Manufacturing drugs for human use is a complicated process frequently involving compounds and materials that, if used incorrectly, can be hazardous to people’s health. Highly regulated nations (such as the US, EU, Australia and Canada) have long realised the necessity that they develop strict guidelines governing these processes to protect patients and ensure product safety, quality and efficacy. Poor quality drugs, manufacturing processes or conditions can have extreme and dire consequences for patients. In countries that enforce Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) the penalties for non-adherence reflect its importance and can include forcing worldwide product recalls, seizure of property, large fines, even imprisonment.
GMP – Good Manufacturing Practice makes perfect
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009New media communication and the effects on pharmaceuticals
Friday, September 4th, 2009
The millisecond transfer of data packs has changed medicine for good. When it comes to gaining online information about our health the pros outweigh the cons. We are seeing in modern medicine that patients are well prepared when seeking health consultation. Sites such as eMedicine, YahooHealth and the Dermdoctor contribute to our deeper understanding of medicine. The endless flow of free information will certainly have its effect on drug development too, but the lack of direct contact between the pharmaceutical company and its end-customers traditionally forces drug developers to primarily focus on the prescriptive behaviour and needs of physicians.
The drug development process – Part 3
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
This is a continuation of the post “The drug development process – Part 1” and “The drug development process – Part 2″
The 3 Phases of clinical trials are strictly monitored and controlled by different regulatory bodies such as the FDA (US), the TGA (Australia), the EMEA (EU) and SwissMedic.
All trials must undergo the same rigorous process as outlined in our previous post, but are quite distinctly different and influenced by a number of other factors.

The research that underpins
A new initiative has just launched in the UK with the goal of increasing awareness and support for the more widespread use of 

