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New biosimilar pathways – key takeaways from the EMA’s draft reflection paper

European Pharmaceutical Review

Guideline On Similar Biological Medicinal Products Containing Biotechnology-Derived Proteins As Active Substance: Non-Clinical and Clinical Issues, EMEA/CHMP/BMWP/42832/2005 Rev1. Document 9286/25. European Medicines Agency. Guillen E, Ekman N, Barry S, et al. 2023;113:108-123. Brussels: Council of the European Union; 2 June 2025.

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FIP highlights hospital pharmacists’ unique role to support medicines access via rational drug use

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

The crucial role of hospital pharmacists in addressing challenges and improving access to safe, quality medicines and medical devices has been highlighted in a new reference document from the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). This document highlights the importance of access to essential medicines.

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Annex 1 Implementation Strategies

ISPE

First published in 1989, there have been a total of 5 adaptations in 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009, but no complete revision. Annex 1 of the EC GMP Guide " Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products " has a long history. In 2012, there was a proposal for a complete revision which resulted in a concept paper in 2015.

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Bob Tribe, ISPE Asia-Pacific Regulatory Advisor, Retires

ISPE

Bob also initiated an agreement under which ISPE’s Guidance Documents are made available to PIC/S and WHO inspectors, which is still in place today. Most recently he assisted the regulatory authorities of Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Jordan, and Philippines in the process to attain PIC/S membership.

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EU fines Teva and Cephalon €60.5m for ‘pay for delay’ scheme

pharmaphorum

Although Teva and Cephalon are now the same company, the case dates back to June 2005 when the firms were separate entities. The deal was agreed well before Teva bought Cephalon in 2011 for $6.8 billion and involved a complex series of transactions instead of an up-front payment.

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Beyond instruments: streamlining process technology implementation in biopharmaceutical manufacturing

European Pharmaceutical Review

To give examples, such a work package focuses on the identification of regulations (ICH Q2 R2, 3 Q8-Q14, 4-10 FDA PAT guidance, 11 EMA Annex 15 12 ), some of which may be mainly guidance documents with recommendations and flexibility when it comes to PAT.

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The Ripple Effect: How Pharmaceutical Advertisements Impact the Industry and Beyond

Pharma Marketing Network

Narrative review: the promotion of gabapentin: an analysis of internal industry documents. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Goozner, M. The $800 Million Pill: The Truth Behind the Cost of New Drugs. University of California Press. Steinman, M. Landefeld, C. S., & Bero, L. Annals of Internal Medicine, 155(1), 43-53.