ICYMI: Could These Devices Someday Replace Drugs?

MDDIonline.com recently released an article outlining the latest devices that may someday overtake pharmaceutical drugs.  “The U.S. pharmaceutical market is roughly double the size of that for medical devices. Perhaps sensing an opportunity, some device firms...

Eli Lilly Reports Medication Slows Alzheimer’s Decline

According to an article via South Bend Tribune, “Eli Lilly & Co. reported Wednesday that an experimental medication might slow mild Alzheimer’s if people take it early enough, one of a handful of drugs in late-stage testing in the frustrating hunt for a...

ICYMI: FDA and Manufacturers Map Out PDUFA Reform Priorities

According to an article via BioPharmInternational.com, “A year-long process reauthorizing the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) was launched July 15, 2015 with a public meeting, setting the stage for monthly discussions with industry beginning this fall and...

What Nanotechnology Could Mean for Pharmaceuticals

“Like the lethal nano-swarm envisioned by author Michael Crichton in his novel “Prey” nanotechnology has escaped the realm of science fiction in recent years and begun making incursions in the real world. Rather than doing harm, though, nanotechnology is being...

Pfizer Set to Acquire Hospira

Pfizer announced in a press release that “they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Pfizer will acquire Hospira, the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies and a global leader in biosimilars, for $90 a share...