Manufacturing

Hallie Forcinio is packing editor for Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, editorhal@sbcglobal.net.

Articles

Advances in data loggers and radio-frequency identification tags help meet the increasing need for managing the pharmaceutical cold chain.

Logging the Cold Chain

Adeline Siew is editor for Pharmaceutical Technology Europe. She is also science editor for Pharmaceutical Technology.

As the battle against counterfeits gains momentum, PharmTech speaks to Mark Davison, CEO of Blue Sphere Health, and Craig Stobie, global life sciences sector manager at Domino Printing Sciences, about the challenges involved.

Tracking the Supply Chain

In addition to globalisation, high financial rewards and low penalties for counterfeiters are contributing to the rise in fake medicines.

Harmonizing Global Efforts Against Counterfeits

Adeline Siew PharmTech speaks to Lynne Byers and Brian Johnson about Rx-360's initiatives to protect patient safety.

Collaborating to Protect the Supply Chain from Counterfeiters

Overt and covert packaging technologies have evolved to authenticate drugs and fight counterfeits.

Protecting the Public: Anticounterfeiting

Amy Ritter was Scientific Editor, BioPharm International.

An operation spanning 16 African countries and conducted by the World Customs Organization (WCO) in partnership with the Institute of Research against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM) led to the seizure of more than 82 million doses of counterfeit medicines.

Raid Captures 82 Million Doses of Counterfeit Drugs in Africa

Jill Wechsler is Pharmaceutical Technology's Washington Editor, jillwechsler7@gmail.com.

Import controls and risk strategies aim to promote quality and spur new drug development.

Campaign Mounts to Curb Counterfeit Drugs

Stephanie Sutton was an assistant editor at Pharmaceutical Technology Europe.

A report from the European Commission shows that fake pharmaceuticals were the top articles detained by European Union customs in 2011.

Medicines Top EU's Counterfeit List

Jennifer Markarian is manufacturing reporter for Pharmaceutical Technology.

European and US associations call for continued vigilance against the threat of counterfeit medicines.

Pharma Associations Provide Update on Anticounterfeiting Initiatives

The EDQM (European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and HealthCare) are looking to recruit a Scientific Programme Officer to join the team for a five year period to organise, manage and monitor a number of projects related to Pharmaceutical Care and Anti-Counterfeiting activities with a particular focus on the implementation of the MEDICRIME Convention