supply chain
US Senate takes aim at prescription drug shortages
February 15, 2011Manufacturing and Production Merck, Zostavax, shortages, supply chain
A bill aimed at tackling the ongoing problem of prescription drug shortages in the US has been introduced in the …
Parallel trading restricting medicine access, says ABPI
September 6, 2010Sales and Marketing parallel trade, pharmacists, supply chain
The ABPI has blamed parallel trading by a minority of pharmacists as the root cause of the current medicines shortage …
Talking Point: The cool chain
July 27, 2010Manufacturing and Production Biocair, logistics, supply chain, talking logistics
A Cool Chain (or Cold Chain) is a supply chain along which a product’s temperature is maintained from the point …
Talking Point: The role of air-freight
July 13, 2010Manufacturing and Production Swiss World Cargo, logistics, supply chain, talking logistics
The air-freight carrier can play a key role in the shipment of pharmaceuticals, and must be viewed as part of …
BMS factory closure could interrupt HIV drug supply
June 11, 2010Manufacturing and Production BMS, HIV, manufacturing, supply chain
Closure of a manufacturing facility in France operated by Bristol-Myers Squibb could lead to shortages of an important treatment for …
Anti-counterfeiting pilot a success, says EFPIA
May 10, 2010Sales and Marketing counterfeits, supply chain
A pilot project aimed at stopping counterfeit medicines getting into the supply chain has been a resounding success, according to …
In search of a real solution to the counterfeit problem
May 10, 2010Manufacturing and Production Plavix, counterfeits, supply chain
For a great deal of the last decade, warnings from the pharmaceutical industry about the growing threat of counterfeit medicines …
Volcanic ash fallout hits pharma
April 21, 2010Manufacturing and Production Clinical Supply Operations, disaster, logistics, supply chain
The headline news in the wake of the Icelandic volcano eruption has been of stranded passengers struggling to get home …
Mike Isles joins EAASM
April 9, 2010Manufacturing and Production EAASM, appointment, manufacturing and production, supply chain
The European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM) has appointed Mike Isles executive director. He was most recently at …
Rooftop raiders steal $76m of Lilly products
March 18, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing lilly, supply chain, theft
Thieves have made off with $75 million-worth of central nervous system, cardiovascular and cancer drugs from an Eli Lilly distribution …
Talking Point: Specialist logistics provision
March 18, 2010Manufacturing and Production BioStorage Technologies, Talking Point, logistics, supply chain, talking logistics
“The world is getting smaller” is a quote that is frequently heard in conversations about the economy, business, health care, …
Talking Point: Following transit and storage rules
March 12, 2010Manufacturing and Production NYK Logistics, Talking Point, logistics, supply chain, talking logistics
Most people involved in pharmaceuticals will be aware of the strict procedures that must be employed for product manufacture (Good …
Stricter monitoring for UK supply chain
March 5, 2010parallel trade, supply chain
New measures to ensure that the UK doesn’t suffer from shortages of prescription medicines have been announced by the government. …
Talking Point: The future for pharmaceutical delivery
February 26, 2010Manufacturing and Production Polar Speed, Talking Point, logistics, supply chain, talking logistics
Will the future for pharmaceutical delivery need to become more exacting and regulated? An ever greater awareness of the need …
Hospital criticised for profiting from medicines trade
February 18, 2010Manufacturing and Production parallel trade, supply chain
An NHS hospital has been heavily criticised for trading in medicines to make a profit. It has emerged that the …
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