Manufacturing and Production

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Pfizer closes Kent manufacturing base

September 14, 2007 Manufacturing and Production

Pfizer will close its Sandwich, Kent manufacturing plant over the next two years with the loss of 420 jobs.It spells …

Prevenar success boosts UK manufacturing

July 30, 2007 Manufacturing and Production

Wyeth has increased the capacity at its manufacturing site in Havant, Hampshire in response to growing demand for its vaccine …

Non-chicken egg flu vaccine gets European go-ahead

June 21, 2007 Manufacturing and Production

Optaflu has gained European approval for use against seasonal influenza. The Novartis drug is the first flu vaccine which does …

MHRA investigates links in spate of counterfeits

June 6, 2007 Manufacturing and Production

Counterfeit versions of a prostate cancer drug have prompted the MHRA to issue its third alert about fake drugs in …

Pharmafocus Europe

March 12, 2007 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Europe, Pharmafocus

Pharmafocus Europe is a new publication set to become an indispensable business tool for pharmaceutical industry executives with an interest …

Pfizer’s controversial new UK supply chain goes live

March 5, 2007 Manufacturing and Production

Pfizer has launched its new single wholesaler supply chain in the UK, after a last-minute legal challenge was defeated.The pharmaceutical …

AZ and Lilly set to follow Pfizer on supply chain

January 19, 2007 Manufacturing and Production counterfeits

Two major pharma companies could be set to follow Pfizer in using a single supply chain distributor of their medicines …

Pharmacists unhappy with Pfizer’s new UK supply chain

September 29, 2006 Manufacturing and Production

Pfizer has announced a radical overhaul of how it distributes its medicines to community pharmacists and dispensing doctors in the …

GSK scores partial victory over parallel traders

September 29, 2006 Manufacturing and Production

GlaxoSmithKline has won a partial but significant victory in a European Union court which could give it and other pharma …

Lilly to close UK manufacturing site but retains R&D operations

July 7, 2006 Manufacturing and Production

Pharmaceutical company Lilly is to close its UK manufacturing facility in Basingstoke with as many as 300 employees expected to …

Pharmacists given new guidance on counterfeit medicines

May 24, 2006 Manufacturing and Production

Pharmacists have been asked to keep an eye out for suspected counterfeit medicines as part of a new awareness-raising initiative.Pharmacists' …

WHO calls for action on counterfeits

February 16, 2006 Manufacturing and Production

The World Health Organisation has called for 'immediate concrete' action against counterfeit medicines, which it says pose serious and sometimes …

Eisai invests

January 26, 2006 Manufacturing and Production

Japanese pharma company Eisai is to open a major new single site facility in the UK, marking the country out …

Programme exposes counterfeit dangers

January 12, 2006 Manufacturing and Production

An undercover investigation by a TV documentary team has uncovered serious flaws in the policing of UK pharmaceutical wholesaling and …

Chiron to make up shortfall in UK flu vaccine

November 25, 2005 Manufacturing and Production

Chiron has agreed to help the UK government make up a shortfall in flu vaccine supplies by producing an extra …
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