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NewsSupreme Court to decide on Rx data-mining case
The Supreme Court will take a closer look at whether states should be allowed to ban the sale of doctors' prescription data to drug companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ruling would affect Read more...
Court upholds Vermont law on prescription data mining
In July, a new law will go into effect in Vermont prohibiting the use of a physician's prescribing history without their consent. The law has been challenged vigorously by a handful of pharmaceutical Read more...
Prescription data miners seek VT injunction
A trio of companies engaged in the business of selling prescribing information to drugmakers--a practice referred to as "data mining" are asking an appeals court to stop an anti-data-mining law from Read more...
VT wins battle to bar marketing use of Rx data
Vermont has won an important battle in its war to block the use of prescriber-identifiable data for drug marketing. A law instituting such a block had been challenged by a group of prescription Read more...
Federal appeals court upholds NH data mining ban
The federal appeals court in Boston has dealt data mining companies like IMS Health and Verispan a huge blow by reinstating a New Hampshire law that bans the sale of doctor-specific prescription Read more...
Court may reinstate prescription 'data mining' ban in NH
In mid-2007, a court struck down New Hampshire law banning the practice of collecting data on physician prescribing patterns and selling it to pharmaceutical company marketing departments. It sided Read more...
| Press ReleasesIMS Acquires PharmARC in India, Strengthening Global Services CapabilitiesDANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IMS Health has acquired PharmARC, an India-based company specializing in commercial analytics and services for the life sciences industry. The acquisition adds Read more >> IMS Signs Agreement to Divest SDI Medical and Promotional AuditsDANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IMS Health announced today that it has entered into an agreement with inVentiv Health to divest certain promotional and medical market research products of SDI Read more >> IMS Health to Issue Third-Quarter 2011 Financial Results on November 11; Conference Call for Note Holders Scheduled for NoDANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IMS Health plans to post for note holders its third-quarter 2011 financial results on Friday, November 11, 2011. The company will conduct a conference call for IMS’s Read more >> ImpactRx Names Kjell Nygren Vice President, Analytical ServicesCompany Announces Key Addition to Advanced Analytics TeamMOUNT LAUREL, N.J., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ImpactRx, the pioneer in measuring the impact of promotion on physician prescribing behavior Read more >> IMS Strengthens Payer Capabilities with Acquisition of Med-VantageSoftware Provider Brings Leading Technology Platform, Clinical Expertise and Proven Provider and Member Engagement Solutions NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IMS Health has acquired Med-Vantage, a Read more >> |
