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Justices seek White House views in medical device case

By Reuters | October 07, 2013

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the legal views of the Obama administration in a medical device manufacturer's appeal of a ruling that the company can be sued by a man who was left paralyzed after using one of its products.
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Texas turned to compounding pharmacy for execution drugs

By Michael Graczyk / Associated Press | October 03, 2013

The nation's most active death-penalty state has turned to a compounding pharmacy to replace its expired execution drugs, according to documents released Wednesday, weeks after Texas prison officials declined to say how they obtained the drugs amid a nationwide shortage.
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Merck to cut 8,500 more jobs

By Tom Murphy / Associated Press | October 01, 2013

Merck & Co. plans to cut another 8,500 jobs as the drugmaker continues its struggle with competition from cheaper generic medications that have squeezed the pharmaceutical industry for several quarters now.
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Delays expected as result of furloughs at FDA, HRSA

By Jaimy Lee | October 01, 2013 | Basic Web

The government shutdown has led to furloughs of about half of the staff at the Food and Drug Administration and the Health Resources and Services Administration and may lead to delays in the agencies' operations.
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FDA approves first pre-surgical breast cancer drug

By Associated Press | September 30, 2013

A biotech drug from Roche has become the first medicine approved to treat breast cancer before surgery, offering an earlier approach against one of the deadliest forms of the disease.
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Premier goes public in IPO valued at $760 million

By Beth Kutscher | September 26, 2013 | Basic Web

Premier, one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations, went public today with an initial stock offering valued at $760.1 million.
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Bill makes compounders' participation in oversight voluntary

By Jaimy Lee | September 26, 2013 | Basic Web

A bill in Congress aimed at strengthening oversight of compounding pharmacies would make drug compounders' participation in a new regulatory category voluntary rather than mandatory.
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Bill would toughen compounding pharmacy oversight

By Steve LeBlanc / Associated Press | September 26, 2013

The FDA would have greater oversight over large-volume compounding pharmacies like the company that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak, under federal legislation winning bipartisan support.
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Reform Update: Pricey technology may drive growth in health spending, not economy or reform, analysis finds

By Melanie Evans | September 25, 2013 | Basic Web

High-priced technology—not the economy and not healthcare reform—has the most potential to drive U.S. health spending growth upward in the years ahead, a new Brookings Institution analysis has found.
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Medical technology industry's slow growth forces change, report says

By Bloomberg Businessweek | September 25, 2013

Slower growth in the medical device industry, tougher regulatory standards and reluctant investors will force companies into new areas for expansion, according to Ernst & Young's annual report.
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