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4 May 2012

IN THIS ISSUE
Anticounterfeiting in UK
FDA warning letters
Watson and Actavis
GSK collaboration
Twitter


UK Launches Anticounterfeiting Strategy
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a new anticounterfeiting strategy with the aim of curbing the occurrence of falsified medicines in the county’s supply chain. More...
 
FDA Warning Letters Sent to Ten Companies for Lack of Safety Evidence
The FDA has issued Warning Letters to 10  companies that manufacture and distribute dietary supplements containing dimethylamylamine (DMAA) because they have not submitted evidence demonstrating that the products are safe. More...
 
Watson Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Actavis for $5.6 Billion
In a move designed to increase its international presence, Watson Pharmaceuticals has agreed to acquire Actavis for 4.25 billion Euros. More...
 
GSK Collaborates on New Class of Medicines
GlaxoSmithKline has partnered with the US's Yale University to design a potential new class of medicines that could be beneficial in areas such as oncology, inflammation and infection. More...
 
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Survey
What would you identify as the most significant advance in analytical instrumentation and methods development during the past 5-10 years?
 
Increased use of hyphenated methods 19%
 
 
Adaption of process analytical technology (PAT) for in-line, at-line, and on-line testing 30%
     
 
Greater throughput in chromatographic methods (i.e. UPLC, fast HPLC) 30%
     
 
Improvement in instrumentation and method for detecting trace impurities 21%

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