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  Pharmaceutical Technology Europe E-Alert
 
22 July 2011

IN THIS ISSUE
Supply chain security
EU distribution practices
FDA draft guidance
AIDS drug discounts

Pharma must step up supply chain security
The pharmaceutical industry and US regulatory bodies have not responded adequately to the increasing level of outsourced manufacturing in countries such as China and India, according to a new white paper from the Pew Health Group. More...
 
EC releases draft guidance on distribution practices
A public consultation has opened in Europe for the revised guideline on the good distribution practice of medicinal products for human use. More...
 
FDA issues draft guidance on personalised medicine
The FDA has issued a draft guidance for industry comment regarding the proposed policy for diagnostic tests used with targeted drug therapies, that is, personalised medicine. More...
 
Doctors Without Borders: AIDS drug discounts threatened
According to a price report by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, or Doctors Without Borders) released July 18, 2011, several pharmaceutical companies have withdrawn drug price reductions in middle-income countries, such as India, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Ukraine, Colombia and Brazil. More...
 
US bill encourages generic substitution
A bill introduced in the US aims to offer financial incentives to substitute generic drugs for branded ones where possible in order to reduce Medicaid spending. More...
 
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CoSMoS 2011 (1–3 August | USA)
2nd Annual Pharmacovigilance 2011 (2 August | India)
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Product/Service Profiles
Oxoid

One-step manual ID that's easy and fast
The one-step inoculation procedure of RapID™ makes it the easiest ID system on the market to use. And results are available in just 4 hours, making it the fastest and most convenient ID system in its class, with the potential to save time, labour and money. Read more

 
Patheon

Protect Your Supply with Patheon
Regulatory agencies are escalating the pressure on outsourced sterile manufacturing. Establishing a back-up solution with Patheon is like having an insurance policy for your sterile product supply. Read more


Event profile

Extractables & Leachables for Pharmaceutical Products
27-28 September 2011
Dublin, Ireland
Extractables and leachables assessment of all materials - especially from elastomeric and plastic components - forms an integral part of the submission for approval of a new drug system or medical device . Read more

 

World Drug Delivery Congress 2011
5-7 September 2011
Singapore
A conference that covers the entire spectrum of drug delivery technologies and uncovers the needs of pharmas in Asia and globally. Read more


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Extremely important. They will dominate biopharmaceutical sales within the next five years   52%
     
Somewhat important, but probably less dominant than people now think   44%
     
Not at all important. It's just the current bandwagon   4%

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