Manufacturing and Production

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Actavis agrees deal with FDA on manufacturing problems

January 9, 2009 Manufacturing and Production Actavis

Generic drug manufacturer Actavis will continue the lockdown of its New Jersey manufacturing facilities that breached quality standards, but hopes …

Lifeline for troubled LyondellBasell

January 8, 2009 Manufacturing and Production Lyondell, excipients

LyondellBasell, the world’s third-largest petrochemical company and a supplier of a number of pharmaceutical raw materials, has filed for Chapter …

AZ to cut 1,400 manufacturing and supply chain jobs

November 21, 2008 Manufacturing and Production AZ

AstraZeneca has announced the loss of 1,400 jobs in its European manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure.The company says the introduction …

GSK to close Dartford manufacturing site by 2013

November 14, 2008 Manufacturing and Production GSK

GlaxoSmithKline has announced plans to close its manufacturing site in Dartford in the UK, with operations being phased out over …

Pfizer repackages range for safety

October 17, 2008 Manufacturing and Production packaging

Pfizer is repackaging its medicines in a bid to make dosing instructions clearer. The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) estimates …

Weak currency helps UK pharmaceutical industry

October 1, 2008 Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing parallel trade

Pharmaceutical companies operating in the UK are experiencing reduced competition from European parallel importers, thanks to the weakness of the …

Pfizer to close Irish manufacturing site

August 15, 2008 Manufacturing and Production

Pfizer is to close its manufacturing site in Cork with the loss of 180 jobs, following a failed 18-month effort …

Industry seeks strict anti-counterfeiting measures

July 9, 2008 Manufacturing and Production parallel trade

European pharma leaders have proposed a series of tough new measures to prevent counterfeit drugs from entering the supply chain. …

Industry calls for ‘zero tolerance’ on European counterfeits

May 16, 2008 Manufacturing and Production

European industry body EFPIA has demanded 'zero tolerance' on counterfeit medicines and proposed tough new security rules to combat the …

United Drug expands with two acquisitions

April 18, 2008 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production

United Drug has broadened its reach with two new acquisitions, one in meetings and events and another in the field …

Roche invests in Germany and Swiss biotech sites

January 18, 2008 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development

Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is to invest $390 million (430 million Swiss francs) in three of its European sites to …

AstraZeneca denies outsourcing plans

September 25, 2007 Manufacturing and Production

AstraZeneca has denied it plans to outsource its drug manufacturing requirements by 2017, following comments made by a senior board …

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 …
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