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This week, the US Pharmacopeial Convention and the Vietnamese Pharmacopoeia Commission signed a memorandum of understanding that will help ensure the safety of Vietnamese medicines.

The regulators are doing it. But industry's fear of sharing information may leave them behind.

Is it good policy to pay for bad behavior?

Brief pharmaceutical news items for July 2009.

Developers of low-dose drugs in solid oral dosage forms will find theoretical considerations and practical advice in a new book.

The authors discuss the theory of ion mobility spectrometry, its benefit over HPLC analysis in cleaning verification, and the experimental considerations for method validation and validation.

Also, Adimab forms deals with Merck and Roche; Manhattan Pharmaceuticals' CEO and president steps down; more...

Also, FDA debars clinical investigators; Jubilant Organosys forms deal with Endo Pharmaceuticals; AMRI makes changes to its India management team; more...

Also, TorreyPines Therapeutics to liquidate assets and dissolve company; EU's competition services to examine Pfizer/Wyeth merger; Akorn appoints Raj Rai interim CEO; more...

Consumer-care products, electronics, and select industrial firms comprise AMR Research's Supply Chain Top 25 for 2009, offering an opportunity for the pharmaceutical industry to examine best practices in supply-chain management.

Also, WACKER expands Iowa facility; EMEA releases a Q&A document for PIPs; Metrics consolidates quality operations; more...

A book guides readers through the regulatory requirements for computerized quality systems.

The authors describe the importance of a rapid and an abbreviated screening strategy in initial solvent screening. This article contains bonus online-exclusive material.

Misleading the public about their investments-be it money or medicine-is unacceptable.

It can take a lot of work to make sure nothing happens.

Debates about science, manufacturing, and European regulations will shape the approval process for follow-on biologics in the United States.

Today, approximately 1.5 million counterfeit medicine packs enter the legal supply chain each year - in other words, one pack in every 20000 is counterfeit.

Also, Johnson & Johnson acquires Cougar Biotechnology; NIH launches program for rare and neglected diseases; PPD restructures leadership positions; more...

Also, Oxford BioTherapeutics forms drug development pact with GSK; Avila Therapeutics names CEO; more...

The first project report on FDA's Sentinel website, discusses the evaluation of existing methods for safety signal identification.

On May 7, 2009, as part of the President's fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget, the US Food and Drug Administration requested a budget of $3.2 billion, which is 19% more than the agency's current budget.

Also, Takeda to consolidate operations in Ireland; FDA to redesign website; Archemix names president and CEO; more...

Also, Oxford BioMedica forms collaboration with sanofi-aventis; FDA requires labeling changes for botulinum toxin producs; C. Richter King joins IAVI; more...

The president of BIO proposes the ingredients needed for industry growth.

The authors describe the importance of a rapid and an abbreviated screening strategy by initial solvent screening in 20-mL scintillation vials.

Manufacturers of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies consider new paradigms in purification technologies.

The organizations' presidents discuss market exclusivity, approval processes, and pending legislation.

Technology can solve enterprise-level problems.

With pressure to cut costs, shorten the pipeline life cycle and maximize return on investment, pharmaceutical manufacturers need tools that help them improve enterprise-wide communications, reach critical decisions faster and produce timely, accurate reports on how compounds are progressing.

Identification of fungi, especially filamentous fungi, has been a very difficult task. Because of the amount of experience required to accurately identify filamentous fungi to the species level, it has become acceptable to either identify these organisms to the genus level or, in some cases, simply identify them as "molds."