In the wake of the MHRA's safety data review leading to the recall of pholcodine-containing medicines in the UK*, a burning question came to my mind: Could proactive Quality Assurance (QA) practices, including early signal detection and collaboration with healthcare providers for patient insights, have prevented the need for such widespread recalls and averted widespread…
December 2023
PARABLES OF A PROJECT MANAGERIn one sense, ‘everyone is a project manager’ in an organization. The one who has planned for a vacation has already been in the role of a project manager. When you are planning a vacation, what do we start with? We begin with the destination. Beginning with the end in mind…
The Rubber Band and the Bungee Cord Why is it that most projects are more like bungee cords than like rubber bands? No, no….I don’t mean because they always seem to snap back in the face of the project managers! If you think about it, a rubber band and a bungee cord are exactly the same…
As we move to Industry 4.0, it is imperative that along with processes, technology will also go through transformation. Once such transformation is using cloud services for Software and Hardware. The following article talks broadly about considerations to ensure GXP compliance, the attached presentation gives a spectrum to be covered during creating such agreements. In…
In 2011, a physician from USC wrote a piece on a rather unusual topic: How Doctors Die? His article presented a novel perspective on an ethical question surrounding end of life care, i.e. how much should clinicians do to save life for terminally ill patients? And his view was inclined towards ‘less is more’. And…
Remaining informed and enhancing skills are essential for personal development, and reading serves as a prime method for staying informed. However, with demanding schedules, carving out time for reading can be challenging.To tackle this issue, Eminence has crafted audio podcasts and vlogs covering leadership management, technical learning, and various skills relevant to pharmaceutical and other…