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November 25, 2015
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Baxter Expands Fill-Finish Facility
Global Drug Spending to Increase 30% by 2020
Addressing Parenteral Manufacturing Challenges

Top Stories

Pfizer-Allergan Merger Valued at $160 Billion

The proposed merger of Pfizer and Allergan will create a new top drug maker and cut Pfizer's tax bill with a headquarters move to Ireland.
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IMS: Global Drug Spending to Increase 30% by 2020

The increase in spending is said to be due to increased access to and use of medicines in emerging markets and higher prices for branded, specialty medications in developed markets.
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Industry News

Pharma Supply Chains: Contingency Planning Not Yet a Priority, Survey Says

UPS' 2015 “Pain in the Chain” survey suggests that pharma companies are getting better at product protection, cold chain and regulatory compliance.
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Modernizing Oral Solid-Dosage Manufacturing

Experts at the ISPE annual meeting describe best practices, including containment and production in classified spaces.
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Supplier News

Baxter Expands Fill-Finish Facility

Baxter expands capacity for lyophilized cytotoxic oncology therapies at its fill/finish facility in Halle, Germany.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens New Singapore Location

Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the opening of their new GMP clinical services facility in Singapore.
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Bio/Pharma News

FDA Approves Darzalex

FDA grants accelerated approval for Darzalex (daratumumab) for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
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Lucentis Effective for the Treatment of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

A landmark study by the National Institutes of Health determines that Lucentis is highly effective as a treatment for diabetic retinopathy.
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Regulatory News

Califf Sidesteps Drug Pricing Complaints from Senate

Robert Califf addresses questions about drug pricing at the Senate hearing to weigh his appointment to be the next commissioner of FDA.
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FDA Seeks Industry Support for Quality Metrics

FDA emphasizes the surveillance aspects of quality metrics to concerned drug manufacturers.
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FEATURED TOPICS

PARENTERALS

Addressing Parenteral Manufacturing Challenges

Miriam Beyer, European marketing manager, West Pharmaceutical Services, describes causes of recent parenteral drug shortages.
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MANUFACTURING

Using Dynamic Thermal Imaging to Correct Sealing Problems

Problems in an induction-sealing process, such as untorqued or crooked caps, can be identified and corrected in real time using dynamic thermal imaging.
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OUTSOURCING

CMOs Continue to Improve Overall Biomanufacturing Performance

Better process development is creating industry benchmarks for bioprocessing.
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GMPs

Good Documentation Practice: Saving Data for the Long Term

Siegfried Schmitt, principal consultant, PAREXEL, discusses how to ensure archive records can be retrieved.
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Stability Assessment for Shipment of API and Drug Products

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REFERENCE BOOKS

Analytical Testing Resource Guide Combo

A compilation of articles Pharmaceutical Technology in a three-handbook set covering general analytical testing and stability in the manufacture, packaging, storing, and testing of formulated products.
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eBOOKS

Bioprocessing and Sterile Manufacturing 2015 eBook

This eBook features articles on sterility testing, disposable technologies, parenterals, facility planning, mAb formulation, and more.

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