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Section: Industry News > Regulatory
Adherence/Delivery
3D Printing Applications Could Transform Healthcare
Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision team says pharmacy distribution is expected to be disrupted by 3D printing that simplifies drug customization.
May 2, 2017
Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision team says pharmacy distribution is expected to be disrupted by 3D printing that simplifies drug customization.
Materials
Recipharm Delivers First Serialized Batch to Saudi Arabia
The €300,000 project, which is in addition to a wider €40 million investment into new serialization technology and processes to comply with the European Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD), enables Recipharm to supply serialized products to Saudi Arabia.
April 24, 2017
Shown here is a Recipharm carton as it's labeled.
Pharmaceuticals
AK Execution Drugs May’ve Been Acquired Illegally
A judge may block Arkansas’ seven upcoming executions due to suppliers claiming the drugs aren’t intended for lethal injection.
April 17, 2017
Arkansas Execution Protestors / Photo: Kelly P. Kissel/AP
Medical Device/Packaging
GSK Recalls 600,000 Ventolin Inhalers
A manufacturing glitch at GSK’s North Carolina facility caused Ventolin inhalers to be made with a defective delivery system.
April 14, 2017
GSK Facility in London / Image: Maxwell Hamilton
Materials
Serialization Will Impact All Drug Manufacturing
PMMI study reports on serialization implementation hurdles and compliance deadlines.
April 12, 2017
Shown here are serialization compliance deadlines. Source: “2016 PMMI Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices: Trends and Opportunities in Packaging Operations.”
Pharmaceuticals
Pharma Industry Survey Ranks Top Clinical Trial Logistics Providers
UPS and Marken recognized by respondents in new Nice Insight survey for operational excellence in temperature data collection and management services.
April 12, 2017
Shown here is a Marken depot. Marken and UPS were recognized as top clinical trials providers in a recent Nice Insight survey.
Pharmaceuticals
FDA Denies Merck Label Change
The FDA will not allow Merck to include information regarding risk of major heart problems on diabetes medication labels.
April 11, 2017
Merck / Image: Getty Images
Cannabis
Cannabis News: CannMed Conference, Machinery and More
News around the growing industry from mouth swabs for impaired driver testing to oil-filling machines.
April 6, 2017
Former NFL players lead panel discussion on medical cannabis use in professional sports.
Materials
Live from the PDA Annual Meeting: Risk Management in Combination Products and Co-Packaged Kits
From post-aging performance testing to container closure integrity, robust design controls extend far beyond “constituent part” requirements.
April 4, 2017
Tracy TreDenick, Head of Regulatory and Quality Assurance and Founding Partner at BioTechLogic
Medical Device/Packaging
Faulty Mechanism Leads to Massive EpiPen Recall
More than 80,000 EpiPens have been recalled worldwide due to concerns regarding whether or not they’ll work in an emergency.
April 4, 2017
80,000 EpiPens recalled / Image: STAT
Regulatory
PDA Becomes an ANSI Accredited Standards Developer
PDA Annual Meeting: Established success in developing technical reports leads organization to pursue standards development in pharma and biopharma manufacturing.
April 4, 2017
Hal Baseman, Chief Operations Officer at ValSource, LLC and Richard Johnson, President & CEO of PDA at the 2017 PDA Annual Meeting
Temp Control/Cold Chain
Healthcare Stories from PACK EXPO East
It may be hard to believe it's been a month since the Healthcare Packaging & Processing Conference took place in Philadelphia, co-located with PACK EXPO East. In case you missed it, here are the stories from the show...
March 30, 2017
Ron Yakubison, Director of Packaging Technology Operations at Merck, offered tips on continued learning and having fun. Photo credit: Miles Boone Photography
Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer Recalls 500,000+ Vials of Protonix
Pfizer issues a voluntary class III recall of its gastrointestinal medication due to potency issues.
March 29, 2017
Protonix
Pharmaceuticals
Should Drug Importation Be Allowed?
Four former FDA commissioners drafted a letter denouncing drug importation due to safety risks and lack of traceability.
March 27, 2017
Legalizing Drug Importation / Image: Bigstock
Pharmaceuticals
FDA Warns Epilepsy Drug Maker Over API Labeling
The US FDA slams Lumis with a warning letter for improperly documenting and labeling active pharmaceutical ingredients.
March 24, 2017
Pills / Image: Getty
Regulatory
Get to Know Trump’s FDA Pick
President Trump’s nominee for FDA commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, could help speed up regulatory approval of drugs.
March 21, 2017
FDA commissioner nominee, Scott Gottlieb
Medical Device/Packaging
If ODing Isn’t Your Thing, Avoid the SynchroMed Drug Pumps
Medtronic recalls SynchroMed II and SynchroMed EL for unintended delivery of drugs that could lead to overdose.
March 20, 2017
SynchroMed / Image: Medtronic
Pharmaceuticals
FDA Says Opana’s Risks Outweigh Benefits
Opana was reformulated to deter crushing and snorting, but injecting led to a massive HIV breakout.
March 17, 2017
Opana / Photo: Rich Pedroncelli/AP
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