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Patents: a necessary evil?

European Pharmaceutical Review

Patents are often described as the ‘lifeblood’ of pharmaceutical companies. 1 However, patent protection for pharmaceutical products is an economic trade-off between providing monopoly rights that incentivise development of future products and permitting higher drug prices to recoup the investment. 26 April, 2016.

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Quality by design with a focus on biosimilars

Pharmaceutical Technology

Quality by design (QbD) is a concept introduced into the pharmaceutical regulatory lexicon in 2005. QbD principles are woven into regulatory guidance documents, primarily guidances Q8 to Q11 of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH).

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Pharma within planetary boundaries

European Pharmaceutical Review

4 Together with a legal expert from the Bucerius Law School Hamburg, we looked at the legal and political frameworks that could enable the German pharmaceutical sector to become more sustainable.

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The imperative of fridge-free vaccines

European Pharmaceutical Review

TRS 953 – Annex 2, Appendix 1: Stability testing of active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished pharmaceutical products: Stability conditions for WHO Member States by Region. I Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition, Maillard Reactions in Chemistry, Food and Health. Woodhead Publishing.

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Can holograms help in the frontline fight against pharmaceutical counterfeiting?

European Pharmaceutical Review

The number of unauthorised and unregulated online outlets selling counterfeit pharmaceutical products is continuously growing, with many selling counterfeit medications via the internet typically posing as legitimate vendors. Counterfeit medicines and medical supplies can also cause significant harm to people, the report said.