Pharmaceutical Outsourcing covers news of importance to the contract services segment of the pharmaceutical industry.
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Topics of interest typically include: mergers and acquisitions, service additions, new capabilities, personnel changes, news from the FDA and other international regulatory and standard-setting agencies, and new outsourcing contracts and deals.
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As part of its ongoing implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act and to advance the goals of its 2018 Compounding Policy Priorities Plan, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing several actions to protect public health related ...
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Wednesday, March 06, 2019
It is hard for me to write this note to share with you the news that I’ll be leaving my job as the Commissioner of Food and Drugs in the next month.
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The FDA continues to advance new policies, modernize our programs and advance opportunities for developing more targeted therapies.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
bioMérieux announced that its BIOFIRE® FILMARRAY® Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel Mid has obtained clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This midplex molecular panel tests for 11 of the most common bacteria, viruses, and parasites ...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
The FDA is warning health care professionals about the risk for dosing errors with the intravenous antibacterial drug Avycaz (ceftazidime and avibactam) due to confusion about the drug strength displayed on the vial and carton labels.
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The FDA has awarded a cooperative agreement grant to the NABP to establish an information-sharing system for drug compounding activities that are primarily overseen by states.
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The FDA awarded 15 new clinical trial research grants totaling more than $22 million to boost development of products for patients with rare diseases.
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JanOne has received confirmation from the FDA for the IND sponsorship transfer covering its sodium nitrite tablets previously held by Soin Neuroscience.
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Wednesday, August 05, 2020
Quest announced the FDA has granted EUA for a new laboratory technique that speeds the process of extracting viral RNA from specimens to expand its daily capacity of COVID-19 molecular diagnostic tests on behalf of patients.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Patheon , the pharmaceutical services business owned by DPx Holdings, recently received FDA approval for its Bourgoin, France site to begin manufacturing and selling drugs to the U.S. market. The Bourgoin site specializes in development and ...
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Samsung Bioepis announced the FDA has approved HADLIMA™ (adalimumab-bwwd), a biosimilar referencing HUMIRA® (adalimumab).
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Amgen announced the FDA has approved RIABNI, a biosimilar to Rituxan.
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SynCo Bio Partners, a contract manufacturer of biopharmaceuticals, has announced that one of its customers, PaxVax, has received FDA approval for Vaxchora™, a single-dose oral, live attenuated cholera vaccine, indicated for use in adults 18 to 64 ...
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Friday, November 06, 2015
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Nucala (mepolizumab) for use with other asthma medicines for the maintenance treatment of asthma in patients age 12 years and older.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new generic of Diovan (valsartan).
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