Homeland Security, FDA Product Surety Working Group, CDC, WHO, US Customs & Pharmaceutical Industry to Discuss Security and Competency of the Drug Supply Chain NEW YORK, July 22, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Amid the FDA's new initiative to more aggressively protect American consumers from counterfeit and adulterated drugs, leading Bio/Pharmaceutical companies,...

Institute for International Research: Medicaid Directors to Address Controlling Medicaid Managed Care Costs at June Congress NEW YORK, April 24, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- As Medicaid Managed care costs are forecasted to exceed $277 billion this year, key Medicaid directors across the country will address the surmounting...

The Institute for International Research: Regulatory Intelligence Key to Decreasing FDA Approval Times -- Experts to Speak on Subject at IIR Conference NEW YORK, April 7, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- As the amount of time it takes the FDA to approve new drug applications has increased over the past several years, as well as the situation of fewer new drugs...

The Institute for International Research: Action Taken by FDA to Mandate Bar Codes on Human Drug Products and Blood NEW YORK, March 14, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- As manufacturers face intense pressure to help reduce the number of medical errors, today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) entered into the DMB (The...