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Angie Drakulich was editorial director of Pharmaceutical Technology.

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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

Also, Merck & Co. discontinues development of its obesity drug taranabant; Synthetech names Frederic Farkas director of manufacturing; more...

Company and People Notes: Azopharma Expands Analytical Lab; Inotek Pharma Appoints Paul G. Howes President, CEO, and Director; More...

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.

Integration the Easy Way

Industry needs a standard to connect systems and equipment sooner rather than later.

A Case for Developing a Standards-Based Approach to Plug-and-Play Equipment

Advancements add yet another challenge for industry's already overextended regulatory body.

Complex Science

Brief pharmaceutical news items for October 2008.

Pharma Capsules

Michelle Hoffman, editorial director of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Can previous trends of Democratic and Republican administrations predict industry's future?

The Past as Prologue

Also, Alpharma advises shareholders to reject King's offer; ImClone rejects raised BMS offer; Immunogen appoints Daniel M. Junius, more...

Company and People Notes: GSK to Cut up to 850 Jobs; Zerhouni to Leave NIH; More...

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has approved HART 7.1, the WirelessHART Communication Specification, as a Publicly Available Specification (IEC/PAS 62591Ed.1). WirelessHART is the first industrial wireless communication technology to achieve this level of approval.

Data and Artificial Intelligence