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FDA Alerts the Public to Potentially Contaminated Products from Family Dollar Stores in Six States

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Food and Drug Administration is alerting the public that several categories of FDA-regulated products purchased from Jan. The FDA is working with the company to initiate a voluntary recall External Link Disclaimer of the affected products. Families rely on stores like Family Dollar for products such as food and medicine.

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BioNTech Unveils the BioNTainer, a Modular mRNA Vaccine Factory to Help Production in Africa

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BioNTech announced its new vaccine manufacturing approach in Africa where the company will ship modular factories, called the BioNTainer, to the continent to enable domestic production of the vaccines to help increase supplies. Related: BioNTech to Build First mRNA Vaccine Production Plant in Africa.

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Cyfendus Anthrax Vaccine Wins FDA Approval

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Emergent BioSolutions, a multinational specialty biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, has achieved a significant milestone with the approval of its Cyfendus (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed, Adjuvanted) vaccine by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). How Does Cyfendus Work? mL for intramuscular injection.

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Prefilled syringes and vaccines: Optimising parenteral packaging for the next pandemic

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When it comes to vaccines and other high-value biologics, it is essential that effective formulations go hand in hand with safe delivery. This also has clear advantages in healthcare settings, particularly when it comes to vaccines. In general, a prefilled syringe is clearly preferred for vaccines.”.

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BioNTech introduces first modular mRNA manufacturing facility to promote scalable vaccine production in Africa

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BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech”) has taken a next step to improve vaccine supply in Africa. The company has introduced its approach to establishing scalable vaccine production by developing and delivering turnkey mRNA manufacturing facilities based on a container solution.

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Quality by design with a focus on biosimilars

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According to Dr Mansoor Amiji of Northeastern University: “Instead of relying on product quality as a readout after the product is made, you start to implement these procedures into the product production processes. Practising QbD in biosimilar product development.

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Warning of counterfeit ivermectin tablets sold via social media

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Investigations show that these counterfeit ivermectin tablets are systematically underdosed or seriously contaminated with bacteria. In addition to the immediate risks of self-medicating with such a product, the improper use and incorrect dosing of ivermectin can also cause parasite resistance.