Discussion Paper on Pharmaceutical Disposal to Sewer Systems

This white paper has been prepared to initiate a regional dialogue regarding pharmaceutical disposal to the sewer system. It provides an overview of research on pharmaceuticals in the environment and potential actions for consideration during that regional dialogue. These potential actions specifically address the issue of surplus pharmaceutical disposal to the sanitary sewer and ways to avoid their entry into the sewer system.

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Dauntless Pharmaceuticals, Inc

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Getting serious about serialization: A comprehensive look at thelegislation shaping U.S. pharmaceutical supply chains

whitePaper | October 7, 2022

The Drug Supply Chain Security Act is one component of the DQSA. This particular act requires the FDA to implement a national track-and-trace system by which manufacturers must affix product identifiers (barcodes) to each package of product that is introduced into the supply chain.

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The Impact of Rising Generic Drug Prices on the U.S. Drug Supply Chain

whitePaper | April 16, 2020

Over the past two years, the pharmacy industry has seen unprecedented increases in the prices of generic drugs, causing unexpected cost increases for payers and consumers, and spurring an investigation by the United States Congress. High generic drug prices have had an adverse effect on almost everyone in the pharmaceutical supply chain. Consumers face higher co-pays and prices and health plans are dealing with higher drug spend. Physicians are finding the need to prescribe alternative drug therapies while dealing with angry patients.

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Securing the modern pharmaceutical supply chain

whitePaper | April 22, 2022

Members of the Health-ISAC community have produced a security framework for the pharmaceutical supply chain comprising this CISO guide.

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Blockchain technology in the pharmaceutical industry

whitePaper | March 11, 2022

Blockchain technology is accelerating digital transformation across multiple industries, including the pharmaceutical industry.

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Three Challenges Facing Study Start Up and the Low-Code Solution

whitePaper | December 22, 2022

The life sciences industry has been exploring ways to accelerate the study start up process for well over a decade. The industry has long understood the value behind faster clinical trials: the sooner clinical trial results can be delivered to agencies, the sooner a new treatment can be available for patients.

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QbD and PAT in Biopharmaceutical Development

whitePaper | July 12, 2022

As the pharmaceutical industry tries to embrace the methodologies of quality by design (QbD) provided by the FDA ’s process validation (PV) guidance (1) and International Conference on Harmonization.

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Dauntless Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Dauntless Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of specialty drugs. Our innovative one-asset, one-company model facilitates operational efficiency, drug development speed, and a simplified business development structure, leading to lower costs, shorter timelines and higher returns.

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