Unlicensed COVID-19 shots will be added to the U.S. childhood, adolescent and adult vaccine schedules after a unanimous (15-0) vote by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The move is likely to shatter whatever remaining trust Americans had in the CDC — “as it should,” said Dr.… Read More »
Pfizer and Mylan, nearing the finish line on their planned generics megamerger, have shuffled their leadership teams in anticipation of the new company coming online. After announcing it would move two of its directors into leadership roles at the merger, Pfizer is bringing on two corporate vets to help lead during a period analysts say could be… Read More »
A Missouri-based integrated delivery system recently went live on a suite of imaging technology from Carestream. Saint Francis Healthcare System selected a package of technology that includes the vendor’s Clinical Collaboration Platform, Vue PACS, Vue Archive, Vue Motion enterprise viewer and the Vue patient portal. The organization, based in Cape Girardeau, Mo., and serving 700,000… Read More »
FDA inspections of generic drug plants are on the rise and should continue to increase through 2019, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said this week in a series of tweets. But the game has changed, Gottlieb pointed out, with the number of pre-approval inspections growing more than surveillance inspections, in part to approve more generics in an effort… Read More »