Handheld device for validating raw materials
29-Sep-2008 - Ahura Scientific has launched an updated version of its TruScan handheld instrument, which allows for...
Sandoz’ SA plant gets WHO NoC letter
23-Sep-2008 - The WHO has issued Sandoz with a Notice of Concern (NoC) after an inspection...
Capsugel targets toxics sector with vibration-free hood
18-Sep-2008 - Oral dose filling specialist Capsugel hopes that its new Xcelohood containment system will improve...
Exclusive interview with IPEC China chairman Nevin Cheng
IPEC China’s chairman sets out next steps
18-Sep-2008 - IPEC China must become a “harmonisation bridge between China and other countries,” according to...
FDA blocks imports from two Ranbaxy plants
17-Sep-2008 - The FDA has issued generics giant Ranbaxy Laboratories with two warning letters, detailing “extensive...
Manufacturing facilities: News in brief
16-Sep-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's latest round-up of developments in pharmaceutical manufacturing features news of the world’s “biggest pharmaceutical...
New EC GMP regulations for radiopharma
15-Sep-2008 - Revised good manufacturing practice (GMP) requirements for the production of radiopharmaceuticals have been published by...
Residual solvents guidelines cause ANDA “uncertainty”
11-Sep-2008 - Companies have failed to provide the information needed under the USP’s new chapter regarding residual...
Pharma manufacturing products: News in brief
10-Sep-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com’s latest round up of products launched in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector includes new offerings...
FDA publishes final rule on cGMP amendments
09-Sep-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published its latest amendments to current good...
FDA lists drugs with potential safety issues
09-Sep-2008 - A list of drugs currently being evaluated for potential safety issues by the US Food...
FDA seizes drugs worth $74,000
25-Aug-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the seizure of $74,000 worth of...
FDA clears APP’s Barceloneta plant
20-Aug-2008 - APP Pharmaceuticals, currently the sole supplier of therapeutic heparin vials to the US market, has...
Counterfeits take chunk out of TCM sales
19-Aug-2008 - The impact counterfeit pharmaceuticals can have on a company’s sales has been highlighted by Tongjitang...
USP opens its first site in Brazil
19-Aug-2008 - The US Pharmacopeia (USP) has continued to expand its global reach by opening a site...
Manufacturing facility news in brief
18-Aug-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's round-up of developments in pharmaceutical manufacturing features news of SAFC’s new highly potent API...
Manufacturing facility news in brief
18-Aug-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's round-up of developments in pharmaceutical manufacturing features news of SAFC’s new highly potent API...
Genentech rejects Roche but leaves door ajar
14-Aug-2008 - Genentech’s special advisory committee has rejected Roche’s $44bn offer for the biotech believing that it...
Ranbaxy expects probe to be dropped soon
30-Jul-2008 - Ranbaxy’s CEO has confidently asserted that the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) court action...
EMEA clears Viracept contamination of health risk
29-Jul-2008 - Patients who took Roche’s antiviral Viracept (nelfinavir) from batches contaminated with ethyl mesilate do not...
Weekly comment
Roche faces obstacles in acquiring Genentech
28-Jul-2008 - Roche’s proposed $44bn acquisition of Genentech is facing some opposition with Wall Street saying the...
Manufacturing facility news in brief
28-Jul-2008 - in-PharmaTechnologist.com's round-up of developments in the pharmaceutical manufacturing space features news of a fire at...
West African conference to eradicate counterfeits
24-Jul-2008 - West African states are meeting to devise a plan for cleaning up their tarnished reputations...
FDA relaxes GMP rules for Ph I candidates
24-Jul-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has relaxed the regulatory good manufacturing practice (GMP)...
GSK continues shift in strategic direction
24-Jul-2008 - The pace of change at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is showing no sign of slowing, with new...
