• At the EMEA / PDA Conference in Budapest (20-21 February 2008) APIC President Chris Oldenhof called for an API Level Playing Field in the interest of patient safety.

• FDA/CDER Director Dr. Janet Woodcock informed the public on 7 March, last, that heparin injections containing a contaminated API, that have killed 19 in the US and caused severe side-effects in another 785 patients, has also surfaced in Germany causing serious side-effects in 80 patients (Audio included; page loading time around 30 seconds):

http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/Prescriptions/tb/8632

 

• At the DIA EuroMeeting 2008 in Barcelona (3-5 March 2008) European Commission's Sabine Atzor announced an important new EU legislative initiative against counterfeit medicines and counterfeit APIs.

• Cefic Sector Groups support the European Parliament’s initiative to put an end
  to drug counterfeiting

• Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management: July issue:
  What is next for Suppliers to the EU?