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| How many people are employed in the pharmaceutical industry?
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The UK-based pharmaceutical
industry employs around 68,000 people, a quarter of them graduates,
with about another 250,000 people employed in related industries.
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| Where can I find information on over the counter medicines?
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ABPI is the trade association representing companies engaged in research, development,
manufacturing and marketing prescription medicines and therefore does not represent the views of the manufacturers of
over-the-counter medicines (OTCs). You should contact the Proprietary Association of Great Britain which is the trade
association for OTCs.
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| Where can I find information on medical devices/medical equipment/hospital supplies?
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ABPI is the trade association representing companies engaged in research, development,
manufacturing and marketing prescription medicines and therfore does not represent companies in these fields. You should
contact the trade association for these, which is:
Association of British Healthcare Industries
111 Westminster Bridge Road
London, SE1 7HR
Tel: +44 (0)20 7960 4360
Fax: +44 (0)20 7960 4361
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| Where can I find information about careers in the pharmaceutical industry? |
There are useful sections in our Education, Training
and Careers section of our website, including FAQs on careers. Details of
the wide range of career opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry are
available on our careers website: www.abpi-careers.org.uk
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| Where can I find a list of pharmaceutical manufacturers? |
This information is available from the Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency by
clicking here.
Some of our members are manufacturers in the UK – please refer to the
list of ABPI members under ‘Associated
Links’. In addition, you could contact The Proprietary Association
of Great Britain (PAGB) at www.pagb.co.uk and the British Generic Manufacturers
Association at www.britishgenerics.co.uk.
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| Where can I find information about packaging and labelling? |
A good source of information is available from
the European Commission at thier website.
Questions on specific topics may be sent to the ABPI at mmurray@abpi.org.uk.
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| Can I have a list of regulatory consultants? |
Information is available from The Organisation
for Professionals in Regulatory Affairs – TOPRA – at http://www.topra.org.
TOPRA’s telephone number is 020 7538 9502.
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| Where can I find information about exhibitions and conferences? |
Most of the ABPI’s conferences are restricted
to staff from member companies only. You may find useful information about
exhibitions and conferences with a pharmacy theme - click
here.
A second site is http://www.inpharm.com.
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| I used to receive a copy of the Data Sheet Compendium. How can I get a copy? |
The Data Sheet Compendium is published annually
in January. It is available on request to NHS GPs and retired GPs, NHS hospital
pharmacists and doctors, NHS nurse prescribers and NHS community pharmacists.
If you are in one of the categories above, you can order a copy free from
www.medicines.org.uk. It is also available for sale through the same link.
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| How do I get information about taking part in a clinical trial? |
Most of the ABPI’s Research Affiliates are
involved in clinical trials and the list is available under ‘Associated
Links’ at the top of this page. If you have an interest in a particular
disease or condition, a good source of information are the patient groups,
who may be able to put you in contact with the organisations involved in
the clinical trials currently being carried out.. A list of the major groups
is available under ‘Associated Links’.
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| My enquiry isn't covered here - what should I do now?
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If your question isn't answered on this
FAQ page, you can fill in our Enquiry
Form.
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