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Dr. Reddy’s Colicchio discusses workforce optimization

Dr. Reddy’s Colicchio discusses workforce optimization

Vincent Colicchio is vice president of supply chain and external manufacturing for Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories North America. In this interview he discusses optimizing the industry’s workforce, facilities and processes, including measures to avoid drug shortages. CDR: What do you see as workforce needs and training for generic drug manufacturing? COLICCHIO: For generic drug manufacturing, there

Don’t scapegoat Rx for health care’s cost

Don’t scapegoat Rx for health care’s cost

The Urban Institute just issued a study that sheds new light on the persistent and vexing problem of access to prescription drugs in the U.S. Working with data from a recent Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, researchers concluded that in the pre-COVID years 2018-2019 almost 13 million American adults either did without needed medications or held

Urban Hydration to hold Second Annual Business Partner Awards

Urban Hydration to hold Second Annual Business Partner Awards

FRISCO, Texas – Urban Hydration is ready to make news again. The trailblazing beauty brand will virtually broadcast its Second Annual Business Partner Awards on December 14, 2021 at 10:30 ET. ‘We are so impressed by the winners this year. They really are the best of the best in retail beauty and we are honored

How iA’s therapy management solutions help patients

How iA’s therapy management solutions help patients

With our iA customers, we see how pharmacy providers are increasingly competing to offer the best experience to attract and retain patients and customers. An important aspect of this commitment is spending time with patients and giving patients the choice of when, where and how they receive their prescriptions. The introduction of therapy management solutions

BD probes effects of prefilled syringe cold storage

BD probes effects of prefilled syringe cold storage

Scientists researched, developed and tested COVID-19 vaccines in record time — then the race to manufacture and deliver them to health care sites around the world began. To save lives, the vaccination program was rapidly rolled out. On the front line, pharmacists, nurses and doctors worked day and night to vaccinate the most vulnerable patients

Biosimilars are key to competition

Biosimilars are key to competition

It has been a big fall for interchangeable biologics. President Biden’s Executive Order 14036, “Promoting Competition in the American Economy” directed the Department of Health and Human Services (and the Food and Drug Administration), and HHS subsequently published its “Comprehensive Plan for Addressing High Drug Prices.” Interchangeable biosimilars are front and center in both of

Retail should get behind vaccine mandate

Retail should get behind vaccine mandate

Like many other policies intended to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Biden administration’s emergency temporary standard (ETS), which requires companies with 100 or more employees to ensure that members of their workforce are immunized or undergo weekly testing, has become a flashpoint. In addition to expected resistance from many Republicans, some business groups, including

For Brewer, WBA’s next phase is personal

For Brewer, WBA’s next phase is personal

In laying out her vision for the future of Walgreens Boots Alliance at the company’s investor day last month, chief executive officer Roz Brewer framed the strategy in personal terms. Recalling her mother’s final illness a decade ago, Brewer talked about the daunting complexity and wastefulness of health care in America, and how WBA is

Deadline for Rx transaction data on horizon

Deadline for Rx transaction data on horizon

With the exception of wartime, concerns about the supply chain have never in living memory been more pressing than they are today. Americans, long accustomed to quick, easy access to relatively low-priced goods, have been confronted with a unusually high number of out-of-stocks since the arrival of COVID-19 and, based on the number of container

White House spends $1 billion to boost COVID testing

White House spends $1 billion to boost COVID testing

NEW YORK — In an effort to keep reining in the pandemic, the Biden administration will invest $1 billion to quadruple the national supply of at-home COVID-19 tests by December. In addition, it is expanding the number of free community-based test sites to 30,000 nationwide, including 20,000 in pharmacies. The White House’s announcement of the

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