Pharmaceuticals

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  APDN pivots to new sectors as tagging business stays sluggish

  DNA taggant firm Applied DNA Sciences says it will place more emphasis on therapeutics, diagnostics going forward.

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  China threatens death penalty for fake coronavirus meds

  Tough penalties set for those convicted of making or distributing falsified or substandard coronavirus medicinal products.

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  FMD alert sparks UK recall of allergy drug

  The UK regulator has issued a recall for a GlaxoSmithKline hayfever drug due to an FMD decommissioning error.

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  Coronavirus fears driving fake pharmacy spam

  Concern about the coronavirus outbreak is being exploited by scammers promoting rogue online pharmacies.

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  Industry body seeks talks with EU on truck parking security

  TAPA wants to discuss aligning its own standard for security with the EU's SSTPA standard adopted last year.

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  Nigeria’s NAFDAC seizes falsified drug shipment

  Nigeria’s drugs regulator has intercepted three trucks loaded with falsified and substandard medicines.

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