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Switzerland and US sign drug inspection agreement

European Pharmaceutical Review

Under the agreement with the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland), the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be able to utilise each other’s GMP inspections of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, avoiding the need for duplicate inspections.

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Should we be worried about pharma’s supply chain?

World of DTC Marketing

The goal of getting a drug to market as fast as possible so they can recoup drug development costs has the potential for mistakes that could cost lives. Coupled with all this is the continued outsourcing of raw materials and other steps in drug development. We need a 21st-century approach that puts patient safety first.

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FDA warning letters highlight data integrity issues

European Pharmaceutical Review

FDA inspections Identification of data integrity deviations Of the 70 Warning Letters issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) so far in 2024, three have identified data integrity issues at pharmaceutical manufacturing sites outside the US.

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FDA completes inspection of Nexus’ manufacturing facility in US

Pharma Leaders

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has successfully inspected Nexus Pharmaceuticalspharmaceutical manufacturing facility located in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, US. The inspection will allow the company to commence commercial operations at the three-storey, 84,000ft² manufacturing facility.

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US legislative update: takeaways for European pharma

European Pharmaceutical Review

In the current US Congressional session, Congress has focused heavily on legislation directed at reducing prescription drug prices. The new law will also require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to Medicare if they increase drug prices faster than consumer inflation. 5) monitoring access to biosimilars.

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FDA releases analysis on drug product quality in 2022

European Pharmaceutical Review

The Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ) in the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center Pharmaceutical Quality for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has released its 2022 annual report analysing drug manufacturers and their products.

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LAMP assays to enable rapid and sensitive detection of BCC

European Pharmaceutical Review

Burkholderia species are one of the primary causes of non-sterile pharmaceutical product recalls and accounted for 45.3 percent of recalls recorded by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between 2012 and 2019. Daddy Gaoh et al.