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Lawmakers Question FDA About DTC Website

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Integrating MES with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems can bring companies greater control over production than before and make manufacturing processes more flexible.

Using Software to Integrate MES and ERP Systems

Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI), chairman of the US House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI), the chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, sent a letter to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), questioning the US Food and Drug Administration?s use of agency resources to hire an outside public-relations firm to create a positive public image of the agency.

Lawmakers Investigate Irregular FDA Contract

Angie Drakulich was editorial director of Pharmaceutical Technology.

The electronic pedigree mandate for prescription drugs has been delayed again. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation that delays ePedigree implementation until 2015.

ePedigree Requirements to Take a Few More Years

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Several strategies and software applications help pharmaceutical companies integrate their manufacturing execution systems and enterprise resource planning systems.

Putting Together the Pieces

Pharmaceutical companies want software vendors to make integrating manufacturing execution systems and enterprise resource planning systems easier.

Data and Artificial Intelligence