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Philippines may re-introduce controversial dengue vaccine
The Philippines is considering re-introducing a dengue vaccine whose use was ceased because of links to several deaths.
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Application note: BioCapt® Single-Use – Microbial Impactor
The BioCapt® Single-Use Microbial Impactor is a lightweight, integrated air sampler designed to be used with both portable and remote monitoring systems in remote sampling settings.
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Climate change: how pharma will profit from a warming planet
Rising temperatures will likely accelerate the spread of vector-borne diseases, resulting in an increased demand for vaccines. European Pharmaceutical Review investigates a Morgan Stanley report on the pharmaceutical beneficiaries of climate change.
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Case study: Merck Leverages Data and Analytics to Support New Continuous Drug Manufacturing Processes
Over the past couple of years, the European Medicines Agency and US Food and Drug Administration have given approvals to a handful of pharmaceutical companies to manufacture drug products using continuous manufacturing processes.
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Complete response letter given to ALS treatment for API concern
The FDA has handed a CRL to Biohaven for its ALS treatment awaiting approval due to concerns regarding the medication’s API.
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The impact of counterfeit drugs in south and south-east Asia
Substandard and counterfeit drugs can negatively impact the pharmaceutical industry and patients. Here, we investigate counterfeits in south-east Asia and possible solutions.
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On-demand webinar: Get Merck’s winning combination for Air Monitoring in Isolators to stay compliant to ISO 14698
In this webinar, we will introduce you to the microbial environmental monitoring in production isolators. You will learn how to be compliant and ease your workflow.
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Whitepaper: Stability testing blister packs inspected with Sepha’s VisionScan test method
It is a requirement of both US and EU regulations that pharmaceutical packaging operations demonstrate integrity. As technology-based solutions remain somewhat of an unknown quantity, this whitepaper tests the hypothesis that Sepha’s VisionScan test method is considered non destructive.
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Manufacturing, Packaging & Logistics In-Depth Focus 2019
Whether by ignorance of the latest best practices, or willful disregard for patient safety, the results of careless practice can often be fatal. The articles in this in-depth focus highlight how regulatory bodies are taking action to raise the industry’s game.
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QA/QC & Analytical Techniques In-Depth Focus 2019
Analytical techniques for QA/QC purposes are integral to the safe production of therapeutics. This in-depth focus looks at Raman spectroscopy for amorphous phase analysis and discusses the viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state of bacteria in environmental monitoring.
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Bioprocessing & Bioproduction In-Depth Focus 2019
The process of manufacturing a biotherapeutic drug entails numerous quality control measures to ensure safety and efficacy. The articles in this in-depth focus discuss higher order structure analysis and host cell protein contamination issues.
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China announces generic drug list to reduce pharmaceutical costs
Chinese government introduces initiative to enable generic drugs to enter market and reduce prices.
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Video: Culture Media for Media Fill Test Results You Can Rely On
Our culture media are the reliable and convenient choice for aseptic process simulation and include Ready-to-use and Dehydrated Culture Media to meet the specific needs in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Scientific poster: The use of EMDEX® in a lactose-free reformulation of cetirizine tablets
Spray-dried lactose is widely used as a filler and binder in the pharmaceutical industry, but many adults are not able to digest lactose. Therefore, it is indispensable to provide alternatives to lactose-containing drugs in order to make them suitable for lactose intolerant patients.
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Premier Pharmacy Labs recalls products after FDA inspection
The company has announced a recall of products which were intended to be sterile after a lack of sterility assurance.
