> The FDA has ordered a halt to the marketing of unapproved single-ingredient oral colchicine, a gout treatment. FDA release
> In Russia, Interpol has begun a large-scale anti-counterfeiting operation. Article
> Varichem Pharma in Zimbabwe has become the third sub-Saharan Africa company to gain WHO prequalification for a medicines product. Article
> BioMimetic is bringing the manufacture of its first U.S. product in-house via a $20-million investment to double the footprint of its Nashville-area facility. Story
> Medicago, a maker of virus-like particle vaccines, held a groundbreaking ceremony last week in Research Triangle Park, NC, for a commercial grade facility. Medicago release