Quality Systems

The European Ombudsman has recommended that the European Medicines Agency review its refusal to grant public access to reports on adverse drug reactions.

Week Of May 10, 2010: Company And People Notes: Ariad and Merck Restructure Collaboration; Genzyme Changes Leadership; and More

McNeil Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily recalling all lots that have not yet expired of certain over-the-counter children's and infants' liquid products.

European Parliament Approves Proposals On Falsified Medicines and Pharmacovigilance; And More.

FDA Approves AstraZeneca's and Pozen's Vimovo; Merck Announces Management Changes; And More.

Manufacturers will pay new fees but anticipate expanded drug use and safeguards for innovation.

A method for determining sample size is finally getting some respect.

The growth of Brazil's generic-drug market is on a fast track, but what are the projections for the sector's future?

A book helps statistics novices prepare to comply with the US Food and Drug Administration's draft guidance on process validation.

When vessels, seals, and cooling units go haywire, operators must get in the mix.

A Technical Forum featuring representatives from Dow Chemical, ISP, and DMV-Fonterra Excipients. This article is part of PharmTech's supplement "Solid Dosage and Excipients 2010."

The author describes the new IPEA excipient good-manufacturing-practice certification program that is now ANSI accredited. This article is part of a special issue on excipients and solid dosage.

The author outlines the key concepts of ISPE's recently revised Baseline Pharmaceutical Guide for New and Renovated Facilities. This article is part of a special supplement on Excipients and Solid Dosage.

The authors review new regulatory expectations and describe potential approaches to accommodate excipient variability. This article is part of PharmTech's supplement "Solid Dosage and Excipients 2010."

New Draft Guidance for Solid Oral Dosage Forms Focuses on Physical Chemical Identifiers. This article is part of PharmTech's supplement "Solid Dosage and Excipients 2010."

The authors formulated bupropion hydrochloride tablets with various grades of methacrylic copolymers and analyzed the properties of the resulting dosage forms. This article is part of PharmTech's supplement "Solid Dosage and Excipients 2010."

Though many advantages are associated with the European Clinical Trials Directive, complexities have emerged since its introduction in 2004. Since 2007, efforts have been made to raise the issues and address the negative impact of the Directive.

Though the pharma industry has improved its change management processes, there are still opportunities for improvement.

The pharmaceutical industry must understand its responsibilities to improve the safety of chemicals as defined by the REACH initiative.

FDA made available a draft guidance that would expand the information disclosed about conflict-of-interest waivers.

Charles River Acquires WuXi AppTec; Amgen Appoints President and COO; and More.

Genzyme provided an update on its manufacturing operations following the issuance of a draft consent decree by FDA regarding the company's Allston Landing, Massachusetts, manufacturing plant.

FDA Issues Warning Letter To Pfizer; And More.

The US Pharmacopeial Convention recently held its convention in Washington, DC.

An evaluation conducted by Ernst & Young assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of the European Medicines Agency has largely praised the agency; however, a number of strategic and operational recommendations for further improvements have also been made.