Supply Chain

Pfizer delayed a series of planned price increases as President Donald Trump criticized the company in a tweet. Pfizer CEO Ian Read spoke to CNBC on what happened after the tweet.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals presented 12 month efficacy and safety data supporting its YUTIQ three-year micro-insert for noninfectious posterior segment uveitis at the 36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists, July 20 to July 25 in Vancouver, Canada.

Rep. David McSweeney, R-Ill., and Rep. Gregory Harris, D-Ill. proposed new legislation having the potential to end cuts in payments to medical equipment providers and supplies for Medicaid patients in Illinois, the Herald & Review reported.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to permanently repeal the medical device tax, Lehigh Valley Business reports.

Valeant Pharmaceutical recently completed its rebrand, becoming Bausch Health to reflect the success of its flagship division, Bausch and Lomb.

Becker's ASC Review asked healthcare supply chain leaders to share tips for the ASC and outpatient settings.

The Johnson & Johnson Institute launched a virtual reality training program to help orthopedic surgeons and nurses learn and practice common surgical techniques, Medgadget reports.

OpenMarkets recognized Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.-based Port Jefferson Surgery Center for its commitment to eliminating waste in the healthcare supply chain and improving equipment transactions, HealthCareBusiness Daily News reports.

Novartis will not raise prices for any of its U.S.-based prescription offerings in 2018, CNN reports.

The FDA granted Medtronic 510(k) clearance of KyphonHV-R Bone Cement for treatment of pathological sacral vertebral body fractures using sacral vertebroplasty or sacroplasty.