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DEG poisoning claims yet more victims in Nigeria
03-Dec-2008 - Diethyleneglycol (DEG) has reared its ugly head again, causing up to 25 deaths in...
Roundtable discusses creating a biogeneric pathway
02-Dec-2008 - The challenges in establishing a regulatory pathway for biogenerics were discussed at a recent...
FDA official gives insight into heparin case
01-Dec-2008 - Following fresh criticism of the agency’s handling of the heparin case, in-PharmaTechnologist reports on...
Corroded Ionsys’ circuits may raise fentanyl overdose risk
27-Nov-2008 - Janssen-Cilag’s quality control unit has found a defect in certain batches of its Ionsys...
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Azopharma sets up UK lab
26-Nov-2008 - Contract development firm Azopharma has established a new laboratory facility in Welwyn Garden City,...
Further twists in heparin scandal
26-Nov-2008 - A member of the US Congress has called on the GAO to launch an...
FDA publishes guidance on process validation
24-Nov-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance on process validation,...
Raw material contamination a hot topic at AAPS
24-Nov-2008 - The pharmaceutical industry’s vigilance in ensuring the safety of raw materials was criticised at...
BASF certifies excipient range
19-Nov-2008 - German chemical giant BASF chose this year’s AAPS meeting in Atlanta, US to showcase...
Authorities seek injunction against Actavis in US
19-Nov-2008 - The US authorities are turning up the heat on Icelandic generic drugmaker Actavis over...
India plans testing zones at airports
06-Nov-2008 - The Indian government is planning on establishing pharmaceutical zones at major international airports to...
What Obama means for pharma
05-Nov-2008 - Following Barack Obama’s victory in the race to the White House, in-PharmaTechnologist.com examines what...
Caraco’s Detroit plant gets quality warning
04-Nov-2008 - Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, in which India’s Sun Pharmaceuticals holds a 76 per...
GAO critical of FDA’s overseas inspections
23-Oct-2008 - A report has been published detailing the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) failings...
Ethex recalls its second oversized drug this year
22-Oct-2008 - Ethex has withdrawn three lots of its generic drug dextroamphetamine sulphate, which is used...
SSB signs deal for virus clearance tech
21-Oct-2008 - Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB) and Bayer Technology Services (BTS) have signed an exclusive cooperation...
Group offers "pharma leadership on demand”
20-Oct-2008 - A UK company has been launched with the aim of providing high level management...
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InfraServ Knapsack gets bigger in GMP analyses
19-Oct-2008 - German contract services firm InfraServ Knapsack has added three new capabilities in its analytical...
Applied Biosystems' rapid Mycoplasma detection kit
14-Oct-2008 - The MicroSEQ detection platform, developed by Applied Biosystems, looks set to revolutionise the detection...
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Artel's QA/QC services driving expansion
14-Oct-2008 - With big pharma and biopharma looking to cut costs and increase efficiency, liquid handling...
Certification at top of agenda for IPEC Europe
09-Oct-2008 - The International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council (IPEC) of Europe has outlined the actions it is...
BioVigilant files rapid detection tech DMFs with FDA
08-Oct-2008 - BioVigilant says that two type V DMFs for its IMD-A rapid microbial detection system,...
Sanal salt granted GMP certification
06-Oct-2008 - AkzoNobel has been awarded a good manufacturing practice (GMP) certificate for Sanal (sodium chloride) salt...
Pfizer narrows research focus again
02-Oct-2008 - Pfizer is shifting its research focus to those diseases where its sees the potential...
Marketing deal for Prosonix’s SonoLab
30-Sep-2008 - Syrris has become the primary marketer for Prosonix’s new SonoLab laboratory scale sonocrystallisation and sonoprocessing...
