Manufacturing & Packaging

At the conference’s milestone 20th anniversary event in Boston, experts unpacked the final stages of DSCSA implementation, highlighting pharmacy compliance challenges, state-level variability, and the role of technology in securing the pharmaceutical supply chain.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers new data showing measles vaccine coverage remains below herd immunity thresholds, the FDA’s approval of guselkumab for pediatric plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and AbbVie breaking ground on a new API manufacturing site in Illinois.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers the Trump administration’s 100% tariff on branded drug imports, new research linking pediatric influenza to neurological complications amid vaccination gaps, and AbbVie’s FDA submission for tavapadon, a potential new treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

Beginning Oct. 1, the US will impose a 100% tariff on branded and patented pharmaceutical imports unless manufacturers are actively building domestic production facilities, a move aimed at reshoring drug manufacturing.

This episode of Pharma Pulse covers the CDC’s unanimous vote to broaden COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for all adults, new data showing the Medicare Part D Senior Savings Model lowers insulin costs and improves care, and Eli Lilly’s investment in a new Houston manufacturing facility to support its fast-growing pipeline.

The Generation Park site will create over 600 permanent jobs, support advanced small molecule production, and play a role in scaling orforglipron, Lilly’s first oral GLP-1 receptor agonist for obesity.

The South Korean pharma company’s US subsidiary is purchasing Eli Lilly’s Branchburg, NJ site to safeguard against potential tariffs. strengthen domestic production, and expands its biosimilar footprint.

The new Goochland County facility will serve as Lilly’s first fully integrated API and drug product site, focusing on antibody-drug conjugates, while creating thousands of jobs and strengthening domestic supply chains.

The South Korean CDMO has signed its second multi-billion-dollar contract in less than a year, even as shifting US trade policies and looming tariffs create challenges for global drugmakers.

The move consolidates R&D, manufacturing, and commercialization under the CGM system’s developer to accelerate growth and expand global reach.

By reducing waste, improving forecasting, and strengthening payer negotiations, these technologies are helping pharmaceutical companies unlock efficiency, accelerate adoption, and differentiate in competitive markets.

The company is committing over half a billion dollars to build a state-of-the-art research hub in Thousand Oaks, CA, designed to accelerate next-generation therapeutics through advanced automation and collaboration.

CCT is strengthening its Asia-Pacific footprint through new hubs in Tokyo and Mumbai, expanded distributor partnerships in China and Australia, and rebranded regional operations

FDA approves COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Novavax targeting the LP.8.1 sublineage of SARS-CoV-2, with eligibility limited to adults aged 65 years and older and those with underlying medical conditions that place them with a high risk for severe disease.

As of today, Aug. 27, wholesale distributors must fully comply with the Drug Supply Chain Security Act’s enhanced drug distribution requirements, closing the FDA’s exemption period and advancing efforts to strengthen patient safety and supply chain integrity.

The new 700,000-square-foot Holly Springs site—part of Roche’s $50 billion US investment plan—will focus on metabolic and obesity treatments, create 400 jobs, and strengthen domestic biopharma manufacturing amid shifting tariff and drug pricing policies.

An FDA Form 483 cited unaddressed contamination, pest infestations, and equipment failures at manufacturer’s Bloomington, IN facility, which was acquired in the Catalent buyout.

Addressing the most common concerns surrounding the legislation intended to establish interoperability within the pharma supply chain.

The new framework, set to take effect Sept. 1, limits tariffs on pharmaceutical imports to 15% but follows months of shifting proposals, including threats of tariffs as high as 250%.

The company will be heavily investing over the next decade to build a new biopharmaceutical facility in Holly Springs, NC, creating 120 jobs and reinforcing its $55 billion pledge to strengthen US manufacturing, R&D, and innovation.

The CDMO will be cutting 350 jobs at its Baltimore gene therapy site after a major client’s demand shift, less than a year after Novo Holdings’ $16.5 billion acquisition.

The EQUIP-A-Pharma program will combine Battelle’s synthesis platform and Aprecia’s 3D printing technology to produce APIs and finished drugs at the same site, aiming to strengthen US pharma supply resilience and support essential medicines.

The directive calls for building a six-month Strategic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Reserve, updating the essential medicines list, and prioritizing US-made APIs.

Despite the ongoing turmoil over tariffs, medicine costs, and FDA policy, US wholesalers are performing well.

This episode of Pharma Pulse explores AbbVie’s $195 million investment to expand US API production, new survey results showing mail-order and supermarket pharmacies outpacing traditional chains in customer satisfaction, and rising affordability pressures as insurers restrict GLP-1 coverage.