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Ranbaxy facing another facility problem?

June 26, 2013
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Another facility operated by Ranbaxy Laboratories in India is reported to have failed an inspection by the FDA, potentially adding …

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US gains exemption from EU requirements on API imports

June 25, 2013
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The US has joined the short list of countries from which suppliers can ship active pharmaceutical ingredients into the EU …

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Baxter warned by FDA over repeat failings at two plants

June 14, 2013
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Baxter has attracted the ire of the US Food and Drug Administration over quality failures at two sterile product manufacturing …

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Impax cuts staff at troubled California plant

June 11, 2013
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US generic drugmaker Impax Laboratories has said it plans to axe a tenth of its workforce and transfer production away …

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Novartis receives FDA warning

June 6, 2013
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The FDA has castigated Novartis for what it calls ‘significant violations’ of current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations for finished …

Aveo to cut workforce after FDA knock-back

June 6, 2013
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Aveo will make major jobs cuts this year after news that a kidney cancer licence for its oncology drug tivozanib …

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FDA issues draft guidance on contract manufacturing

June 3, 2013
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The US Food and Drug Administration FDA has published draft guidance on quality agreements between pharma companies and contract manufacturers. …

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FDA approves GSK cancer drugs

May 30, 2013
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The FDA has approved two of GlaxoSmithKline’s cancer pills: BRAF-inhibitor Tafinlar and the first validated MEK-inhibitor, called Mekinist, both of …

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FDA rejects Valeant’s efinaconazole on packaging grounds

May 29, 2013
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals has had its application to market antifungal candidate efinaconazole turned down by the FDA because of issues related …

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FDA experts recommend Merck sleep pill

May 24, 2013
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Merck received welcome news this week from the FDA after one of the US regulator’s expert groups voted to approve …

Boehringer held up by FDA for production violations

May 24, 2013
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Boehringer Ingelheim has pledged to resolve manufacturing compliance issues at a facility in Germany uncovered by the US Food and …

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Ranbaxy unit fined $500m for selling adulterated drugs

May 14, 2013
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Ranbaxy’s US subsidiary has agreed to pay fines and penalties totalling $500 million after pleading guilty to charges of manufacturing …

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FDA approves Liptruzet

May 7, 2013
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Merck is celebrating after its once-daily anti-cholesterol pill Liptruzet was approved by US regulators, expanding its indications. The drug – …

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FDA seeks manufacturing data for GSK’s trametinib

May 2, 2013
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GlaxoSmithKline’s melanoma drug candidate trametinib has been delayed in the US by an FDA request for more information on its …

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Manufacturing issues block Gilead approvals

May 1, 2013
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The FDA has blocked approval of two of Gilead Sciences’ HIV drugs because of deficiencies in their marketing applications related …

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