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Pfizer will lay off 186 employees at its Vonore, US plant, as it intends to hand over the unit to the third-party logistics service provider, Exel, and outsource it logistics and distribution operations.
Cambridge Consultants and Sun Pharma have developed a dry powder inhaler that administers a metered dose of the drug to the deep lung, regardless of the strength of the patient’s intake of breath.
India-headquartered pharmaceutical packaging manufacturer Bilcare has rolled out a new unit, Bilcare Research, which merges its existing films and foil businesses with those of recent acquisition Ineous Films.
US based healthcare distributer, Cardinal Health, has announced the $470m acquisition of privately held healthcare distribution business Zuellig Pharma China, known locally as Yong Yu.
Recognition of glass vial quality issues is supporting interest in West’s analytical capabilities and Crystal Zenith (CZ) products, new sizes of which are being developed, said a company VP.
Updating monographs, changing elemental impurity tests and globalisation were discussed by the USP at its workshop and in interviews with in-PharmaTechnologist.
Novartis will reduce its US General Medicines sales force by 1,400 employees next year in preparation for impending patent loss for key products.
UPS Mail Innovations has opened a processing centre in Phoenix, Arizona, US to improve the service it provides to pharma companies in the region.