Drug production

D.R cowboy

If i did a science degree , could I product drugs ??

Where are drugs produced?? ,where are the Labs in Ireland that make drugs??

Any information pls??

Dr Galen

is this a serious question? You have already popped up on my radar today OP, it wouldn't be good if it happened again for another not so good reason?

D.R cowboy

Today was real but that's not relevant now ..I don't mean stupid street drugs I'm being serious

I want to know everything about drug production??

Jessibelle

Are you talking about pharmaceutical manufacturing or research and development labs?
There's a good few manufacturing plants about the country, Wyeth in Newbridge and Grangecastle, Takeda in Bray and Grangecastle, Pfizer in Cork to name a few. R & D labs I'm not so sure about I'm afraid.

Edit: Gerrard out in Swords might be R&D but you may need to check.

imported_guy

as jesus* said

Do not concentrate on the finger or you will miss all of the heavenly glory!

i must ask what kind of drugs you want to produce, some of them shouldnt be discussed here, or elsewhere for that matter, AFIK

alot of drug manufacturing companies exist in ireland, pfizer, GSK, abbott google them for more info

*Denotes it was actually bruce lee

D.R cowboy

Research and development labs or are they all in colleges because they cost millions to open

Do you need a licenses to open a private lab??

Dr Galen

Yes and a huge budget along with a few chemical/biology geniuses

imported_guy

Dr Galen wrote: »

Yes and a huge budget along with a few chemical/biology geniuses

most important is a good patent lawyer who can make air tight patents and a hyyyuuuugggggggeeeeeeeee budget, probably a few times that of what the richest boards.ie poster's net worth is

AtomicHorror

Typically 1 in 10,000 potential drugs ever makes it through research to market. Average cost to a company to get a drug to that point is usually around 1 billion dollars. And no, that is not hyperbole. Not all that surprising when you consider that a drug must undergo several years of pre-clinical research in vitro and in animals (which takes lots of paid man hours, reagents and equipment) before getting to the point of doing FDA-approved human trials, which generally take another 10 years and require the employment of thousands of people, many of whom are highly educated and skilled. Then you've got to apply to FDA equivalents in each territory you want to sell the drug in. And then you actually have to market the thing. Big glossy TV ads, where that's allowed. Reps to push the product to GPs and consultants everywhere else.

anotherlostie

Jessibelle wrote: »

Are you talking about pharmaceutical manufacturing or research and development labs?
There's a good few manufacturing plants about the country, Wyeth in Newbridge and Grangecastle, Takeda in Bray and Grangecastle, Pfizer in Cork to name a few. R & D labs I'm not so sure about I'm afraid.

Edit: Gerrard out in Swords might be R&D but you may need to check.

Wyeth doesn't exist anymore; it has been taken over by Pfizer. Gerard Labs make generic drugs.

I find you question a bit bizarre. Ireland has many pharmaceutical manufacturing sites making and testing both active ingredients and medicines. Lots of information at www.ipha.ie There is a small amount of R&D in Ireland but not really drug discovery, a process that is extremely painful and costly in itself. Some universities would be involved in this, often in sponsored programmes.

NOBODY would be able to set up their own drug production facilities in this country without a huge amount of money and well trained personnel to commission and qualify the facility. Well not legal ones anyway.

Sadly there is very little recruitment in the industry at present, and to be honest, I don't think there ever will be again when it's cheaper to locate further East, be that Europe or India/ China.

Jessibelle

anotherlostie wrote: »

Wyeth doesn't exist anymore; it has been taken over by Pfizer. Gerard Labs make generic drugs.

You're right, and I really should have remembered that given I left just after the takeover

anotherlostie wrote: »

Sadly there is very little recruitment in the industry at present, and to be honest, I don't think there ever will be again when it's cheaper to locate further East, be that Europe or India/ China

Unfortunately I think I have to agree with you here too . I worked in the industry for nearly 8 years and at its peak people were asking for and getting ridiculous wages for very little return. Not all, but some. So I really couldn't blame the bigger companies for moving to anywhere with an as educated but cheaper workforce.