Packaging and Distribution

The US Food and Drug Administration's Puerto Rico district office "may be having difficulty exercising oversight on the numerous pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities on the island," according to Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), chair of the US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Eli Lilly Acquires Avid Radiopharmaceuticals; EMA Recruiting New Director; and More

sanofi acquires BMP Sunstone; DCAT Names President; and More.

As technology advances, industry's needs are growing.

Remaining calm, cool, and collected during mergers and inspections is a feat in itself.

Used packaging equipment can be a cost-saving, time-saving alternative to new machines.

Product integrity issues in the global pharma market are a hot topic at the moment and many companies are reviewing and increasing their quality control procedures.

Robots are becoming faster, cheaper and smaller. In pharmaceutical packaging applications, robots are often used at the end of the process — either in the primary packing of product into small packs, or further downstream product packing into cartons and subsequent palletising.

Leading European experts from the pharmaceutical packaging industry explain how they are coping with industry trends.

Generally, the pharma industry isn't doing enough to reduce the environmental impact of its packaging materials, but there are various historic reasons for this.

PPD and Bend Research Form Collaboration; Ricerca Makes Senior Appointment; And More.

Pfizer Forms Pact with Biocon; Baxter Makes Appointments; And More.

sanofi to Cut 25% of US Workforce; AMRI Names VP of Chemical Development; And More.

Company and People Notes: Novartis Settles with US Attorney's Office; Hospira Names VP, And More.

The reopened debate over embryonic-stem-cell research could stifle many other scientific pursuits.

From disagreement to denial, being cordial about quality control can be challenging.

Novartis Sells US Enablex Rights; Ricerca Names Chemistry Director; And More.

DSM and PolyTherics in Development Deal; Kite Pharma Appoints President and CEO, And More.

Genzyme Sells Genetics Business; Bausch and Lomb Names Vice-President; and More.

Pfizer to Acquire FoldRx; Protalix Appoints COO; And More.

Company and People Notes: Lonza Acquired Vivante; PPD Appoints VP of Quality Management; And More.

New data provide insight into pharma-industry professionals' daily lives.

Week of Aug. 23, 2010: Company and People Notes: Quark and Novartis Form Agreement; Hospira CEO Retires; And More.

Eli Lilly Ends Semagacestat Program; Selecta Appoints CEO; And More.

This week, the US Food and Drug Administration published on its website a summary of good manufacturing practices for the holding and distribution of drug products.

Penwest and Endo to Merge; Watson Makes Senior Appointments; And More.

FDA Approves Flu Vaccines; Caraco Names COO; And More.

Serialized product codes serve as the foundation of ePedigree records and product traceability.

Industry's focus on cost cutting has led to a dangerous gap in training and knowledge.

Overall Equipment Effectiveness has been shown to identify the root cause of inefficiencies.