While shortages of some drugs in China are not new, a recent case of a patient scrambling to locate a potentially life-saving chemotherapy to complete their treatment has shone new light on the problem, which the government is taking various steps to combat.
On a quiet afternoon after the Chinese New Year, an emergency request prompted a rush to action as people scrambled to secure supplies of a critical cancer therapy.
The drug in focus was carboplatin, marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. in China as Paraplatin. As one of several...
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Data is “the new oil,” but its use will challenge regulators, while inertia is the biggest disrupter of all for European regulators, according to European Medicines Agency chiefs past and present.
Pharma firms are being encouraged to respond to a European Commission consultation on planned updates to its good manufacturing practice standards which reflect the “rapid advancement” of modern technologies, like AI and digital systems, in drug manufacturing.
An FDA “expert roundtable” on talc produced a new talking point on a potential drug safety risk, but the basis of that claim is difficult to determine.
The UK drug regulator acknowledges that technology will “move on” and, as such, has designed its decentralized manufacturing regulation to be as “enduring” as possible. Experts from the MHRA explain what products are covered by the new framework and how it has been future-proofed.
John Crowley discussed how he prioritizes industry’s many competing challenges in a Pink Sheet interview at the BIO International Convention.
The UK drug regulator acknowledges that technology will “move on” and, as such, has designed its decentralized manufacturing regulation to be as “enduring” as possible. Experts from the MHRA explain what products are covered by the new framework and how it has been future-proofed.
EU authorities must “take advantage” of the upcoming Biotech Act to reassess the bloc’s policies and “offset existing challenges” for small and midsized enterprises, trade association EUCOPE has said.
