MHRA: Simplification Plans to Strengthen Industry and Cut Red Tape
Sale of medicines on trains and planes is just one reform being considered in a series of simplification measures aimed at increasing industry efficiency by the MHRA.
Archives for March 27, 2013
JV Sees Sanofi Contract Manufacture Therapeutic Vaccines for Transgene
Sanofi has inked a deal that will see it contract manufacture immunotherapy products for Transgene using a new platform developed by the two companies.
Gore PharmBIO: New Gaskets Can Reduce Risk of Contamination
Two new nonreactive product contact components can control contamination and meet regulatory requirements according to their makers, Gore PharmBIO.
Pfizer Manufacturing Issues Cause TB Injection Shortage, Discoloured Vials
Pfizer’s Rifampin injections used to treat TB (tuberculosis) are in short supply as the company says manufacturing issues caused some vials and solutions of the drug to be possibly contaminated.
Updated Excipient Package User Guide Aims to Reduce Redundancy for Suppliers
As excipient suppliers are inundated with similar requests from users regarding quality and raw material sources, IPEC (International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council) is looking to streamline the exchange of information between the different companies.
Survey: CROs See Rise in Employee Turnover Rate, Less Retention Bonuses
CRO (clinical research organization) employees are switching jobs at dramatically higher rates than their counterparts in other industries, especially overseas, according to a survey on CRO compensation.