The digitalization of health care has been much talked about over the last decade or so. But activity among the medical device manufacturers and service providers has only just recently accelerated as they start overcoming barriers and resistance to this new way of delivering health care.
This 17-country study finds that continued growth of mobile technologies and e-commerce,combined with a more stable regulatory environment, are driving changes in the European mail order and Internet pharmacy market.
Insurers and a neurologist testifying at a May 16 Senate Finance Committee hearing on the CHRONIC Care Act praised the bill’s telehealth provisions. Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, says he plans to mark up the bill, which has been under development for two years, this week.
RB’s spending on the WebMD-hosted Cold & Flu Tracker app generated an ROI three times greater than traditional digital marketing, says marketing executive Emma Howe. Similar campaigns are gaining momentum, with WebMD and Walgreens launching “Relief Advisor.”
OTC drug firms should offer more digital tools that guide consumers in product purchases, says a health care marketing executive. The American Pharmacists Association suggests firms also strengthen outreach with pharmacists.
Biogen’s chief medical officer says iPhone technology should in future be used for early warning diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. Biogen CMO Alfred Sandrock has told a London neuroscience forum that constraints impeding CNS drug development include the fact diagnosis needs to be done earlier but that barrier could be mitigated in future by digital health solutions such iPhones used as “early warning” diagnostics, notably in Alzheimer’s Disease.
This medical market and technology report provides a comprehensive discussion of the global market for neurointerventional cerebral aneurysm and AVM embolization systems. This market comprises the following product segments: endovascular coils, liquid embolics, stents for stent-assisted coiling, flow diversion and flow disruption systems, and other novel/emerging embolization devices. Markets covered by this analysis comprise the US, Japan, the five major European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK), and the rest of world (RoW) markets. The forecast range for this report is 2020–25.
Abbott’s Merlin patient care network works with the CardioMEMS HF sensor system. The Merlin 10.0 update to the network allows physicians to share custom messages directly with their patients. Medtech Insight looks closer at the software and its intended benefits.
The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee advises ibuprofen manufacturers to add warnings on patient information leaflets concerning acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis associated with use of the drug. HBW provides details about the skin reaction being noted and the informational changes required.
Pink Sheet spoke with Paul Goudreau, executive director & head of Phase IV Solutions at the CRO Covance, who says, “an ongoing and wide-ranging discussion is needed about assessment, payment and reimbursement of innovative products, as well as the evidence that supports them.”
The US Food and Drug Administration is considering how to respond after a contaminant was found in drugs containing, ranitidine, the active ingredient in Sanofi’s Zantac OTC heartburn remedy and multiple generic equivalents. HBW also looks at similar investigations in Europe
Sanofi plans to continue distributing Zantac OTC heartburn remedy in the US while conducting its own tests to determine whether levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in the active ingredient are above safe levels, Novartis AG, which licenses OTC Zantac, has said it stopped distribution worldwide.
What’s in store for chronic disease management in the future? Tap into this informal discussion with health entrepreneur Julia Hu, founder of Lark Health, for a look at her views of what’s to come, including the use of artificial intelligence nursing.
Knee and hip replacement company Corin Group PLC has acquired Omni Orthopedics Inc. The acquisition of Omni, which specializes in robotic-assisted total knee replacement, marks another major step in the company’s expansion in the orthopedic market.
Burt’s Bees is making another foray into the toothpaste category with a line for adults and children and a strategic licensing partnership with Procter & Gamble, makers of Crest. Discover the details of this third attempt to successfully enter the oral care space by the Clorox-owned Burt’s Bees.
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