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New MHRA chief executive named

July 5, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MHRA, ian hudson

The Department of Health has announced the appointment of Dr Ian Hudson as chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare …

Manufacturing and production news in brief

July 5, 2013 Manufacturing and Production Almac, Elona Biotech, Kamada, King Pharmaceuticals, Shasun Pharma, Tianyin Pharma

A round-up of recent developments in the pharma manufacturing sector, including a fine for King Pharma, a strike at a …
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Tighter rules on pharma gifts challenged by manufacturers

July 4, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, EPPA, promotional products, transparency

The pharma industry could face a series of lawsuits by manufacturers of promotional gifts as new rules look to ban …

Packaging specialist Chesapeake sold to private equity firm

July 4, 2013 Manufacturing and Production Chesapeake, carlyle group, packaging

Packaging specialist Chesapeake has been sold to private equity firm Carlyle Group in a move designed to accelerate the company’s …

Glass contamination prompts Fresenius recall

July 4, 2013 Manufacturing and Production Fresenius, recall

The US subsidiary of German drugmaker Fresenius has recalled a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease because of …
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ICON appoints chief medical officer

July 4, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, ICON, buckley

Clinical research organisation ICON has confirmed the appointment of Professor Brendan Buckley as chief medical officer. Buckley will be ICON’s …
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RSA makes series of appointments

July 3, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing rsa

Life Sciences Executive Search and Interim Management firm RSA has made a series of appointments across the company. Codrina Schech …

EMA approves extended Xaluprine shelf life

July 2, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved an extension of the in-use shelf life for Xaluprine – a liquid formulation …
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China tightens quality standards for pharma distributors

July 2, 2013 Manufacturing and Production China, FDA, GMP, GSP

From 1 July new pharmaceutical distributors in China will be obliged to adhere to the country’s recently-issued Good Supply Practice …
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Aspen buys Merck facility and products in $1 billion deal

July 1, 2013 Manufacturing and Production MSD, Merck, Oss, aspen

Africa’s largest drugmaker Aspen Pharmacare has agreed to buy a manufacturing facility owned by Merck & Co, plus a portfolio …
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Ben Adams appointed editor of Pharmafocus

July 1, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ben Adams, McConaghie, Pharmafocus

Ben Adams has become the new editor of the monthly Pharmafocus newspaper and the Pharmafile.com website. Adams, formerly the senior …
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A call for harmony on clinical trials

July 1, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Frédéric Sgard, OECD, clinical trials

Clinical trials are an essential part of the development of medical treatments. They involve testing new medicines or new therapies, …
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FDA issues final guidance on heparin testing

June 27, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, heparin

Five years after the adulterated heparin scandal that claimed the lives of dozens of people in the US alone, the …
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Oxford BioTherapeutics hires chairman

June 27, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Oxford Biotherapeutics, morton

Biotech firm Oxford BioTherapeutics has appointed Bryan Morton to be the company’s new non-executive chairman. Morton has over 30 years’ …
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Allergan announces new president

June 26, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allergan, ingram

Allergan has hired Douglas Ingram to be its president and lead the company’s global commercial operations. In this newly established …
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