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Pharmacogenomics: Creating a Better Healthcare System

MedCity News

While current government and commercial efforts to negotiate competitive drug prices are important, this focus represents a minor—and misplaced—implementation of medication management. It’s time that policymakers, insurers and healthcare providers make pharmacogenomic testing a fundamental standard of care delivery.

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Greece slaps Novartis with €214 million bribery suit

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Greek state has filed a lawsuit against Novartis , asking for € 214 million in compensation for non-pecuniary damages* the country may have suffered due to alleged illegal payments to government officials and healthcare providers. Novartis has, in recent years, paid $1.3

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Pharma dodges a bullet, for now

World of DTC Marketing

Medicare’s innovation center may be the best avenue for lowering drug costs if provisions empowering government price negotiation don’t’ make it into a sweeping domestic spending package. SUMMARY: Pharma managed to dodge a bullet by buying politicians but changes are coming.

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ESG Top Trends: Healthcare ESG Impact

Pharmaceutical Technology

All aspects of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) are important, and in the healthcare industry, companies must excel across all three. Listed below are the impact of ESG on healthcare, as identified by GlobalData. The post ESG Top Trends: Healthcare ESG Impact appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Value-based healthcare can help reduce costs

World of DTC Marketing

This means that primary, specialty, and acute care are integrated and that healthcare providers work as a networked team to deliver the best-coordinated care. For example, treatment plans may require the contributions of pharmacists, behavioral health providers, social services, specialists, and more.

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Pharma Marketing: A Guide for Healthcare Companies

Pharma Marketing Network

Pharmaceutical marketing is the process of communicating the benefits of a pharmaceutical product to potential patients and healthcare providers. Direct-to-physician (DTP) advertising: DTP advertising is advertising that is directed to healthcare providers.

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Biogen’s $900 million settlement signals scrutiny on speaker fees

Pharmaceutical Technology

Bringing an end to a 13-year deliberation on a whistleblower lawsuit, Biogen recently agreed to pay a $900 million settlement , amidst increased government alertness on pharmaceutical fraud. The US government has recently prioritized the pursuit of cases such as Biogen’s as a warning to the industry to remain in compliance of the law.