Thought Leadership: Regulatory

INMAR INTELLIGENCE HOSTED DRUG DISPOSAL DRIVE-THRU EVENT AT WINSTON-SALEM HEADQUARTERS

Inmar Intelligence, in support of the DEA’s most recent National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, hosted a consumer drug take-back event on October 24 at its Team Support Center in the Winston-Salem Innovation Quarter.  The drive-thru drug drop off was a collaboration between Inmar, the DEA, the State Bureau of Investigation and the Winston-Salem Police Department, enabling members of the community to safely and conveniently remain in their vehicles while disposing of unneeded medications.

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DSCSA Mini-Panel: Counterfeit Mitigation

Maintaining patient safety -- through the mitigation of counterfeit medications -- is getting a boost as systemic protective measures are quickly coming online throughout the healthcare ecosystem. However, while serialization will eventually enable the validation of saleable products, the threat to public health from fraudulent drugs has hardly disappeared. Watch this video with industry experts from Inmar for a brief take on the current situation.

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DSCSA Mini-Panel: Inventory Accuracy

Optimizing pharmaceutical inventory accuracy isn’t about making best use of storage space. It’s critical, and often complex, asset management that’s essential to maintaining both efficient operations and regulatory compliance. Get a quick, fresh perspective on this important healthcare business function in this video featuring industry experts from Inmar.

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DSCSA Mini-Panel: Recall Management

Drug recalls, as often as they occur, are not “business-as-usual” for stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem. Pharma manufacturers, retail pharmacies and health systems each face unique challenges with every market action -- and each require individualized assistance in responding. Check out this video to get the “topline” on recall requirements and the help available from Inmar’s experts.  

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PPE Disposal: Addressing the Other Side of the Protective Equipment Challenge

A great deal has been written and reported about the challenges faced by states, hospitals, healthcare systems and private businesses in acquiring the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to protect providers, patients, consumers and employees. Now, the story is shifting to the very real threat posed to both public health and the environment resulting from the widespread, improper disposal of used PPE.

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Sending Returned Products to Landfills Echoes Mom’s Wrath

Remember when Mom used to chide you for throwing away things that she thought were still useful? You can hear her voice echoing in your head right now, “Don’t you DARE throw that away -- someone might want it -- it’s still perfectly useful! That’s like throwing away money! What are you thinking???”

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Regulatory Costs Go Deeper Than Penalties

Every year more companies step up to find ways to be vigilant about the environmental impact of their business. While no one will hide the desire to avoid the multimillion-dollar fines levied for violations in recent years, doing the right thing has its own expenses. While the principles behind compliance and environmental stewardship are important and virtuous, today's regulatory burdens bear direct and indirect costs. Addressing and averting the costs of non-compliance require the right investments in process, people and technology.

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Inmar's New Regulatory Counsel an Important Resource for Our Clients

The evolving retail legal and regulatory landscape is creating increasingly significant challenges for the operations of national chains, smaller retailers, and their trading partners, and that trend is likely to continue.

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