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EMA publishes updated Q&A for ICH M10

European Pharmaceutical Review

The ICH M10 guideline provides recommendations on the validation of bioanalytical assays for chemical and biological drugs and their metabolites in biological matrices. These concentration measurements are used as part of regulatory decisions regarding the safety and efficacy of medicinal products.

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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.

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Economics and risks of FDA’s Quality management maturity rating programme

European Pharmaceutical Review

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) through the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality in 2021 embarked on an initiative to develop a framework for establishing a pharmaceutical manufacturing site quality rating system, the Quality management maturity (QMM) programme.

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Pharma within planetary boundaries

European Pharmaceutical Review

2022; 6: 949-57. Hence, every country that looks at decarbonising its health sector – and all EU Member States must – will quickly look at the pharmaceutical industry. Giving environmental risk assessments teeth Since 2005, the authorisation of a human pharmaceutical product requires an environmental risk assessment (ERA).

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Strengthening and transforming the pharmaceutical supply chain

European Pharmaceutical Review

Manufacturing delays and capacity issues that continue to impact the pharmaceutical supply chain have led to medicine shortages around the globe; an issue that has been exacerbated further by geopolitical events, the energy crisis and rising inflation. How can these issues be addressed?

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Pharmaceutical microbiology: key developments 2022

European Pharmaceutical Review

This Q&A covers the key developments in pharmaceutical microbiology in 2022, featuring insight from pharmaceutical microbiology experts: Dr Tim Sandle, Head of Microbiology, Bio Products Laboratory Limited. Regulation, particularly Annex 1, was identified as a key focus for 2022.

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RFID: The future of smart labelling?

Pharmaceutical Technology

In recent times, suppliers have also chosen other systems that rely on blockchain and sensors to track drug supply and reduce the influx of counterfeit drugs. In recent times, various global administrators have issued regulatory standards. Why the use of RFID has fluctuated over the past decade?