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Financial Justification for QbD and Cost of Regulation Compliance

Financial Justification for QbD and Cost of Regulation Compliance

9 hours ago | Blogs

QbD is financially important for the pharmaceutical industry and highly beneficial for the consumers; as it will ensure quality all the time, potentially alleviate shortages and lower costs.

The Great PSA Test Debate

The Great PSA Test Debate

12 hours ago | Video

A government panel says men shouldn't have routine PSA screening tests for prostate cancer. The American Cancer Society's Dr. Otis Brawley says the tests may kill more men than they save, but former Notre Dame basketball coach and prostate cancer survivor Digger Phelps says a PSA test helped save his life.

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals to Restructure and Cut Staff

12 hours ago | News

Veloxis Pharmaceuticals A/S today announced that it contemplates restructuring the company's operations in order to fully focus its resources on the completion of the development and subsequent commercialization of LCP-TacroT, Veloxis' product candidate for the prevention of organ rejection.

Chelsea Therapeutics Sees Possible Northera Delay

13 hours ago | News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. said Tuesday it may have to make changes to a clinical trial of its drug candidate Northera, potentially delaying its approval.  

Pfizer Names New President and General Manager, Emerging Markets and Established Products Business Units and New President and General Manager, Primary Care

13 hours ago | News

Pfizer Inc. named Olivier Brandicourt as President and General Manager of the Emerging Markets and Established Products Business Units, effective June 1, 2012.

PPD Names David Simmons Chairman and CEO

13 hours ago | News

Pharmaceutical Product Development, LLC (PPD) today announced that its board of directors has named David Simmons chairman and CEO.

InterMune to Divest Actimmune

May 22 | News

InterMune, Inc. today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement with Vidara Therapeutics International Limited to sell its rights to Actimmune® (interferon gamma-1b) in a cash transaction valued at $55 million plus a two-year royalty stream.

FDA Says Xarelto Reduced Deadly Heart Attacks

May 22 | News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that a blood thinner from Johnson & Johnson appears to reduce life-threatening blood clots in high-risk patients, although it also increases the risk of internal bleeding.  

Study: Fake Malaria Drugs Common in Asia, Africa

May 22 | News

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — More than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality, seriously undermining efforts to fight the disease, a study said Tuesday.  

Final Advice: Panel Against Routine Prostate Test

May 22 | News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Healthy men shouldn't get routine prostate cancer screenings, says updated advice from a government panel that found the PSA blood tests do more harm than good.  

Blogs

Financial Justification for QbD and Cost of Regulation Compliance

Financial Justification for QbD and Cost of Regulation Compliance

9 hours ago | Girish Malhotra, PE, EPCOT International

QbD is financially important for the pharmaceutical industry and highly beneficial for the consumers; as it will ensure quality all the time, potentially alleviate shortages and lower costs.

The Tale of Two Deviations

The Tale of Two Deviations

Apr 23 | The QA Pharm

It stands to reason that pharmaceutical companies in compliance trouble also have problems with their Deviation Management and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) System(s).

Multimedia

Lung Cancer Drug Treats Rare Lymphoma Tumors

Lung Cancer Drug Treats Rare Lymphoma Tumors

May 17 | Video

A new study found Xalkori effective in treating anaplastic lymphoma among children, an encouraging development for gene-targeted therapy.

Merck - 2012 Facility of the Year Award - Facility Integration

Merck - 2012 Facility of the Year Award - Facility Integration

May 14 | Video

Brian Morrissey, Senior Project Engineer, Merck Manufacturing Division, talks to Pharmaceutical Processing's Editor In Chief Mike Auerbach during INTERPHEX 2012 about the company's Vaccine Bulk Manufacturing Facility Program of Projects. The facility has won the Facility Integration award in the 2012 Facility of the Year Award competition sponsored by ISPE, INTERPHEX and Pharmaceutical Processing magazine.

Medicine from a Vending Machine?

Medicine from a Vending Machine?

May 3 | Video

A Chinese company is pushing for acceptance of traditional Chinese medicine with a machine that can dispense herbs.

Taking Precautions to Prevent Contagion

Taking Precautions to Prevent Contagion

Apr 29 | Video

With the recent outbreak of viruses such as SARS, bird flu and swine flu, officials and travelers are being extra careful about preventing the illnesses from being transmitted.

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