Manufacturing

Agnes Shanley is senior editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Articles

Airlines, airports, freight forwarders, and other cold-chain partners are taking a crash course in pharma cGMPs.

Manufacturing and Distribution Boundaries Blur

Recent revisions to the European Union’s good distribution practices, which were updated in 2013, reflect increased regulatory focus on the supply chain.

GMPs Creep into GDPs

Michael Schmitz is vice-president Planning & Logistics, Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. KG

Planning ahead is key to enabling a continuous and secure supply chain that adapts to changes in market demand.

Dealing with Pharmaceutical Supply-Chain Complexities

Now past the “wait-and-see” standoff, most pharmaceutical companies and their contract partners are considering long-term requirements, including distributors’ needs.

Real-World Serialization

The author reviews some of the key considerations when selecting a vendor and crucial parameters that must be defined in the tech-transfer process to ensure the greatest chance of success.

Planning for Successful Technology Transfer

Training and mock audits are the key to preventing data integrity issues with partners offshore, but the process must start at home. Compliance consultant John Avellanet shares best practices and ways to minimize costs.

Offshore Supplier Quality: Trust, But Verify

Zenith appointed Carlos Machado as serialization director to lead the company’s sales, operations, and post project support services.

Zenith Appoints Serialization Director

The company opened a new service center in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

CSafe Opens Facility in Puerto Rico

UPS will expand its clinical trial logistics capabilities to include drug and vaccine development.

UPS Expands Capabilities for Drug and Vaccine Research

China and India are also increasing inspections and becoming more exigent about data integrity and cGMPs.

Supply Chain