Foreword
Translational Medicine
Strengthening presence in Asia Pacific
Translational Medicine TM has redefined Pharma RD It has broken down the silos that existed between research drug development and clinical medicine and as a result presented a great promise At a time when the industry is struggling to keep up with rising costs thinning pipe lines and a high failure rate for drugs during trials a process like TM poi...
Electronic Document Management
Mandate from May 2017
Pharmaceutical regulators are becoming more cautious about approving innovative medicines for consumers safety The US Food and Drug Administration FDA has established many regulations that govern the development testing and production processes of drugs As part of streamlining these processes and addressing the cost trends FDASIA FDA Safety and Inn...
Current State of Regulatory Compliance in Pharma Industry
Current State of Regulatory Compliance in Pharma Industry
Pharmaceutical companies operate in one of the most dynamic environments Changes in regulations by leading bodies such as US Food and Drug Administration USFDA and the European Medicines Agency EMA have increased the significance of regulatory compliance management for drug manufacturers Pharma companies across the globe are compelled to alter thei...
R&D to Manufacturing
Evolution of disease treatments
As they target new types of diseases in specialistareas such as oncology and diabetes thepharma companies are investing in innovativetreatments to address these unmet clinicalneeds According to IMS health in the amountspent on innovating new medicines is more thatthe amount spent on brands associated withnew generic entrants The global
Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance
Bacterial resistance is developing quickly and many critically important drugs risk becoming obsolete warned the World Health Organization WHO in April Antimicrobial resistance AMR has emerged as a major threat for public health worldwide owing to ineffective use of antibiotics due to increasing patients demand
Gearing up for Post-Blockbuster Era
The golden era of blockbuster drugs is coming to an end but there are reasons to believe that new growth opportunities exist for pharma companies willing to adapt to the change The FDA approved New Molecular Entities NME in and this number came down from in and in Twentyeight firstofakind drugs were approved annually over the past five
Pharma Industry
Breaking new ground
New tools and innovative developments in technology have played a key role in the field of medicine One such technology that is enabling great amount of efficiencies in pharmaceutical development is mobile phones This technology which has revolutionised sharing of information digitally has wide applications in the pharmaceutical industry
Research & Development
Nanotechnology Promise
Investments in nanotechnology by governments and industries have been accelerating at a good pace globally However the pharmaceutical industry has been slow in investing and adopting the technology With the failure of the blockbuster model dwindling revenues pressure from generics patent losses declining product pipelines and ever rising RD cost...
Personalised Medicine-
What next?
While mergers and acquisitions partnerships and collaborations still offer avenues for growth for the pharma industry many feel that the concept of personalised medicine if used intelligently will set the industry on the right path By enabling highlycustomised therapies to treat diseases based on the patients genetic makeup personalised medicine...
Asia\'s two-fold opportunity
The global pharmaceutical industry today is severely affected by a combination of adverse factors fast depleting new drugs in the pipeline mounting costs of developing new drugs patent expiries of many a blockbuster of yesteryears intense competition from generics threat of counterfeits etc The tale of its woes is indeed endless
