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Life science M&A activity reached $357bn in 2019, report finds
According to new research, M&As within the life science industry reached a high last year and is expected to continue its growth in 2020.
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Taro Pharmaceuticals voluntarily recalls one lot of lamotrigine tablets
Due to cross-contamination with enalapril maleate, Taro is voluntarily recalling one lot of its lamotrigine tablets at the consumer level.
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T-cell lymphomas treatment trial update announced by Innate Pharma
Enrolment of new patients in the TELLOMAK trial, which has been evaluating the efficacy and safety of lacutamab in patients with advanced T-cell lymphomas, has been suspended.
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Establishing a new pharmaceutical track and trace system in Dubai
Health authorities in Dubai have announced that they will introduce a new track and trace system to the emirate by mid-2020. This article investigates how this will help to improve the safety and quality of medicinal products.
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NICE argue for more histology-independent cancer drug evidence
Staff at NICE have co-authored a paper which suggests that new, histology-independent cancer treatments require more clinical evidence before approval recommendation by the institution.
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FDA announces one nizatidine and two ranitidine voluntary recalls
Mylan, Appco Pharma and Denton Pharma are voluntarily recalling nizatidine and ranitidine products due to potential unacceptable levels of NDMA.
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The Advance Value Framework: evaluating the benefits of novel medicines
Researchers have proven their methodology for drug benefit evaluation to be effective as a decision support tool in a study with several European drug evaluation bodies.
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Project to investigate environmental impact of pills in Scotland
A new collaborative project has been initiated to identify the impact that pills can have on Scotland's environment from waste water.
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MHRA approves cerebral palsy spasticity drug to treat children
Dysport®, a therapy for spasticity in cerebral palsy patients has been granted a license update to treat children aged two years and older.
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FDA announces new centre to improve compounded drug quality
A new centre has been established by the FDA that will allow the agency to improve the quality and safety of compounded drugs by providing educational programmes to outsourcing facilities.
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Three more companies raise their US drug list prices
Novartis, Merck and Allergan have joined numerous other pharmaceutical companies by increasing the price of certain drugs since the start of 2020.
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Adopting new guidelines could get medicines from CID trials to patients faster
The ECMC has published guidelines for Complex Innovative Design trails which could improve the conduct, quality and acceptability of oncology studies, enabling patients to get access to new medications more quickly.
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FDA issues warning letter which highlights the importance of a quality unit
Henan Kangdi Medical Devices Co Ltd has been sent a warner letter after an inspection found cGMP violations that included failures of the company’s quality unit.
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FDA announces US recall of mirtazapine tablets due to mislabelled strength
Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc. has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of certain mirtazapine tablets as bottles labelled as 7.5mg may contain 15mg tablets.
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NICE issues draft guidance, finding negative opinion for volanesorsen
Waylivra (volanesorsen) has not been recommended for treatment of familial chylomicronaemia syndrome, according to draft guidance from NICE.
