Will “Made In China” Be Good For The Pharma Industry?

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Will "Made In China" Be Good For The Pharma Industry?

In the past medications from China were looked down upon and not trusted by many physicians around the world, including their own Chinese doctors. These medications are completely unregulated and have not been approved by the Chinese FDA. On appearance alone, many of the medications look identical; however, these medicines are dangerous and even fatal partly due to a lack of expertise, a shortage of quality manufacturing facilities, a small pool of talent to choose from, and a slow approval process by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA).

Gradually they are raising the standards of their drug manufacturing processes. Some Chinese pharmaceutical companies are even partnering with American pharmaceutical companies to ensure better quality and a higher efficacy rate. These partnerships and the government’s efforts to incentivize privately owned businesses in China could revolutionize the pharmaceutical industry bringing costs down. Do you think this could have the potential to reduce drug prices in the U.S.? It does seem to be plausible.

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TRxADE Health, Inc. Reports Increase in 2015 First Quarter Financial and Operational Results

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TAMPA, FL / ACCESSWIRE / May 6, 2015 / TRxADE Health, Inc., (OTCQB: TRXD) a web-based pharmaceutical marketplace engaged in promoting and enabling trade among independent pharmacies and large pharmaceutical suppliers nationally, announced today its financial and operational results for first quarter 2015.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2015.

  • Revenue for the three-month period ending March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $696,133 and $244,196, respectfully showing a substantial 185% growth over the same period last year, and an 18% growth over the three-month period ending December 31, 2014 of $591,624.
  • Gross profit from the three-month period ending March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $465,670 compared to $97,406, respectfully.
  • The net operating loss for the three-month period ending March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $(443,620) and $(921,995), respectfully.

2015 OPERATION HIGHLIGHTS TO DATE

  • Launched new look and feel of application in the first quarter of 2015 that complements TRxADE.com’s efforts of delivering information at time of purchase.
  • Launched Westminsterrx.com in March 2015 for wholesaler-to-pharmacy trading.
  • Opened new warehouse in Mississippi with capabilities to inventory products and improved logistics.
  • Appointment of Mr. Fernando Sanchez as a Board Member, he comes to TRxADE with CFO experience with public companies.

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

Mr. Suren Ajjarapu, CEO, stated, “The first quarter financial results continued to reflect 24% growth quarter over quarter for our supplier to pharmacy trade (S2P), and growth continues for our pharmacy to pharmacy trade (P2P). We continue to add 200-225 new validated pharmacies per month. As expressed by the company in the past, we continue to focus our energies on our disruptive technology and data analytics for supply and distribution problems for independent pharmacies, which represents a vast market opportunity to TRxADE S2P trade much larger and more dependable.”

“We continue to develop new modules and expect to add more verticals and customers in coming quarters. We recently announced usage of our bulk upload applications in North America. We believe that, this application could become a substantial revenue driver not only for pharmacies, but TRxADE as well.”

“The first quarter results are exciting, but we believe they are a minor reflection of the opportunities we have in front of us. We have consistently been adding more customers monthly that have begun testing our trading platform. Over the past couple of years, more than 3300 customers have tested our applications, and we see a growing number of third and fifth-time buyers which is a good indicator for growth and market acceptance. The company continues to see expansion of revenue opportunities from S2P trade.”

About TRxADE Health, Inc.

Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, TRxADE Health, Inc. is a web based market platform that enables trade among healthcare buyers and sellers of pharmaceuticals, accessories and services. Please visit us at https://trxadehealth.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

The information contained herein includes forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or to our future financial performance, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

Any forward-looking statement reflects our current views with respect to future events and is subject to these and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to our operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity. Except as may be required by applicable law, we assume no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

Media Contact:

Carol Lucas
(800) 261-0281
carol@trxade.com

Investor and Analyst Contact:

Howard Doss
(941) 228-0162
hdoss@trxade.com

Investor Relations:

Capital Group Communications
Mark Bernhard
(415) 332-7200 Ext. 222
mark@cgcone.com

SOURCE: TRxADE Health, Inc.

Roche’s Genentech tells the FDA to expect a brief Tamiflu shortage

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Roche’s Genentech tells the FDA to expect a brief Tamiflu shortage

A short production interruption at a drug manufacturing plant is generally not something that will elicit a lot of publicity, but it is different when it involves a drug treatment for children during the flu season. And so the FDA let it be known Wednesday that there may be spot shortages of Tamiflu liquid because of manufacturing issues at a Genentech plant.

The FDA posted on its shortages website Monday that Genentech is experiencing temporary delays in manufacturing the oral suspension of Tamiflu and that a brief shortage is expected in early to mid-January. It said that capsule forms of the product remain available. The FDA said Genentech cited an increase in demand; however, healthcare professionals told the Philadelphia Inquirer that this has been a typical flu season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that case numbers remain below epidemic levels.

Tara Iannuccillo, a spokeswoman for Genentech, said in an email that “There has been strong and early demand for Tamiflu Oral Suspension (OS) and we are experiencing a temporary delay in the packaging of Tamiflu OS. A brief shortage of Tamiflu OS is expected through mid-January and as such, we may be unable to fill complete orders from distributors for a limited time. We expect to have additional supply of Tamiflu Oral Suspension in mid-January 2014.”

Genentech, a division of Switzerland-based Roche ($RHHBY), warned the FDA a couple of days ago that it was having problems keeping up with demand for the liquid form of the product, Dr. Michael Jhung, a medical officer with the CDC’s influenza division, told the Philadelphia Inquirer. He said the shortages will only be seen in some parts of the country and should only last about a week. He said the result may be that some children will be sicker longer. Jhung also said that a pharmacy can break open capsules and mix them into a liquid if it is needed. The FDA website has a link to instructions for healthcare providers on how to do that.

Roche has had to deal with shortages before, even suggesting there might be supply problems for its highly anticipated cancer drug Perjeta in 2012 just after it was approved by the FDA. It got that issue resolved quickly. At about the same time, the drugmaker ran into shortages of its osteoporosis drug Boniva because it had cut production in the expectation that sales of generic versions would reduce demand.