Drug manufacturing

Questionable marketing tactics are a major problem with pharma

Inappropriate marketing strategies used by the pharmaceutical industry to boost drug sales must stop.…

Manufacturing medicines in the aseptics unit

Ensuring that medicines are manufactured to the highest quality is a major part of a pharmacy production manager’s role.…

Enzyme discovery completes morphine biosynthesis pathway

The enzyme that is responsible for converting (S)-reticuline into (R)-reticuline — the final stage in the morphine biosynthesis pathway – has been discovered.…

Debate over naming of biosimilars intensifies ahead of WHO meeting

Drug regulators have noticed a proliferating problem. Around the world various regional regulators are applying different naming conventions for biosimilars.…

3D printing: the future of manufacturing medicine?

As the pharmaceutical industry shifts from mass manufacture towards personalised medicine, 3D printing could become part of the drug production line.…

Modified yeasts could be used to produce alkaloid drugs

Yeast has been genetically modified to make (S)-reticuline, a precursor to a wide range of therapeutic alkaloids. The work marks an important step towards producing such pharmaceuticals by fermentation.…

Pharmaceutical fakes: a dangerous pandemic

A unified authentication system is needed to combat the massive trade in counterfeit medicines. …

FDA fights opioid abuse with industry guidance

Measures to limit the abuse of opioid drugs have been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration in guidance for the pharmaceutical industry.…

Preparation for regulatory inspections

‘Rules and guidance for pharmaceutical distributors 2015’.…

FDA takes legal action against compounding pharmacy

The US Food and Drug Administration has taken legal action to prevent a compounding pharmacy from manufacturing or holding sterile drugs.…