Anticounterfeiting
News
Innomech develops track and trace technology – 23-Aug-2010
Allows faster identification and resolution of manufacturing quality problems
Invitation to attend first Rx-360 Open Meeting – 5-Aug-2010
No cost to register for the event, but reservations are required by 3 September 2010
DSS signs licensing agreement with pharma label manufacturer – 5-Aug-2010
Contract supports expansion of counterfeit protection for the pharmaceutical industry
Mass spectrometry used to identify fake pharma packs – 4-Aug-2010
Used to measure isotope ratios in packaging and inks
Anti-counterfeiting project receives £473,000 grant – 28-Jul-2010
UK team to develop quadrupole resonance spectroscopy (QR) device for drugs analysis
Articles
Changing the concept of quality – 3-Aug-2010
The cost of a pharmaceutical ingredient is determined by far more than its monetary value. Hilary Ayshford talked to Tom Beil, vice president of quality at SAFC, about the ways in which the industry is seeking to protect itself
Ingredients & integrity – 12-Oct-2009
Contamination and counterfeits present a real and growing threat to pharmaceutical companies. Philip Payne, RSSL Pharma business development manager, discusses how working with a contract lab can prevent a major product recall or worse disaster
Choose your weapons against the pirates – 11-Sep-2009
As disturbing levels of counterfeit drugs percolate the market, Diethard Schaefer, global key account manager, Schreiner MediPharm, discusses some of the countermeasures available to manufacturers
Events
Partnership for Safe Medicines Interchange 2010 – 13-Aug-2010
8 October 2010
National Press Club, Washington DC, US
Rx-360 open meeting – 5-Aug-2010
16 September 2010
Darmstadt, Germany