Pharmaceutical Companies news from FierceHealthIT
NewsCritics question ethics of stepped-up pharma data mining
With the crackdown on gifts to physicians, and a slowing in direct-to-consumer advertising, the pharmaceutical industry is turning to data mining of physician prescribing habits to fuel the marketing Read more...
Stimulus rules could slow down prescription data mining business
For years now, so-called "data mining" companies--such as IMS Health and Verispan--have sold data on physicians' prescribing patterns to pharmaceutical companies. Several states have tried to outlaw Read more...
Rep. Kennedy to re-file PHR incentive bill
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) has announced plans to re-file a bill that would set up a mechanism to give physicians up to $3 for each of their patients that create a personal health record. The Read more...
MA passes law requiring HIT implementation
The state of Massachusetts has passed a package of healthcare laws that include provisions requiring the implementation of health IT and regulating consulting deals between medical-products companies Read more...
CA bill proposes prescription drug tracking requirement
A bill that would require cradle-to-grave drug tracking in California has sparked extensive debate in the state, with critics contending that the new requirements could impose tens of millions in new Read more...
U of Pittsburgh asks physicians to order drug samples through 'e-closet'
In a step designed to further tighten up its providers' relationships with pharmaceutical companies, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is implementing a new web-based technology that Read more...
Drugmakers agree to six-month DTC delay
Under fire over direct-to-consumer ads, which some Congressional legislators contend are misleading to consumers, pharmaceutical companies have agreed to voluntarily wait six months after drugs are Read more...
| Press ReleasesIMS Acquires PharmARC in India, Strengthening Global Services CapabilitiesDANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IMS Health has acquired PharmARC, an India-based company specializing in commercial analytics and services for the life sciences industry. The acquisition adds Read more >> DecisionView Enhances Market-Leading Clinical Enrollment Optimization Solution With Improved Cost ModelingDecisionView StudyOptimizer 4.4 Enables Clinical Trial Organizations To Easily Create and Compare Enrollment Scenarios With Different Timelines and CostsSAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Read more >> Internal Documents Reveal USDA Dietary Guidelines Panel Dominated by ADAWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Under pressure from the Healthy Nation Coalition, the USDA revealed identities of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines “Independent Scientific Review Panel,” credited with Read more >> Arlington Medical Resources to Release Analysis of the Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections Market in EuropeReport Analyzes Dynamics of Product Usage, Physicians’ Treatment Patterns and Patient Population EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arlington Medical Resources (AMR), a provider of premier market Read more >> Trialing New Medical Products Gets Faster and More SecureLONGMONT, Colo., Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Data security and accuracy is vital to all industries, particularly in the health field. The process by which a pharmaceutical company compiles and Read more >> |
