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Which comes first, patients or profits?
Pharmaceutical companies are causing biased information to be given to doctors about the efficacy of drugs, causing an epidemic of misinformed practitioners that is costing hundreds of thousands of lives, reported The Independent more »
Mar 4, 2016 11:06 AM News
Romaco Kilian exhibits tablet press upgrades at Powtech
Romaco Kilian will present a retrofit package that enables older-generation tablet presses to be upgraded electronically, at the upcoming Powtech exhibition in Nuremberg on 19-21 April more »
Mar 1, 2016 12:22 PM Technology
GSK & Qualcomm - the future of digital pharma?
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) could be looking to at new ways to develop medical technologies with Qualcomm, reports Bloomberg Business more »
Jan 22, 2016 2:55 PM News
A 'downside' to 3D printing of drugs
David Emm, principal security researcher at software and security group Kaspersky Lab, has warned that the FDA's approval of 3D printing drugs is not necessarily a good thing. more »
Aug 6, 2015 12:52 PM News
EU approves Pfizer's buyout of Hospira
The EU has approved Pfizer's $15 billion takeover of US rival Hospira after the pharma giant promised to sell certain drugs in light of competition concerns. more »
Aug 6, 2015 11:03 AM News
Slick production with IMA's new tablet press
IMA Active has launched the Prexima tablet press, boasting a sleek Italian design and aiming to deliver increased productivity and efficiency. more »
Aug 5, 2015 12:26 PM Technology
BGMA welcomes Inflixmab biosimilar resource
The BGMA has welcomed the publication by the NICE of an implementation pack to support the introduction of biosimilar versions of Infliximab. more »
Aug 4, 2015 12:08 PM News
NHS recalls more effective with GS1 standards
The MHRA has started using unique device identifiers based on GS1 standards in healthcare recalls, improving traceability, efficiency and cost savings throughout the NHS. more »
Aug 4, 2015 9:40 AM News
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What a dope: Five sporting scandals involving drugs
Doping scandals in sport are nothing new. Lu Rahman looks at some of the substances taken by sports stars in a bid to boost performance. more »
Jul 31, 2015 10:03 AM News
£4m trial to save lives of stroke patients
A £4m trial will establish whether routinely treating stoke patients with paracetamol and antibiotics could save up to 25,000 lives each year. more »
Jul 29, 2015 3:18 PM News
CPhI Korea returns three times bigger
Following its successful launch last year, CPhI Korea returns with three times the exhibition space to the COEX in Seoul, South Korea, on 7–9 September 2015. more »
Jul 27, 2015 4:02 PM News
GEA confirms €4 million containment contract
GEA and Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Ltd (HPL) have struck a €4 million deal for GEA to deliver a fully contained solution for potent oral solid dosage form production. more »
Jul 24, 2015 4:02 PM News
MedImmune and University of Sheffield in cell factory project
MedImmune and the University of Sheffield are to generate breakthrough research in cell factory technology, the process by which living cells can be controlled and manipulated to make specific proteins with therapeutic benefits. more »
Jul 23, 2015 10:25 PM News
MHRA speaks to EPM about Yellow Card app success
Last week the MHRA launched a smartphone app to increase participation of patients and healthcare professionals in its Yellow Card Scheme for reporting side-effects to medicines and vaccines. more »
Jul 23, 2015 1:30 PM News
OTC medicines demand on the rise
The increase in demand for OTC pharmaceuticals can be attributed to a rise in prescription charges in England, the NHS budget squeeze, the Government’s promotion of self-medication and the switching of some prescription medicines to OTC products. more »
Jul 20, 2015 12:36 PM News
MHRA to run GMP and GDP symposiums
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is holding symposiums on GMP and GDP legislation during December 2015 and January 2016 in London and Glasgow. more »
Jul 17, 2015 7:04 AM News
Grifols opts for HERMA wrap-around labelling at Irish site
Spanish supplier of plasma-derived products Grifols has built a new logistics centre in Ireland, for which it chose HERMA and Spanish sales partner SINEL SYSTEMS to implement a labelling solution. more »
Jul 16, 2015 5:00 PM Technology
Adaptor enables NGS with Jena Analytik's thermal mixer
Analytik Jena's BioShake thermal mixer can now be applied with even more versatility in sample preparation, thanks to a specific adapter block developed for the 96-well, 0.8 ml ABgene storage plate. more »
Jul 14, 2015 12:41 PM Technology
Quotient Clinical doubles pharma sciences capacity
Quotient Clinical has doubled capacity through the acquisition of a second GMP manufacturing facility and the construction of new formulation development and pharmaceutical analysis laboratories. more »
Jul 14, 2015 11:50 AM News
Small animal imaging crucial for drug development
The use of small animal models in basic and preclinical research is now an integral part of developing and testing new pharmaceutical drugs prior to commercialisation. more »
Jul 14, 2015 10:42 AM News
Small businesses receive £1.25M SBRI Healthcare funding
SBRI Healthcare has announced the companies awarded phase 1 funding in the latest SBRI Healthcare competition. more »
May 11, 2015 10:29 AM News
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Lyophilisation to be worth over $500m by 2019
According to a newly published report, the lyophilisation market is projected to be worth $5,121.5 million by 2019. more »
Sep 23, 2014 9:43 AM News