Manufacturing

Patricia Van Arnum was executive editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Articles

Consumer-care products, electronics, and select industrial firms comprise AMR Research's Supply Chain Top 25 for 2009, offering an opportunity for the pharmaceutical industry to examine best practices in supply-chain management.

Best Practices in the Supply Chain

As regulators work to curb counterfeiting, industry finds benefits to gaining granular data about the supply chain. This article contains bonus online-exclusive material.

Drug Serialization and Supply-Chain Security

Guy Villax is Chief Executive Officer of Hovione FarmaCiencia SA and a member of the Board of the EFCG.

In 2005, a small delegation (myself included) of the European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG) met with the deputy head of the cabinet of Commissioner Kyprianou (the then Commissioner responsible for health and consumer protection). Our mission was simple - we were there to raise a red flag.

Substandard APIs: we must tackle the problem together

Today, approximately 1.5 million counterfeit medicine packs enter the legal supply chain each year - in other words, one pack in every 20000 is counterfeit.

Why we need mass serialization — now!

Stephanie Sutton was an assistant editor at Pharmaceutical Technology Europe.

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) announced a pilot program, to launch in Sweden later this year, that will focus on coding and identification solutions.

EFPIA to Launch Anticounterfeiting Pilot in Sweden

Angie Drakulich was editorial director of Pharmaceutical Technology.

The United Kingdom's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) seized nearly half a million pounds worth of counterfeit medicines on Mar. 26, 2009 in Middlesbrough, England, according to a MHRA press release.

MHRA Cracks Down on Counterfeit Drugs, Seizes $500 Million Worth of Fake Meds

Steps companies can take to help safeguard patients and the pharma supply chain.

Counterfeits: reducing the growing threat

After a year of increased attention on the pharmaceutical supply chain in Asia, what will be the region?s short? and long?term role?

Evaluating the pieces of the pharma supply chain

This month's expert examines the most appropriate technique for checking raw material quality. What technique would you recommend for quality checking of raw materials?

Ensuring raw material quality

Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a draft guidance for industry, Standards for Securing the Drug Supply Chain–Standardized Numerical Identification for Prescription Drug Packages, and launched a pilot program to help protect the pharmaceutical supply chain.