Pharmaceutical Commerce

Emerging biotechs and large pharma start a launch from different positions. Jon Hamrick of Curatio Advisors explains how product attributes, company size and stakeholder alignment shape commercialization strategy. pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v…

A 1962 federal rule still requires paper prescribing information in drug packages. In a contributed article, Cencora’s Matt Sample and Gregg Gorniak argue the inserts slow automated supply chains and lag digital updates, and they make the case for S.5242. pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v…

Walgreens is adding GLP-1 insurance coverage checks, prior authorization support and pharmacist follow-up for every new patient, following a similar CVS Health revamp in August. How the two retail models compare: pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v… #Pharma #GLP1

Cold chain packaging is innovating fast, says Vijay Paliwal of Cold Chain Technologies. AI could eventually automate excursion response, but clean data comes first, and intervention is still largely manual today. Our LogiPharma USA 2026 interview: pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v…

Cencora is buying American Oncology Network for $2.4B. Amazon, Google, Meta and Oracle back electronic prior auth for employer plans. And FDA says drug app content counts as labeling. This week’s Pharma Pulse covers it all: pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v…

Bulk air cargo can be overprotected. At LogiPharma USA 2026, CSafe’s Aaron Mantia explained why paying for 120 hours of protection on a 48-hour lane is a cost most shippers don’t need to carry. pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v… #Pharma #SupplyChain #ColdChain

Your launch timeline may already be set by decisions made early in development. Gwen Erskine from Cryoport Systems explains which early choices decide whether a product scales. 📥 Get the questions leadership should ask: hubs.li/Q04zDkxT0 #DrugCommercialization

Cold chain expertise gaps are putting advanced therapies at risk, Cold Chain Technologies’ TJ Rizzo told PC at LogiPharma USA 2026. The job is shifting from tracking shipments to predicting problems. Is your team keeping pace? pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v…

The supply chain trend to watch in 2027? At #LogiPharma USA, Cold Chain Technologies’ Vijay Paliwal tells PC it’s AI moving risk management from flagging problems to automating the response, with real progress expected next year.

Avantor COO Mary Blenn says an effective supply chain doesn’t mean making every product in every country. In her new PC piece, she lays out five localization considerations and makes the case for an “in-region for-region” model. pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v…

Exception handling in pharma supply chains still leans on experienced staff, with documentation done well after the fact. At #LogiPharma USA 2026, Zoomlogi’s Henry Ames explained how AI agents could gather details in real time while people make the call. pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v…

DHL added six cold chain air corridors linking Europe and North America to Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul, mostly on its own aircraft to cut handoffs. More on Pharma Pulse, plus Walmart’s $0 Rx tier and FDA’s new rare disease framework: pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v… #Pharma

When a demand signal and a shortage risk warning show up together, “that’s a conversation that needs to happen,” says Cencora’s Matt Sample. At LogiPharma USA 2026, he explained how AI is improving the distributor’s forecasting. pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v…

Most pharma lane risk assessments rest on audits that were out of date the day the data was entered. Zoomlogi’s Henry Ames expects predictive models fed by real shipment performance to drive carrier and lane choices in 2027. pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v…

Pharma brands chased share of voice for years. For PC, Hemal Somaiya of PharmaForceIQ argues the metric that matters now is share of answer, as HCPs rate generative AI above sales reps as a trusted source. Who owns the answer an HCP sees? pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v… #Pharma #AI #LLM

What supply chain trend is your team tracking as we head into 2027? Follow our latest LogiPharma coverage: pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/c… #Pharma

Bristol Myers Squibb's Kevin Cook told us at #LogiPharma USA that the 2027 trend he's watching is where agentic AI goes in cross-partner supply chain relationships. Watch the interview and our ongoing coverage: pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/c…

Pharma supply chain disruptions that once came once a decade now hit almost every quarter, says Freehand CEO Nitin Jayakrishnan. At #LogiPharma, he told PC why manufacturers are trading five-year plans for operating models built to sense and pivot. Watch: pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v…

Pharmaceutical Commerce is on the ground at #LogiPharma USA 2026 in Boston, talking with leaders from McKesson, BMS, Cencora, GEODIS and more on AI, tariffs, cold chain and CMO partnerships. Follow our coverage: pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/c…

LogiPharma USA opens Monday in Boston. We talked practical AI and supply chain resilience with LogiPharma's Charleen Ring and McKesson's Chris Van Norman. pharmaceuticalcommerce.com/v… Our team will be on site Oct. 5-7. Stay tuned for in-depth coverage.