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Caraco Pharma Eliminates 350 Jobs
Caraco Pharmaceutical Labs announced on Monday that it will eliminate half its workforce—approximately 350 positions—but added that the number could grow as the generics firm deals with a voluntary...
View ArticleJudgment Day for Pfizer Factories
For once, pharma sales reps and R&D guys can breathe a sigh of relief. The latest round of industry layoffs comes from Pfizer, but this time it will affect the manufacturing force, which will be...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Slammed Over Manufacturing Practices, Phantom Recall
In 1982, Johnson & Johnson garnered an enduring amount of goodwill when, seemingly without any thought of lost profit, it immediately yanked Tylenol from the shelves nationwide after learning...
View ArticleIs the US Facing a Pharma Manufacturing Gap?
By Patricia Van Arnum, Pharmaceutical Technology. Last week, FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health to outline the...
View ArticleCongress Clarifies Drug Compounding, Tracking Policies
Public outrage over deaths from contaminated injectables produced by large compounding pharmacies, along with rising concerns about counterfeit and unauthorized drugs entering the U.S. market, managed...
View ArticleGSK Invests in UK Manufacturing
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will invest £200 million ($327 million) to expand its manufacturing facilities in Ware, Hertfordshire and Worthing, Sussex in the United Kingdom and establish a new manufacturing...
View ArticleDrug Shortages Continue to Plague Health Care System
Despite notable successes in preventing and mitigating short supplies of important medicines, the drug shortage crisis still disrupts medical treatment and gives drug manufacturers a bad name. The Food...
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The CMO Industry: Stuck in Neutral
Jim Miller The contract manufacturing industry isn’t gaining market share. Could it be that the CMO business model is out of synch with the current realities of the bio/pharmaceutical industry? Jim...
View ArticlePharma Manufacturing Investments Reflect Key Industry Trends
Shrinking facility size, growth of biologics, and emerging market demand influence pharma investments. Pharmaceutical Technology’s Cynthia Challener offers summary of selected investments in both...
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