Archives for August 30, 2004

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Container 'could cut shipping costs'

LINPAC Materials Handling has introduced a reusable container - designed for pharmaceuticals and food and beverages - that could allow companies to significantly reduce their shipping costs, claims the company.

FDA gets tough on drug pedigrees

The US Food and Drug Administration has stepped up its activities in combating drug counterfeiting by bringing charges against drug wholesalers for failing to carry out measures designed to safeguard the pharmaceutical supply chain.

Akzo Nobel takes steps to revamp ailing pharma business

Akzo Nobel has unveiled a plan to 'fix' its troubled pharmaceuticals businesses, hit by patent expirations, safety concerns with some core product lines and a difficult operating environment for contract manufacturing of active pharmaceutical...