pharmanaming

The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA), the US largest trade group representing generic pharmaceutical and biosimilar companies,...

A Federal Register notice from FDA addressed comments on the guidance on Proprietary Naming of Biological Products and the agency’s...

Drug names start out as alien words: random collections of syllables that can sometimes seem almost as mind-boggling as the complicated...

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) and American College of Endocrinology (ACE) proposed Adiposity-Based Chronic...

With more than 30,000 proprietary drugs in the United States alone, coming up with a unique brand name is no easy task. Cialis, Eliquis,...

The medicines regulatory environment is evolving rapidly in response to the changing environment. Advances in science and technology have...

We all use the term “probiotic" so often, but may not think of what it means. The Russian Nobel Laureate Elie Metchnikoff, best known for...

The rise of global consumerism has shifted the healthcare landscape tremendously. People expect sophisticated levels of transparency and...

CNN)Yearly lists of the "most popular baby names" show how tastes change over time. While Jennifer, Heather, Michael and Jason may have...

People with neuropathic pain have struggled to find relief with conventional drugs. Researchers are investigating whether more meaningful...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Medtronic’s MiniMed 670G hybrid closed looped system, the first FDA-approved device...

The intellectual property is secure. The science is sound. You’re about to make your pitch for funding. The scary next step for a biotech...

Joint venture will research diabetes treatments Joshua Riff, who was a senior executive at UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, will be CEO of the...

61% of patients reported that they were likely to ask for a specific prescription medication by name, implying research prior to...

Tracking and tracing the use of all biologics, including biosimilars, enhances patient safety. Where there are multiple companies...

The role of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as a regulator is to protect and promote public and animal health by evaluating and...

With Viagra and Prozac rivaling McDonald's and Coca-Cola among today's most frequently used brand names, it's no surprise that...

The European Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association (EGA) has changed its name to Medicines for Europe. In a press release issued...

South Korean drug manufacturer Hanmi is building a $200 million manufacturing plant and R&D center in China, though it won't, apparently,...

The world's top three therapy areas accounted for 68 percent of the overall pharmaceutical industry pipeline as of Q1 2016, according to...