Contents

November 2007


Editor’s Comment  
News  

Strategy

  Risk management delivering value for pharmaceutical facilities – Mark Boult, DNV
   

Regulatory

Drug metabolism in the intestine – Esther van de Kerkhof, NOTOX
Managing your regulatory information: Address challenges and achieve success
Jim Nichols, Liquents, a Thomson Scientific business
   

Drug discovery/development/delivery

Counterfeit prescription drugs and the threat they pose to global health – Masters UK
Topical drug development: Clinical programmes in dermatology
Dr Betsy Hughes-Formella, bioskin
   

Clinical research

Putting the focus on patient care – Jenny Hone
Beyond CDISC: Taking the next stop in clinical data standardisation
– Kit Howard, Kestrel Consultants
Why patient enrolment in Russia and Ukraine is up to 25 times higher than in the West
– David Passov, ClinStar
   

Logistics

Role of pre-wholesalers in generic pharmaceutical manufacturers’ demand chain management strategy
   

Manufacturing

Integrated building management and process control – Walfried Laibacher, Honeywell Lifesciences
Protecting consumers from counterfeit drugs – FDA
Consumer is king: To buy or not to buy– Inga Daugeliene, Dintag
Authenticity, tamper protection and tracing of genuine pharmaceutical products for the pharmaceutical industry – Thomas Völcker, Schreiner ProSecure
Wipes for lifescience cleanrooms: How to select the best wipes for the job
– Karen Rossington, Shield Medicare
Leveling the playing field: A primer for CMOs – Bikash Chatterjee, Pharmatech Associates

Country Focus: India

Pharma India – Dr Charles Horth
India’s place in the global clinical development sector – Dr Nermeen Varawalla, PRA International
   

Shows and events

The world’s premier clinical professionals meet in Madrid
   

Recruitment

Recruitment process outsourcing in the lifescience industry – Dr Charles Horth

 

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