Generic version of seizure drug Sabril gets FDA approval
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A generic version of the seizure drug Sabril (vigabatrin) has been approved by the FDA...
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Oversight committee launches sweeping drug price investigation
15 January 2019 | By European Pharmaceutical Review
Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform sends detailed requests to 12 pharmaceutical companies about increasing drug prices...
Medical marketing has ‘skyrocketed’ in the past two decades
10 January 2019 | By Nikki Withers (European Pharmaceutical Review)
Medical marketing increased substantially from 1997 through 2016, especially direct-to-consumer advertising for drugs and health services…
Pharmaceutical corridor between Hong Kong and Brussels opens
8 January 2019 | By European Pharmaceutical Review
The pharma corridor between Hong Kong and Brussels Airport assures handling quality for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals.
Rising drug prices linked to older products, study finds
8 January 2019 | By Nikki Withers (European Pharmaceutical Review)
The rising costs of brand-name drugs is largely driven by inflation in the prices of widely used existing drugs, according to a study published in the January issue of Health Affairs...
MHRA announces EU exit no-deal legislative proposals
4 January 2019 | By Nikki Withers
Innovators should be able to get products to the UK market as quickly and simply as possible, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...
Recent BPT acquisitions
26 November 2018 | By Eurofins
Eurofins BioPharma Product Testing expands its footprint of GMP testing laboratories with recent acquisitions, including Astellas Analytical Science Laboratories, Inc. (ASL) in Japan, PHAST Gesellschaft für Pharmazeutische Qualitätsstandards mbH (PHAST) in Germany, and Bactup in France...
Whitepaper: The impacts of Brexit on the bio/pharmaceutical industry
26 November 2018 | By Eurofins
On 23 June 2016, the decision was made on the European Union referendum for the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union.
Aspirin enteric-coated tablets market report 2018-2023
22 November 2018 | By European Pharmaceutical Review
A market report on the aspirin enteric-coated pharmaceutical industry outlines current trends and opportunities for growth from 2018 until 2023...
Most FDA required post-marketing drug studies are missing
20 November 2018 | By European Pharmaceutical Review
The FDA requires drugs to be tested on children after they have been approved for adults, however two thirds of these are not happening...
Biomanufacturing sector set to ‘boost its efficiency’
28 September 2018 | By Mike Stones
The next five years will see game-changing improvements made in upstream, downstream and continuous bioprocessing, predicts one industry specialist...
Understanding the complexities of global serialisation & traceability regulations
18 September 2018 | By Clarivate Analytics
In 2017 the WHO estimated that the counterfeit drug market represents around 10-15 per cent of the pharmaceutical market worldwide, with an estimated $200bn revenue per year. Worldwide there were 3,509 pharmaceutical crime incidents in 2017, which represents an 11% increase from 2016. Most falsified medicines that reach the market…
Expert view: Therapeutics trends and pharma technologies – in a state of flux
17 September 2018 | By Ajit Kanetkar (ACG)
The global pharmaceutical industry has been expanding steadily at varying rates of regional growth; the pace of growth being relatively slow in the developed, matured markets but rapid in developing nations...
Russian Institute for Drugs and Good Practices unveils new data guide
10 September 2018 | By Mike Stones
Improving data integrity is the aim of a new guide published by the Russian State Institute for Drugs and Good Practices in collaboration with consultancy PQE Group...
NHS announces groundbreaking personalised child cancer treatment
5 September 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (European Pharmaceutical Review)
The NHS has announced a groundbreaking new treatment, CAR-T, for children with leukaemia...
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