Drug manufacturing

How the pharmaceutical industry is contributing to antimicrobial resistance

Through poor practices, the pharmaceutical industry is adding to the problem of antimicrobial resistance instead of helping to solve it.…

How pharmacists can start a career in the pharmaceutical industry

Have you ever thought about going into the pharmaceutical industry but don’t know where to start? Emma Page finds out what you need to know.…

UK minor ailments scheme is a ‘no brainer’, says PSNC’s Sue Sharpe

Delegates attending the Sigma conference in Aamby Valley City, India — including community pharmacists, pharmacy owners and manufactures — want to see a national minor ailments scheme for the UK.…

US healthcare groups recommend ways of tackling ongoing drug shortages

Recommendations for addressing ongoing shortages of essential medicines have been made by a group of US healthcare organisations.…

Medicines regulator warns over unlicensed blood plasma product

An unlicensed medicine sold via European websites and which claims to treat HIV, cancer and autism, contains blood plasma never intended for human use.…

Drug shortages: it’s time for Europe to act

Unlike the United States, Europe has no plan for coordinated action to mitigate drug shortages.…

Moorfields Eye Hospital to close its specials manufacturing facility

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has decided to close its specials manufacturing facility in London, its board has announced.…

EMA recommends suspending licences for 700 drugs over flawed analyses by GVK Biosciences

The European Medicines Agency is recommending that the marketing authorisation be suspended for more than 700 generic products tested by GVK Biosciences.…

Learn about dosage form design

‘Design and manufacture of pharmaceutical tablets’, by Reynir Eyjolfsson.…

A complete reference guide to vaccine production

‘Vaccine Development and Manufacturing’, edited by Emily P Wen, Ronald Ellis, Narahari S Pujar.…