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Developing point-of-care CAR T manufacturing

European Pharmaceutical Review

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are the first example of a “living drug”. 2,3 Clinical implementation of CAR T-cell technology requires a reproducible T-cell manufacturing platform, which necessitates effective gene-transfer tools and T-cell culture conditions. This is variable and to some extent unpredictable.

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Psychedelic research: evaluating the fast-evolving regulatory roadmap

European Pharmaceutical Review

Most psychedelic drugs are Schedule I controlled substances, which means that very strict legal and regulatory controls accompany their use” Some psychedelics originate in nature and have been used by Indigenous cultures for thousands of years; others are manipulated or manufactured.

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Botanical drugs – what is the best way forward for regulatory and market approval?

European Pharmaceutical Review

In the US, botanical dietary supplements can be sold without US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval, 1 prompting many vendors to promote the use of botanical products as dietary supplements , 2 rather than pursue a path of regulatory approval. 3 Is two too few?

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US FDA approves Kamada’s application to manufacture Cytogam

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Kamada’s application to manufacture Cytogam (cytomegalovirus immune globulin intravenous [human]) at its facility located in Beit Kama, Israel. This is the third product, in addition to Glassia and Kedrab, to be approved by the FDA for manufacturing at our Israeli site.

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FDA grants first approval for multiple sclerosis biosimilar

European Pharmaceutical Review

The first US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved biosimilar has been authorised to treat multiple sclerosis. Under the terms of the agreement, Polpharma Biologics will be responsible for development, manufacturing and supply of the active substance in Tyruko. Approval of Tyruko has been granted to Sandoz Inc.

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GAMP 5 update: computerized system expectations for pharma manufacturers

European Pharmaceutical Review

Providing ‘how to’ videos and wikis available at the point of use for the system, rather than relying on distributing printouts of long and complex written standard operating procedures (SOPs). The post GAMP 5 update: computerized system expectations for pharma manufacturers appeared first on European Pharmaceutical Review.

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Meeting rising demands of a new radiotheranostic era

European Pharmaceutical Review

In addition, radionuclide therapy has the potential to achieve high efficacy rates since the administered drugs spare surrounding healthy tissue, thus, reducing the burden on the patient. 1-4 Besides these drug products, several companies worldwide are developing radiotheranostics in clinical trials built on various radionuclides.