Associations

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)

http://www.aapspharmaceutica.com/
The American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists is a professional, scientific society of more than 12,000 members employed in academia, industry, government and other research institutes worldwide. Founded in 1986, AAPS provides a dynamic international forum for the exchange of knowledge among scientists to enhance their contributions to public health. AAPS offers timely scientific programs, on-going education, information resources, opportunities for networking, and professional development.

Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA)

http://www.chpa-info.org/Web/index.aspx
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), founded in 1881, is a member-based association representing the leading manufacturers and distributors of nonprescription, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and nutritional supplements. Many CHPA member products provide millions of Americans with safe, effective, and convenient therapies for the treatment and prevention of many common ailments and diseases.

International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)

http://www.ispe.org
ISPE is a world-wide society of technical professionals who apply their practical knowledge in the regulated pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing industries.

Drug Information Association (DIA)

http://www.diahome.org
The DIA (Drug Information Association) is a scientific association with a membership including regulatory agencies, academia, contract service organizations, pharmaceutical, biological and device industry, and from other health care organizations.

Regulatory Agencies

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

http://www.fda.gov
Web site for US food & drug regulatory agency. Includes several industry resources – specifically under CDER: http://www.fda.gov/cder/ (pharmaceuticals division).

European Agency for Evaluation of Drug Products (EMEA)

http://www.emea.eu.int
The web site for the central European regulatory agency. This site features the latest information on EMEA inspections, EU clinical trials, regulations and publications.

General Pharmaceutical / Biotech Industry Information

Pharmalicensing

http://www.pharmalicensing.com
Provides latest information on opportunities for licensing opportunities. Contains information on pharmaceutical developments.

Yahoo Business News – Major Drugs

http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/majrrx.html
Major drug newswire stories via Yahoo!

Organizations

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

http://www.phrma.org
The web site for the Industry of American Pharmaceutical Manufacturers. This site includes a summary of the drug development process & requirements for regulatory approval, as well as a database, which allows you to search for information about medicines in development by disease, indication or drug name.