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GSK recalls three lots of children’s cough medicine in US
GlaxoSmithKline has voluntarily recalled two lots of Children's Robitussin® Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and one lot of Children's Dimetapp® Cold and Cough in the US.
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Manufacturing, Packaging & Logistics In-Depth Focus 2020
Included in this in-depth focus are articles on why digitalising the pharma supply chain could prevent inefficiencies and how packaging design can improve patient engagement and adherence.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 3 2020
In this issue is a discussion on the promise of virally vectored DNA and mRNA vaccines to combat COVID-19 as well as articles on how packaging could help to ensure patient adherence, regulatory issues for medicines and diagnostics during the pandemic and the benefits of digitalising the pharmaceutical supply chain.…
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Torbay Pharmaceuticals recalls two batches of Epistatus (midazolam)
Due to a potentially faulty and incorrectly engaged child-resistant container closure, Torbay Pharmaceuticals has announced a recall of certain Epistatus (midazolam) batches.
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Firms struggling over hand sanitiser packaging material
The huge increase in demand for hand sanitisers since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has seen companies hard-pressed to cope with the logistics.
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EMA recommends updating safety information for HRT and leuprorelin
The EMA has suggested that the safety information be updated for HRT, to reflect a higher risk of breast cancer and recommends new measures for the handling of leuprorelin depot medicines.
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Whitepaper: Establishing the proper alcohol/water proportion for simulating solvents used in controlled extraction studies
This paper provides scientific guidance as well as a case study on the effect of solvent polarity (ethanol/water proportion) on the levels of extractables.
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Sterile and antiviral packaging: unlocking the potential of business continuity and resilience during COVID-19 pandemic
Amid the disruptions due to COVID-19, companies providing sterile and antiviral packaging solutions look forward to opportunities arising from the concern over viral exposure itself. Regulatory compliance will play a significant role in the rapidly shifting risk terrain.
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Latest innovations in child-resistant pharmaceutical packaging
The problem of children accessing medication at home is growing and the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) claims the most common form of poisoning1 in the UK is from medication, with children under five being most at risk. While parents have a role to play in the home by keeping…
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British Plastics Federation releases guidelines on recycled packaging in pharma
A new document has been released by the British Plastics Federation to help the pharmaceutical industry and other sectors understand how recycled plastic can be used in packaging.
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Manufacturing, Packaging & Logistics In-Depth Focus 2020
Included in this in-depth focus are articles examining the importance of child-resistant medicinal packaging and analysing whether continuous processing is the future for pharma.
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European Pharmaceutical Review Issue 2 2020
This issue focuses on the regulatory challenges associated with increased ventilator demand during COVID-19, as well as articles investigating the use of LC-MS for protein characterisation, improving efficiency with continuous processing and the risks posed by cleanroom contaminants. Other features discuss the continual evolution of solid dosage forms and the…
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Article: Pharma Analysis & QC – Analytix Reporter special edition
Biologics continue to be a major modality in the pharmaceutical pipeline. New and unique LC-MS tools will become available for use from discovery through QC.
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MHRA issues Medicines Defect Information alert for levofloxacin tablets
Teva has informed the MHRA that the GTIN number found on a batch of levofloxacin tablets is incorrect, prompting the Medicines Defect Information alert.
