Back in March this year (2024) under the last UK Conservative government, plans were announced to give greater powers to pharmacy technicians, dental therapists and hygienists after two public consultations.
With independent pharmacies now facing significant challenges, healthcare SaaS provider Charac was pleased to announce more investment so it can accelerate a digitization drive.
The UK Government has announced plans to allow patients in England to receive prescription medicines directly from pharmacies without the need for a GP appointment.
McKesson Corporation has completed its acquisition of RxCrossroads to support customer needs beyond channel distribution as the industry faces increasing challenges.
Pharmaceutical companies are more likely than their suppliers to cite cost improvement over time as the most effective metric for measuring supplier performance, according to a recent report.
Citing safety concerns, drug industry stakeholders and public health organizations are urging lawmakers to uphold FDA oversight and enforcement of the 2013 Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA).
Pharma and CMOs must start addressing their serialization needs ahead of 2019’s EU Falsified Medicines Directive, says Tracelink which is bringing its supply chain event NEXUS to Barcelona next month.
Horizon Pharma has hit back at allegations it was secretly working with a “captive pharmacy” to preferentially dispense its own drugs, claiming its accuser is trying to reduce competition with its own distribution service.
The US FDA has issued a product safety alert and recommended a compounding pharmacy cease manufacturing operations after observing unsanitary conditions at a Californian facility.
Med Prep Consulting execs committed fraud and violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) according to the US DoJ, which has accused the New Jersey compounder of knowingly selling drugs produced in unsanitary conditions.
Fresenius Kabi has sold its cancer drug pharmacy network CFL GmbH to NewCo Pharma GmbH five years after spending €42m to buy compounding capacity in Germany.
The US FDA has warned the public not to use any sterile medicines made by Downing-owned NuVision Pharmacy, Texas, which failed to comply with a recall order.
US authorities have arrested Glenn Chin, a supervising pharmacist they say was involved in compounding the contaminated injections behind an outbreak of fungal meningitis that struck 751 patients and killed 64 in 2012.
The advocacy campaign to raise awareness about falsified and fake drugs has added 11 new partners to its cause, including US-based GPhA (Generic Pharmaceutical Association).
The US FDA has started work on a national track and trace system for pharmaceuticals after President Barack Obama signed the Drug Quality and Safety Act into law last night.
Four of the biggest pharma manufacturing associations are calling for more patient awareness of the burgeoning issue of fake drugs sold on the internet.
PTI Inspection Systems and Nikka Densok USA have teamed up to take high-voltage leak detection (HVLD) from the factory floor to the pharmaceutical lab.
Gerresheimer reported revenue growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, citing demand from the pharmaceutical and cosmetics sectors as the key drivers.
in-PharmaTechnologist presents its latest round up of movements in the pharma sector, including appointments at Jennerex, a new KV subsidiary and Takeda.
Sigpack Systems, a subsidiary of Bosch Packaging Technology, claims its new toploader unit will both improve the efficiency and cut the cost of handling delicate pharmaceutical packaging.
German glass making giant Gerresheimer has opened a new packaging plant in Danyang, China, further indicating its plans to grow in the world’s fifth largest pharmaceutical market.
PTI’s non-destructive micro leak tester can cut costs for companies using dye ingress, according to general manager Heinz Wolf, who demonstrated the technology to in-PharmaTechnologist at Interphex.
SGD launched its new lyophilisation vials at Pharmapack 2009, which Vincent Langlade, Marketing Director Pharmaceuticals, explained were well suited to capture the growing market.
German-based technology group Schott has formed a joint venture
with Kaisha in an attempt to gain access to the glass primary
pharmaceutical packaging market in India.
The use of disposable manufacturing equipment in pharmaceutical
production and greater need for containment equipment were
recurring themes at the Interphex show in Philadelphia last week,
and both were addressed by new equipment...
Pharmaceutical companies not only have to face the consequences of
a burgeoning counterfeit drug black market but have to contend with
the theft of their own manufactured drugs for illicit uses,
according to a US consumer advocacy...
Bionovo, Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Trius Therapeutics, Exelixis,
AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Kindred Healthcare have all had
people on the move in the world of pharmaceutical manufacturing.
Italian glassware specialist Stevanato Group has consolidated the
engineering side of its business through the acquisition of fellow
Italian company Optrel.
The traditional adversarial relationship of wholesalers with
manufacturers must change to true partnership if both are to
achieve better profits and secure the integrity of the drug supply
chain, delegates of the annual general meeting...
The European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-line Wholesalers
(GIRP) has outlined measures it is taking to keep counterfeit
medicines out of the legitimate supply chain while urging
pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacists...
Superfos Pharma, one of Europe's leading suppliers of plastic
packaging for the pharma market, has been acquired by Gerresheimer
in a move that should double the group's turnover in plastics to
€50 million.
