ePrescribing increased 72 percent in US
At the end of 2010, approximately one in four prescriptions was delivered electronically in US, up from one in 18 prescriptions at the end of 2008, a report from Surescripts reveals.
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European IT project to detect adverse drug reactions A project recently approved by the EU, aims to exploit data from […]
European IT project to detect adverse drug reactions underway
A project, recently approved by the EU, aims to exploit data from electronic healthcare records (EHRs) and biomedical databases to foster the early detection of adverse drug reactions (ADRs).
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Recalls Skin Ointment
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has initiated voluntary recall of a skin ointment from the US after the drug exceeded the permissible impurity level.
Drug Naming Standard Enhanced
The RxNorm clinical drugs standard has been enhanced.
Should you trust health advice from internet forums?
Health information on the internet used to be shaped by doctors. Now it’s being shaped by patients. And it’s patients, not doctors, who are making the real progress in providing health information that delivers what people really want to know. But how do you know if this information and advice is trustworthy, and worth heeding?
Pharma industry steps up recruitment 5 times
At a time when global multinational drug makers are slashing their workforces to reduce costs, their Indian counterparts are on a hiring spree.
NEWS REVIEW – INDIA
[This article was published in the March 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital introduces the cyberknife robotic radio surgery system which is designed to treat tumours anywhere in the body.
The Elusive Culture of Compliance : Ajit Nigam, Business Development Manager, Relsys India Private Ltd.
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The demand for a medicinal product brings with it the issues of Safety and Efficacy. Regulators can play a pivotal role in monitoring the medicinal
XIENCE
Patients treated with XIENCE V in SPIRIT III trial experience better long-term clinical outcomes, lower rates of stent thrombosis than patients treated with TAXUS.
Medical groups launch e-prescribing web site
GetRxConnected.com aims to persuade physicians to switch from paper-based medical prescriptions to e-prescribing, claiming it can reduce errors and save lives.
NHS urged to work alongwith pharma industry
New guidelines, issued by the Department of Health, call for more partnerships between the NHS and drug companies, stressing they should be “of mutual benefit with the principal beneficiary being the patient”.
Cirrius Wireless designs marketing network for pharma giant
Pharmaceutical firm Merck Ltd announced recently that it has partnered with software firm Cirrius Wireless Technologies for providing mobile-based solution, marketing network and activation system (MANAS) to its sales representatives across the country.
