Amazon appears to have growing troubles around herbal supplements sold on its site. The online retail giant has informed the herbal supplement company Celebrate Today (Brentwood, New York) that its Red Mammoth pills were tainted with sildenafil and tadalafil, both of which are FDA-regulated drugs for erectile dysfunction and other conditions. Similarly, Amazon announced that…
Drug prescription volume growth climbed to 21% in late May
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…
Amazon offers to help Biden administration with vaccine distribution
Amazon (NSDQ:AMZN) issued a letter to recently inaugurated President Joe Biden offering assistance with COVID-19 vaccine distribution. President Biden, who was sworn into office yesterday, was addressed in the letter from Amazon announcing its availability to help with his intent to distribute 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office. The letter…
Amazon, Onica to support digital health for Teva’s Digihaler
Teva Respiratory (NYSE:TEVA) announced that it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Onica to build and host its digital health platform. The Teva Pharmaceuticals affiliate’s digital health platform is a cloud-based backend data system designed to support its FDA-approved Digihaler portfolio of breath-actuated digital inhalers and its companion mobile app that tracks inhaler events…