Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) today started air delivery of pharmaceutical products and medical supplies via Zipline drone in North Carolina. San Francisco-based Zipline won FAA Part 135 air carrier certification for the long-range flights earlier this month. The company flew its first commercial deliveries on June 22 with an initial 16-nautical-mile flight. The flights starting today…

Unilever (LON:ULVR) recently offered to buy GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK; NYSE:GSK) consumer healthcare unit for £50 billion (about $68 billion). After facing pushback from analysts, investors and credit rating agencies about the deal, Unilever has abandoned the pursuit. In an announcement, the company said it would not raise its offer above £50 billion, noting that it was committed…

As the U.S. economy continues to stabilize in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, prescription volumes continue to rebound as well. The overall market growth for prescription drugs from May 21–28 hit 21% year over year, according to IQVIA data. The growth rate in the prior two weeks was 13%. New prescription growth from May…

“We bring the pharmacy to you.”  That’s a recent advertising slogan from online shopping behemoth Amazon (NSDQ:AMZN), which unveiled its plan to deliver prescriptions in November.  One of the key selling points of its service is prescription savings. The company promises that Amazon Prime members who pay without insurance can save anywhere from 80% of generics and 40%…

Lonza Bioscience has launched its new dedicated website: bioscience.lonza.com.  According to the company, the website has been designed to support the work of scientists across the bioresearch, drug discovery, and pharmaceutical manufacturing fields. The mobile optimized website also offers ecommerce functionality, including punch-out capability and mass ordering via upload of Excel files.  It features an enhanced search…