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Medicines recalled after FMD alert
July 1, 2019Sales and Marketing FMD, MHRA, labels, pharma, recall, supply chain
The MHRA has warned patients that batches of drugs for Parkinson’s, epilepsy and blood clots have been taken out of …
No-deal Brexit could cause shortages and higher prices, healthcare distributors warn
June 19, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, UK, brexit, distribution, pharma, supply chain
The Healthcare Distribution Association (HDA) has warned MPs that Britain could face shortages of medicines if it were to leave …
The missing link: Blockchain in clinical data management
June 14, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Big Data, blockchain, data, data management, pharma, supply chain
Louis Goss explores the potential uses for the much-hyped technology blockchain as a tool to tackle the data management challenges …
FDA ask MSD to join blockchain supply chain network
June 14, 2019Medical Communications FDA, MSD, Merck, blockchain, supply chain
The FDA has asked MSD to join a shared permission blockchain network to help track and trace prescription medicines and …
Medics in Vanuatu transport vaccines via drone
December 20, 2018Business Services, Medical Communications Transport, Vanuata, drone, supply chain, vaccines
Medics in the remote archipelago of Vanuatu have begun to deliver vaccines using a commercial drone. The logistical success marks …
No-deal Brexit stockpiling puts pressure on supply chain
December 17, 2018Sales and Marketing brexit, no-deal, pharma, pricing, supply chain
The stockpiling of medicines in preparation for a no-deal Brexit is putting pressure on the supply chain and causing shortages …
Securing the cold chain with new solutions
October 23, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing cold chain, manufacturing, supply chain
Ben Hargreaves examines the emerging practical and technological solutions that are aiming to improve patients’ access to medicines in a …
FlyPharma Conference 2017 – “Collaboration is the key”
June 12, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FlyPharma conference, PHARMA SUPPLY CHAIN, flypharma, supply chain
As the conference came to a conclusion, audience members were invited to offer their thoughts on what the overall message …
The future for pharma packaging
March 1, 2016Manufacturing and Production distribution, packaging, research, supply chain
The pharmaceutical packaging market is projected for strong growth through 2020, driven by innovation for new products and materials and …
Supply chain leaders call for forward pharma thinking
September 11, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications fly pharma, fly pharma conference, logistics, supply chain
Logistics companies must improve their understanding of the pharma industry to better serve their customers, according to a supply chain …
Cold chain management and transportation of medicines
August 11, 2015Manufacturing and Production CEIV, IATA, Transport, cold chain, fly pharma, fly pharma conference, logistics, supply chain, transportation, vaccines
Riekert Bruinink, a member of the guideline drafting committee and the Dutch health inspectorate, has a very simple explanation of …
Study reveals true scale of falsified medicines problem
April 22, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Counterfeiting, fake, falsified medicines, health, pharma, supply chain
The full scope and prevalence of counterfeit medicines is poorly understood, according to a study of global pharma supply chains. …
API imports in the EU: gauging the FMD’s impact
December 9, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing API, EMA, FMD, Taylor, manufacturing, supply chain
The deaths of dozens of patients as a result of the contaminated heparin incident in 2008 casts a long shadow …
LEO Pharma appoints new executive vice president
February 29, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing LEO Pharma, supply chain
From March Anders Spohr will take over the position of executive vice president for global product supply at LEO Pharma. …
Europe votes in new anti-counterfeit law
February 21, 2011Manufacturing and Production EFPIA, counterfeits, supply chain
The European Parliament has voted in favour of the Falsified Medicines Directive to help stop the flow of counterfeit medicines …
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