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First patient receives Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Brian Pinker was the first person to receive AZD1222, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, this morning.
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The rise of biosimilars – navigating regulatory complexity in Europe
Gabriela Marton sets out some of the EU-associated regulatory challenges life sciences companies will need to navigate if they want to take advantage of the rise of biosimilars.
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EC orders additional 80 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
Europe will receive an extra 80 million doses of Moderna's mRNA-1273, a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, following the EC's decision.
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Pioneering a full-ecosystem microbiota approach to improve survival outcomes in life-threatening diseases
The human gut contains the largest ecosystem of microbial species having complex host-microbiome interactive networks that contribute to our physiology and regulate our immune system. An imbalance in this host-microbiome interaction is associated with disease and the ability to restore or stabilise the network by introducing a rich and diverse…
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Abbott receives CE mark for COVID-19 IgG quantitative antibody blood test
The new quantitative SARS-CoV-2 IgG lab-based serology test developed by Abbott has been given the CE mark.
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Class 4 Medicines Defect: missing safety information in some Perindopril products
The MHRA reports that certain packs of Perindopril products are missing important safety information, the products are not being recalled.
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Application note: Online cleaning validation for real-time equipment release using total organic carbon, inorganic carbon and conductivity data
Cleaning validation is an important element to current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) manufacturing to ensure purity, quality and potency of drug product. Above all, patient safety is the primary concern.
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FDA grants Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2
The US has approved emergency use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2, in people 16 years of age and older.
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Where now with quality by design?
Dave Elder discusses whether the goals of QbD have truly been met and questions whether the complex processes, lack of clarity and high costs have resulted in the promised global harmonisation.
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EMA recommends 15 medicines for approval following December meeting
The EMA's human medicines committee has released its results for the December meeting, suggesting which therapies should receive marketing authorisation.
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The Editors’ views: European Pharmaceutical Review’s 2020 round-up
Junior Editors of European Pharmaceutical Review, Hannah Balfour and Victoria Rees, discuss some of the most noteworthy news and announcements from this year.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 6 2020
This issue focuses on whether our vaccine innovation capabilities will prepare us for future outbreaks, how Raman spectroscopy can be used to rapidly detect SARS-CoV-2 and the development of high-throughput glycoanalytics for biopharmaceuticals. Also included are articles on opportunities in the global API market and how to successfully identify defects…
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The future of RIM is cross-functional integration
By digitalising manual workflows and leveraging machine-learning algorithms to monitor events and offer data-driven insights, automation and AI can make regulatory information management (RIM) more effective and less time-consuming.
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UK Government issues guidance after allergic reactions to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Following reports of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine causing anaphylaxis, the MHRA has said those prone to allergic reaction should not receive the jab.
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Health Canada authorises emergency use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Canada becomes the third country to approve Pfizer and BioNTech’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 for emergency use - after UK and Bahrain.
