New US House bill would require drug testing for pharma employees
Pharma industry employees and wholesalers with access to narcotic APIs would be subject to background checks and drug testing under new proposals being considered in the US.
Archives for February 26, 2014
Cellceutix hires Dr. Reddy’s to formulate candidate eye drug
Cellceutix has selected Dr. Reddy’s Custom Pharmaceutical Services (CPS) for the formulation of its defensin mimetic drug Brilacidin for use in ophthalmic and otitis infections.
DSM's pharma biz reports slight growth before Patheon merger
DSM has reported modest growth in its pharma business as a shareholders advisory firm comes out in favour of the upcoming merger with Patheon.
US FDA questions data integrity in warning for Indian drugmaker
Failing to ensure data integrity at a control laboratory in India has landed drugmaker USV with a US FDA warning letter.
Quintiles leads researchers to checklist for evaluating study quality
With a growing demand for comparative effectiveness data and questions on quality research persisting, Quintiles teamed with the National Pharmaceutical Council to develop and test a checklist to evaluate the quality and usefulness of observational...
Pfizer thyroid drug back in production after packaging prob caused a stink
Pfizer says its hypothyroid drug Levoxyl will be available within a week after a musty smell coming from the oxygen-absorbing canister stopped production last February.
Cult following: JCR asks Plasticell to help it differentiate stem cells
Tokyo, Japan-based JCR Pharmaceuticals has asked UK firm Plasticell to help develop differentiation protocols for its range of candidate stem cell-based therapies.
Almac adds blister packaging in Pennsylvania
As part of an effort to ease the transition between clinical and commercial launch for blister products, Almac has added new blistering technology at its US commercial packaging facility in Audubon, PA.