ISPE’s official blog, iSpeak accepts contributions from our Members and professionals in the pharma industry.
I grew up in the 1970s watching my dad, who was a retail pharmacist, bring joy to people who were sick. I thought my father had the coolest job – he could make people laugh no matter their health status. My father cared about his customers - knew them all by name, knew about their families, interests and what the patient cared about in life. My dad was a pharmacist that used a card catalog...
In April 2010, the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted for six days, wreaking havoc on air travel and supply chain activities across western and northern Europe for a month. Many companies were caught off guard, resulting in industry-wide recognition of the need to re-evaluate business continuity plans (BCP) to better prepare for threats of this magnitude. Today we are facing a new...
Deborah Geyman became interested in pharma while still in high school; today, after working in the industry for three decades, she is the incoming ISPE North America South America Affiliate Council (NASAAC) Chair! We asked Deborah to share some of her experiences during her sixteen years with ISPE and her career in the industry she identified as her chosen vocation so early in life.
In the previous blog, GAMP® Support for Pragramtic Quality & Risk-Based Approaches, we saw how as part of the Case for Quality program US FDA CDRH (Center for Devices and...
“The grass is not always greener.” Have you ever been told that before? When I went to my long time mentor 13 years ago to let her know that I was resigning from our company those were the words she spoke to me. I took her words to heart, but still felt I was making the right decision at the time. Turns out, I did make the right move for my career at that time and I landed at an amazing...
