There are multiple challenges to meeting GMP in Russia including bureaucracy and past pharmaceutical practices. The state of GMP compliance in Russia is not yet up to Western standards. Currently only 50 of Russia’s 528 drug factories meet international GMP standards. Only 1 of the top 20 producers of drugs sold in Russia is not […]

The vast majority of FDA regulated companies still use manual systems for GMP manufacturing. While many are convinced their life could be simpler with an electronic manufacturing system, they are reluctant to make a change. We will talk about the guiding principles and a step wise process that can help bring about a change to […]

Can Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturers live up to international GMP requirements? The Chinese government in the early 2011 announced the final draft of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice). The pharmaceutical industry is apprehensive whether GMP compliance in China can be successfully implemented. Adopted by many countries, GMP guarantees that pharmaceutical companies of a country would manufacture only […]

Clinical Negligence Medical negligence may affect anybody consulting their doctor’s surgery, or going under the surgeon scalpel, or possibly in the back of an ambulance or perhaps in hospital. Being a patient under the care of your physician is probably the only occasion where we may unconditionally place our entire welfare in the hands of […]

The equipment used in GMP production of dietary supplements must comply with the FDA requirements as outlined in their DSHEA Act. This article summarizes these requirements. Putting it in a nutshell, the FDA (the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) basically requires that all the equipment you use for dietary supplement manufacturing must be capable of […]

To understand the effects of aging on breasts, it’s important to have a basic idea of breast anatomy. Breasts consist of fat, connective tissue, lymph nodes, and the mammary glands. The breasts do not have a muscular support system, but instead depend on Cooper’s ligaments and the breast skin for support. The mammary system in […]

Vasectomy is a surgical procedure intended to be a permanent birth control method. No matter how the vasectomy has been successful, men later on change their mind and want to once again have children. For this reason, they consider a vasectomy reversal. There are at least between 5 to 10% of men who had a […]

Although vasectomies are permanent forms of birth control, the condition can be reversed. This means that men who had vasectomies can have a vasectomy reversal and once again get women pregnant. Vasectomy reversal though is a complex procedure that needs the skilled hands of an experience surgeon. A vasectomy reversal not done the right way […]

Making the decision to go for a vasectomy reversal can be daunting. A vasectomy reversal is a more complicated procedure than a vasectomy. Once you have decided you need one, choosing the right surgeon to perform the surgery is your next challenge. Here then is a guideline on how to choose the right surgeon. 1. […]

There are cases where some women are not contented with the outcome of their breast augmentation surgery that they seek a revision procedure. For others, they need to have it done due to complications. So if you are contemplating on having it done, you might want to read these facts first before you have yourself […]