The costs of medical device recalls can run well into the millions of dollars. In terms of numbers of devices recalled, heading the unfortunate list of medical device recalls in recent times is a Class I recall of 38 million Vial2Bag fluid transfer systems by West Pharmaceuticals in 2019.
Spelling errors, missing information and language mistakes can lead to medical errors that put patient health at risk. Additionally, such errors can result in misprints, CAPA’s and product recalls.
How Dr. Max Pharma Artwork Development teams saved time, increased accuracy and achieved greater confidence creating and verifying artwork for labeling and packaging in the pharmaceutical industry. Automated proofreading unleashed new capabilities and fostered team spirit.
FDA (US), EMA (EU), ANSM (France), CFDA (China), BfArM (Germany) – just to name a few of the national and international bodies that regulate the pharmaceutical industry. They share a common purpose: to ensure the patient safety and efficacy of medicines. And for this, they have regulatory procedures.
As we move through 2022, Human Resource (HR) departments and recruiters are looking at the impact of the Great Resignation on regulatory affairs.
The current trend to job switching, the “Great Resignation”, may be flattening out in some professions in mid-2022, but the difficulty of attracting and retaining top talent in regulatory affairs remains an ongoing challenge for pharmaceutical companies, and the stakes are high.
Looking for more information on how you can improve your team’s proofreading practices? Learn how Lohmann & Rauscher reduced the number of correction cycles and gained significant time back by implementing TVT in their proofreading process.
At Pharmathen, this tedious part of the proofreading process was identified as the bottleneck, so Management was mandated to find a tool that would assist their team. By alleviating the need for manual proofreading, Pharmathen was hoping to increase employee satisfaction, and consequently increase production.
The year ends, even a year as difficult as 2020. At the end you look back, you look ahead. In comparison, making a Christmas list is easy.
Founded as a Lisbon pharmacy in 1952, Laboratório Edol today specializes in the development, manufacture and sale of medicines, medical devices, cosmetic products and food supplements. Their research is focused in the fields of ophthalmology, dermatology, otorhinolaryngology and dermocosmetics.
Dr. Anna Derr recommends TVT whenever she meets industry colleagues responsible for ensuring an efficient and error-free proofreading process.
