All World Health Organization (WHO) articles
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NewsVaccines “essential” for addressing AMR, says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) asserts that vaccines could reduce antibiotic use as well as economic costs of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) worldwide.
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NewsWHO guidance aims to strengthen clinical trial ecosystem
The new recommendations are applicable to clinical trials in countries of all income levels and seek to make trials more effective and supportive for a diverse range of participants.
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NewsNew WHO guidance to support manufacturers to reduce AMR risk
The recommendations offered in the guidance is applicable across different areas of manufacturing, from active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), through to formulation and packaging.
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ArticleEndotoxin standards: reflection and recommendation
Dr Radhakrishna Tirumalai and Karen Zink McCullough reflect on the recent opportunity to update the user requirements document relating to reference endotoxin standards.
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ArticleCleanroom microbiology: single-temperature incubation for EM
Single-temperature incubation has been discussed for a long time in the pharmaceutical industry but only a few sites have implemented this system. Here, Guillaume Pinon, Head of the Microbiology Lab at Servier, discusses the use of single-temperature incubation in an aseptic production facility, outlining the regulatory considerations, strategic approach, challenges ...
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NewsEU pharma legislation key in tackling AMR
According to the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), the EU general pharmaceutical legislation has potential to shape the future of EU actions against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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ArticleAccelerating AMR vaccine development
Dr Neil Murray, Chief Executive of ReNewVax, explores the importance of new bacterial vaccines in the context of antimicrobial resistance and examines how the principle of reverse vaccinology could help to create more accessible and cost-effective vaccines.
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NewsMHRA authorises new COVID-19 vaccine
The new COVID-19 vaccine authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) contains an adjuvant and is indicated to be given to patients over 16 years.