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Pharma responds to UK government Statutory Scheme rise
The ABPI and Lilly have responded to the UK government’s confirmed plans to increase the payment percentage in the Statutory Scheme to control the costs of branded medicines.
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New working party to address excipients in Ph. Eur. monographs
The European Pharmacopoeia Commission’s new Excipients Strategy Working Party will address specificities of excipients in European Pharmacopoeia monographs.
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EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) meeting highlights – February 2023
In its latest meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended eight new medicines for approval, including an enzyme replacement therapy for a rare disease.
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Prioritising for a data-driven 2023
As the pharmaceutical industry continues to face unprecedented challenges, the need for greater regulatory compliance and process efficiency remains at the forefront. Here, Frits Stulp predicts how new waves of digital transformation can help support companies deliver the best possible patient outcomes.
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Press release: Biopharmaceutical testing capabilities increasing in Switzerland
SGS have relocated their biopharmaceutical testing laboratory in Plan-les-Ouates, Switzerland.
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Product hub: How can aseptic manufacturers prevent losses in the millions?
Highest precision with microbial air sampler MAS-100 Iso. So you can focus on the essential.
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CHMP recommends first pegylated enzyme for Fabry disease
A PEGylated enzyme replacement therapy for Fabry disease has received recommendation for a marketing authorisation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA)'s human medicines committee.
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Whitepaper: Designing an environmental monitoring solution for GMP
A review of current environmental monitoring practices to ensure that monitoring systems comply with the latest EU GMP Annex 1 2022.
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Imfinzi plus Imjudo approved in EU for advanced cancers
Hepatocellular carcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer patients are set to benefit from the recent approval of Imfinzi plus Imjudo combinations in the EU.
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UPC opt-out – a strategic balancing act for pharma
The European patent landscape is expected to change in 2023 with the launch of the Unified Patent Court. Owners of classic European patents can decide now if their patent will be litigated in the UPC or withdraw from it. Here, Jules Fabre and Sarah Taylor, lawyers at Pinsent Masons, detail some…
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Challenges in pharmaceutical microbiology: looking to the future
Here, Edward C Tidswell, Executive Director Quality Assurance at Merck & Co, Inc., discusses the microbiology challenges for industry, pharmaceutical companies and microbiologists themselves.
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Accelerating drug development
Here, Dave Elder explores how a ‘quick-approval, quick-withdrawal from the market’ approach is used to accelerate drug development.
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Developing terminal sterilisation processes for oligonucleotide drugs
A report reviewing the state of sterile oligonucleotide drug processing has recommended ways to aid development of terminal sterilisation processes.
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FDA approves first treatment for geographic atrophy
The first-ever treatment for geographic atrophy has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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EC approves first gene therapy for haemophilia B
The first gene therapy for haemophilia B has been given conditional marketing authorisation in Europe by the European Commission.
