medicine management, patient claims and billings

Pharmaceutical social media after Cambridge Analytica

prescription-only medicines is illegal outside the United States or New Zealand, and some pharmaceutical marketers still choose to avoid risks of perceived product marketing by locking down social media engagement.

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VMLY&Rx taps Nichole Davies for global chief strategy officer role

VMLY&Rx is solely dedicated to prescription medicines pharmaceutical companies that are researching, developing and commercialising breakthrough therapies.

Takeda UK & Ireland appoints market access director

He also brings experience form Boehringer Ingelheim, where he was director of its UK Change Project, head of UK market access for prescription medicines, and held a series of marketing management

Pink Carrots appoints art director

Pink Carrots, which recently won the prescription medicines category at the GWA HealthCare Awards 2014, also made three other hires.

IPHA names Janssen's Dr Leisha Daly as president

Daly, who has also been a member of IPHA's board of directors since June 2012, was reappointed to the Association's Prescription Medicines Division Strategy Board in August 2012.

Isgro boosts senior team

Weber's healthcare agency experience ranges from prescription and over the counter medicines to veterinary medicine (both small and livestock).

Your UK Launch Partner

We work exclusively in the UK and have brand strategy, implementation, and recruitment experience from numerous launches across prescription medicines, medical devices, and medical software.

Lockdown 3: Why patients cannot afford another pause in pharma-sponsored support

In fact, almost 40% stated that pharma had “No impact”, or even a “Negative impact”, in providing patients with services beyond the manufacture of prescription medicines.

Digital Marketing is no Substitute for Sound Strategic Marketing

of prescription medicines to patients.

How to design patient services with social media within the ABPI code guidelines

Host a  PMCPA (Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority) training session and take the opportunity to get feedback on early solution concepts. ... The code explains how use of social media to discuss prescription medicines (for example, on

Getting to grips with Russia’s healthcare market

Overall, about 60% of all prescription medicines are paid for out of pocket.