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Pharma: Get Ready for the New Supply Chains
New pharma supply chains, where chill control and traceability challenges will be far more critical, will emerge over the next decade, So it’s time, argues Julian Mosquera, for the industry to upgrade its capabilities.
The pharmaceuticals industry is undergoing major disruption and every comparative benchmark indicates that the sector needs to make a step change in [...]
Also posted in Global, Guest Blog, Safety Tagged chill chain, supply chain management, traceability 1 Comment
A Simple Plan (to Save US Pharma Manufacturing)
Fernando Muzzio and Mauricio Futran propose a plan to turn around pharmaceutical manufacturing in the US.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing in the US is in rapid decline. Higher regulatory standards for efficacy and safety, among other reasons, have led to a significant level of difficulty in replacing “blockbusters” developed in the 1980s and 1990s that are now coming [...]
CDER Addresses 'Challenges of Globalization' With a New Office
In recognition of the difficulties presented by a rapidly expanding global drug market, FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has created a new office “dedicated to addressing the challenges of globalization and an increasingly complex drug supply chain,” according to memo sent by CDER director Janet Woodcock.
The new “Office of Drug Security, Integrity [...]
Europe Unites Over Counterfeiting
Imitation may the sincerest form of flattery, but it isn’t always welcome. Particularly when the imitations are fakes through and through. That explains why Europe’s new rules to combat counterfeit medicines are winning such widespread applause, says Reflector.
It isn’t customary for European Union legislation to win backing from all sides. Usually, there’s a large rump [...]
IOM: Curb Fake Meds through Track-and-Trace, but Forget "Counterfeits"