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Surge in negative verifications of saleable returns could cost pharma industry billions
The pharmaceutical industry is set to face some major changes in the near future, to improve the quality of returned drugs and medications.
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Chinese drug packaging industry set to be worth RMB200 billion
Pharmaceutical packaging in China has increased at a rate of 10 percent in recent years and is predicted to continue high growth.
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FDA releases guidance on pharmaceutical product labelling
New guidance drafts have been announced by the FDA to improve patients understanding and keep information consistent.
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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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Implementing global standards to ensure end‑to‑end FMD compliance
Effective drug serialisation and identification is essential for improving the safety of medicines and combatting counterfeits. The Falsified Medicines Directive’s new requirements promise to crack down on the impacts of unsafe drugs. Neil Piper discusses the human cost of falsified medicines and how companies need to increase traceability of individual…
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Pharmaceutical company combats counterfeit Viagra
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer was able to target the distribution of counterfeit Viagra in Hong Kong through serialisation technology.
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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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Expecting the unexpected in drug formulations
The increasing complexity of formulations and active biological products raises new challenges for pre-filled syringe development. James Mellman, Device Manager at Novartis, speaks to Nikki Withers about the challenges of selecting the right primary packaging for injectable formulations and how he has learnt to expect the unexpected.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 3 2019
In this issue we explore reasons behind critical key drug shortages in the EU, whether viability methods effectively detect all viable organisms and how companies can future-proof their digital technologies ahead of Brexit. Also included are articles on higher order protein structure, FMD compliance and Raman spectroscopy.
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Pharmaceutical packaging/labelling market to increase 5.3 percent
A new report predicts that the packaging and labelling industry for pharmaceutical products will increase by 5.3 percent.
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India to introduce mandatory barcoding of APIs
A report showing high percentages of counterfeit drugs in India has prompted the country to introduce compulsory barcoding for APIs.
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Air cargo carrier unveils purpose-built pharmaceutical facility in Chicago
Emirates SkyCargo has commenced handling pharmaceutical cargo at a new purpose-built facility in Chicago.
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Faulty barcode scans could cost the pharma industry billions
Pharmaceutical manufacturers and wholesale distributors could start losing billions of dollars because of faulty barcode scans.
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New guidance issued for 3D-printed Medical Device License applicants
Health Canada has published new guidance for manufacturers of higher-risk 3D-printed medical devices.
