pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Medtech giant Beckton Dickinson (BD) has signed a deal with France’s Biocorp to use the latter’s near-field communication (NFC) tags in injectable devices. The Injay tag can confirm a complete injection and transfer that information via an NFC reader to a smartphone or tablet for review by a healthcare professional.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The company’s weight loss drug Saxenda (liraglutide) won an approval for chronic weight management in December 2014, and Wegovy (semaglude) got the same tag in 2021. Manufacturing for Wegovy was also hit when a contract manufacturer in charge of syringe filling halted deliveries due to issues with good manufacturing practices.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The company’s weight loss drug Saxenda (liraglutide) won an approval for chronic weight management in December 2014, and Wegovy (semaglude) got the same tag in 2021. Manufacturing for Wegovy was also hit when a contract manufacturer in charge of syringe filling halted deliveries due to issues with good manufacturing practices.

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Drugs Manufacturing Hormones Contract Manufacturing 246