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New CDC report, old lesson: Sterility in manufacturing is crucial
INTERPHEX365(SM) Reporter | Nov 11, 2009
The TV show "Monk" may turn obsessive cleanliness into comedy, but for drug and device manufacturers, the importance of sterility cannot be taken lightly. The tiniest, most microscopic contamination can have far-reaching, devastating effects, not only for patients but for every employee in your company if it leads to dire enough circumstances. Fortunately, we have a system that includes the FDA's good manufacturing practices to prevent contamination and other problems. Still, every now and then we get a reminder of how important it is that we keep a vigilant watch over our manufacturing processes.
We have just had such a reminder. The Archives of Internal Medicine last month published a report by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigators that a bloodstream infection outbreak that encompassed nine states from October 2007 to February 2008 was likely the result of one (unnamed) company's contaminated pre-filled syringes of heparin and saline. Click here to continue reading this commentary online. Blank (11/04)
At Covidien, innovation comes before earnings
INTERPHEX365(SM) Reporter | Nov 11, 2009
3 new diet drugs are in final stages of development
INTERPHEX365(SM) Reporter | Nov 11, 2009
New York county draws 2 biotech firms
INTERPHEX365(SM) Reporter | Nov 11, 2009
14 companies support Ecuador's decision to bypass drug patents
INTERPHEX365(SM) Reporter | Nov 11, 2009
Drug-loaded nanoparticles zero in on tumors
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Expiring biologic patents are "low-hanging fruit," Merritt says
INTERPHEX365(SM) Reporter | Nov 11, 2009
CRO business announces steps including spinoff of drug division
INTERPHEX365(SM) Reporter | Nov 11, 2009
Expert: Stem cell reprogramming will revolutionize drug development
INTERPHEX365(SM) Reporter | Nov 11, 2009
IBM plans to develop DNA-reading chip
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