Parenteral Drug Association
Encyclopedia
The Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) is an international non-profit
industry trade group
for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical
manufacturers.
Founded in 1946 as the Parenteral Drug Association by a small group of pharmaceutical manufacturers who recognized the need for an organization to disseminate technical information within the industry, it now has more than 11,000 members worldwide. Today, coordinated through its headquarters and its Training & Research Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, PDA volunteers worldwide promote the exchange of rapidly evolving information on the latest technology and regulations concerning high-quality pharmaceutical production.
Africa
Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, South Africa, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Asia
Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan
Caribbean, Central, & South America
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Paraguay
Peru, Uruguay
Europe
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Ukraine, United Kingdom
Middle East
Cyprus, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United
Arab Emirates
North America
Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States
Pacific-Rim
Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea,
Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
industry trade group
Industry trade group
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical
Biopharmaceutical
Biopharmaceuticals are medical drugs produced using biotechnology. They include proteins , nucleic acids and living microorganisms like virus and bacteria where the virulence of viruses and bacteria is reduced by the process of attenuation, they can be used for therapeutic or in vivo diagnostic...
manufacturers.
Founded in 1946 as the Parenteral Drug Association by a small group of pharmaceutical manufacturers who recognized the need for an organization to disseminate technical information within the industry, it now has more than 11,000 members worldwide. Today, coordinated through its headquarters and its Training & Research Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, PDA volunteers worldwide promote the exchange of rapidly evolving information on the latest technology and regulations concerning high-quality pharmaceutical production.
Global Organization
PDA has members in 74 countries:Africa
Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, South Africa, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Asia
Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan
Caribbean, Central, & South America
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Paraguay
Peru, Uruguay
Europe
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Ukraine, United Kingdom
Middle East
Cyprus, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United
Arab Emirates
North America
Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States
Pacific-Rim
Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea,
Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam