Drug Delivery

Accession impact on pharma

Accession impact on pharma

The expansion of the European Union to include 25 member states
after May 2004 presents significant opportunities for the
pharmaceutical industry to tap new markets, but companies should
think twice before launching new products there.

Bush names Medicare candidate

Bush names Medicare candidate

As reported last week, Mark McClellan looks set to leave his post
as Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to run
the agency that oversees Medicare and its new prescription drug
programme for the elderly and disabled.

RFID system for pharma use

RFID system for pharma use

MeadWestvaco Intelligent Systems has launched a radio frequency
identification (RFID) inventory system that enables manufacturers
to more accurately monitor drug delivery from production to
pharmacy distribution.

Bar codes get top billing

Bar codes get top billing

Bar code scanning systems, which scan medications and patient
identification bracelets at hospital bedsides to verify patients
are receiving the correct medications, were voted the top choice
for preventing medication errors in a...

Medicare bill passed

Medicare bill passed

New legislation in the US to give the elderly and disabled rights
to reimbursement for prescription drugs under the federal Medicare
system has been passed by the Senate. It has been estimated that
the measure could expand the revenues...

Stability in the extreme

Stability in the extreme

The globalisation of the marketplace for pharmaceuticals means that
it is becoming more common for medicines destined for consumption
in the European Union to be manufactured in distant lands. As a
consequence, the EMEA has started...

GMP on the agenda

GMP on the agenda

Mixed news on GMP compliance, as Australia's API has its
manufacturing license renewed after a six-week suspension and GSK
unveils a US FDA probe.