Packaging, Labeling, and Distribution Systems

The US Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to trade associations of manufacturers, wholesalers, and pharmacies to recommend procedures for preventing and responding to the theft of regulated products.

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

FDA wants industry to talk to them about the science underlying process innovations-really.

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

A Pharma Business Imperative.

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

New Draft Guidance for Solid Oral Dosage Forms Focuses on Physical Chemical Identifiers.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."

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

INTERPHEX 2010 will take place this week at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York.

FDA Issues Warning Letters to Astellas, GSK, And Novartis; Sandoz Acquires Oriel Therapeutics; And More.

Cephalon Completes Acquisition of Mepha; Xcellerex Appoints President and CEO; and More.

Eli Lily Wins Court Battle; Genzyme Appoints COO; And More.

As the industry continues to evolve, do we know where we're headed?

Laboratory personnel share interesting tales as well as stories of unexpected tails.

As demand for global vaccine development and production grows, all eyes are turning to Asia.

The BIO convention, and healthcare reform, could re-energize biotech.

Aseptic blow–fill–seal minimizes human intervention in the packaging process.

In an attempt to strengthen safeguards against counterfeit, diverted, subpotent, misbranded, adulterated, or expired drugs, FDA issued a new final guidance for industry.

Pfizer Invests In Nodality; SOCMA Approves New Members; And More.

FDA issued a new guidance for industry to help new drug applicants write the dosage and administration section of their products' labels.

Merck Ends Partnership With Dynavax; PhRMA Elects Officers; And More.

Abbott Agrees to Acquire Facet Biotech; FDA Issues Black-Box Warning For Plavix; and More.

Recent developments demonstrate the importance of biologicals, which usually are delivered through injections, for the drug industry's future. To find out about the process of manufacturing prefilled syringes, and to learn about innovations in filling lines, Equipment and Processing Report talked to Thomas Otto, managing director of Vetter.

Exelixis And XenoPort Announce Job Cuts; GSK Dedicates India Facility; And More.

A UK consortium completed pilot runs of a pharmaceutical-safety program that uses electronic tracking and authentication to ensure the safety of drugs in the supply chain.

Astellas Pharma Makes Bid for OSI Pharmaceuticals; Ringo Retiring From Pfizer; And More.

Could President Obama's tax reform, which is targeted at reducing outsourcing, endanger India's contract-services industry?

To best carry out the vision of Hatch-Waxman, Congress must act now on biogenerics.

From last-minute product inserts to putting out fires, close calls are a common occurrence.

If both sides of the aisle don't agree on even mild healthcare reform soon, the bill could die out.