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Covid-19 Omicron boosters will reinvigorate injectables manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pfizer (New York, New York) and Moderna’s (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccines are in late-stage development, have demonstrated good efficacy against the variant and will likely be available to the public later this year to provide an additional booster and increase demand for injectable manufacturing.

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Leading freeze-drying systems suppliers for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries widely use freeze-drying systems to protect vaccines, antibodies, antibiotics such as penicillin, blood plasma, proteins, enzymes, hormones, viruses, and bacteria from heat and minimise their biological activity. The process eliminates the disadvantages of conventional drying methods or freezing.

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Distributing Our COVID-19 Vaccine to the World

Pfizer

Albert Bourla Every day, I am asked about how Pfizer and our partners at BioNTech will distribute our COVID-19 vaccine now that it has begun to be authorized by regulators in different countries. But the underlying question is always the same: How will Pfizer and BioNTech ensure a seamless distribution of our vaccine?

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AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Boasts Strong Results with Up to 90% Efficacy

The Pharma Data

As the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine goes to regulators and the Moderna vaccine approaches the end of its Phase III trials, AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford announced high-level results from an interim analysis of their COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222. There were no serious adverse safety events.

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Animals Need Drugs Too, But Not Without CVM Approval

FDA Law Blog

Specifically, CVM ensures that animal drugs are safe and effective, properly made, and adequately labeled and packaged; food-producing animals only take drugs that would be safe for humans to consume; pet foods and additives are safe; and educates the public, monitors the market, and encourages development of new animal health products.

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Serum Institute of India Obtains Emergency Use Authorisation in India for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine

The Pharma Data

6 January 2021 — AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine has been granted emergency use authorisation in India as well as Argentina, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico and Morocco for the active immunisation of adults.

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Health Highlights: Dec. 30, 2020

The Pharma Data

Becomes First Country to Approve Covid-19 Vaccine From Oxford-AstraZeneca. Britain became the first country to give authorization to the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, The New York Times reported Wednesday. More Dangerous Mouthwashes and Hand Sanitizers Recalled. Shane Erickson Inc.