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Guido Rasi steps down, handing the running of EMA to Emer Cooke

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In his final message as head of the EMA, Rasi said the number of COVID-19 drugs and vaccines being developed by pharma companies is “encouraging,” and pointing to the agency’s pivotal role “in reviewing the available data packages to ensure that our usual high standards of safety, efficacy and quality are achieved and upheld.”.

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

The FDA Law Blog

Livornese — I saw the sign…and the answer is no—FDA-approved labeling apparently is not enough under state failure-to-warn laws, according to certain courts. Brand drugs, generic drugs, and medical devices alike have all been the target of state failure-to-warn litigation; in a recent case, OTC acetaminophen is the target. But we digress.

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A history of AstraZeneca

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In 1990, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested Astra to change Losec’s brand name to Prilosec, to avoid confusion with Sanofi-Aventis’ diuretic, Lasix (furosemide). In June 2007, AstraZeneca completed the acquisition of vaccine maker MedImmune, buying its drug-development pipeline for $15.2

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Prednisone for gout: Dosage, safety, and more

The Checkup by Singlecare

Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ), some common side effects include: Headache Nausea Increased appetite Trouble sleeping Weight gain Fatigue Fluid retention Acne Prednisone may also cause certain serious side effects. Prednisone might treat some of gout’s most frustrating symptoms, but it might also cause some minor side effects.

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2022 ISPE Biotechnology Conference: Ongoing Growth & Development

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The conference focused on the ongoing development and growth in these technologies, and featured speakers on a broad range of topics, including advanced manufacturing and how lessons learned from COVID-19 vaccine development can apply to biologics development. Also having enough glass vials to put the vaccines in!

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Accommodating Multiple Modalities in the Same Facility

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ATMP facilities are different from conventional pharmaceutical facilities that process other traditional modalities, such as vaccines and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), and often require heightened segregation and smaller footprints. FDA CFR Title 21 Parts 211, 600, and 1271; 8. , Complete Data Gathering.

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Contamination Trends & Proposed Solutions

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Identification and Analysis of Contamination Trends Three major recall databases—those of the US FDA, the United Kingdom’s Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UK MHRA), and Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)—were searched to assess contamination trends in the past five years.