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‘Right shoring’ API production in Europe

Pharmaceutical Technology

In the 1990s, generic pharmaceutical companies in the European Union (EU) offshored the manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) primarily to China. Only 25% of API production for generic drugs took place in Europe in 2020, according to a November 2022 Medicines for Europe report.

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KFA-115 by Novartis for Melanoma: Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

Novartis overview Novartis is a healthcare company that focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription and generic pharmaceutical products and eye care products.

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FDA approves Analog and Dipharma’s ANDA for nitisinone capsules

Pharmaceutical Technology

Dipharma is a pioneer in developing improved generic pharmaceutical products for rare diseases: our desire to innovate and our engagement do not stop, but every day we continue to seek new and better solutions for patients around the world.”

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Current and future players in the osteoarthritis market

Pharmaceutical Technology

The current standards of care (SOCs) in OA focus on symptom management and are made up of generic pharmaceuticals, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids, antidepressants and intra-articular (IA) injections. There are no disease-modifying drugs currently approved for OA.

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Five Trends in Contract Drug Manufacturing Organisations

Pharmaceutical Technology

These companies often have limited in-house resources for product development or scale-up, and so depend on CDMO partnerships to achieve development milestones. Narrower Product Focus Emphasis on Development End-to-End Support and Manufacturing Flexibility Manufactured in the USA Continuous Reinvestment. Narrower product focus.

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KFA-115 by Novartis for Malignant Mesothelioma: Likelihood of Approval

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Novartis overview Novartis is a healthcare company that focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of prescription and generic pharmaceutical products and eye care products.

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AvKARE Recall: Erectile Dysfunction Drug and Antidepressant Mistakenly Packaged Together

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AvKARE, a generics pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Pulaski, Tennessee, has issued a recall on one lot each of its sildenafil 100 mg tablets and trazodone 100 mg tablets due to a packaging “mix-up” in which both drugs were filled into the same bottle. According to AvKARE, the error occurred at a third-party bottle filling facility.