March 14th 2025
The certification allows Benuvia to produce pharmaceutical products for companies, either local to Brazil or international, that may be looking for compliant and high-quality production capabilities in the Brazilian pharmaceutical market.
HHS Targets FDA's Generic Drug Reviews
June 19th 2008With most deadlines missed for reviewing each abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) it receives, the US Food and Drug Administration is likely to take advice from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on how to speed up its process.
Senator Probes into Pharmaceutical Outsourcing Practices
June 19th 2008Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), member of the Senate Health, Education and Labor Pensions (HELP) Committee, is requesting additional information from the US Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical industry, concerning the regulation and practice of outsourcing.
EMEA Report Assesses Contaminated-Heparin Risk
June 12th 2008In an assessment report about medicinal products containing heparin, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA)'s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) said it could not draw firm conclusions about the level of risk associated with unfractionated heparins (UFH) contaminated with oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS). Nevertheless, CHMP recommended that contaminated lots be withdrawn completely.
FDA Issues Structured Product Labeling Guidance; Says Delays Will Not Occur
June 5th 2008The US Food and Drug Administration issued a new guidance Monday on indexing structured product labeling. The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research will begin indexing structured product labeling in the product labeling for human drug and biologic products.
FDA, EMEA, and European Commission Set First Goals in Med Regulation
June 5th 2008The transatlantic cooperation of the European Commission, the European Medicines Agency, and the US Food and Drug Administration was recognized at the Second Meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council, held mid May in Brussels. The TEC is tasked with overseeing and accelerating government-to-government cooperation to advance economic integration between the United States and the European Union.
California Senate Passes Bill That Would Amend the State Confidentiality of Medical Information Act
June 5th 2008The California Senate passed SB 1096 on May 29, voting to amend the state?s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act to allow pharmacies to provide third parties with patient information for the purpose of mailing prescription refill reminders and drug information directly to patients.
FDA Urges Early Switch to HFA-Propelled Albuterol Inhalers
June 5th 2008The US Food and Drug Administration advised patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals to switch to hydrofluoroalkane-propelled albuterol inhalers now because chlorofluorocarbon-propelled inhalers will not be available in the US after Dec. 31, 2008.