Ensuring reliable analytical methods and bioassays requires a well-thought-out strategy for evaluating method validity and systems suitability.
Sponsors should explore key considerations ahead of choosing a new outsourcing partner.
With the increasing importance of novel dosage forms, the use of release liners as components of transdermal delivery systems, oral thin films and buccal mucosal systems is on the rise.
With economics and politics in the way, can we defeat the malaria epidemic before it defeats us?
The IDAP pilot scheme is designed to accelerate access to innovative medical devices and is a pioneering legislative proposal in the UK medical device space.
Best practice methods for the tech transfer of CGTs can increase process and analytics robustness while remaining scalable.
Tests evaluated commercial rotary tablet presses to see how effectively they deal with problems such as poor flow, overlubrication, and capping.
The authors describe a new method for the production of personalised medicines utilising ultra-precise microdrop printing technology.
New isolator and disposable technologies are set to assume a greater role in pharma manufacturing, according to a recent conference in Germany.
An annual survey on inspections and audits has revealed opportunities to use more flexible approaches to optimize processes.
Knowledge management has gained increasing importance in the pharmaceutical industry over the past 10–15 years
Maintaining a quality culture across the diverse functions in a bio/pharmaceutical company is difficult. Representatives of the Quality Coordinating Committee of IQ Consortium report on collaborative efforts to address data integrity and the modernization of FDA’s good laboratory practice regulations.
It is argued that orthogonal quantitative methods can be used to establish primary working standards. An example details how to calculate the expanded measurement uncertainty (U) for the certified assay value by considering two orthogonal assay methods.
There has been a notable shift in interest for life-science companies over recent months from institutional investors investing through the public markets, but any plans to release further capital will rely on first-rate R&D.
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The authors introduce the idea of asymmetrical tolerance intervals as an aid in fully assessing product performance relative to product or process requirements.
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Recombinant microbial whole-cell biocatalysis is a valuable approach for producing enantiomerically pure intermediates. The authors examine several groups of enzymes using this approach: dehydrogenases, hydantoinases, and acylases.
A combination of rapid sterility methods with the industry standard compendial method should ensure maximum safety.
Liquid and semisolid encapsulation using two-piece hard capsules is an ideal drug delivery approach for highly potent compounds and poorly water-soluble drugs. The authors detail the factors to reduce risk when designing and operating a facility for secondary manufacturing of highly potent drugs.
The EMA's Guideline on Similar Biological Medical Products provides overarching guidance, but since its introduction a range of more specific guidelines have also been developed.
In this episode of the Drug Solutions Podcast, Meg Rivers discusses outsourcing strategies in biopharma with Jeff Henderson, key account manager of Vetter.
3D printing of personalized medications is currently possible under existing compounding regulations, offering enhanced process control through automation. But new legislation coming in 2025 will allow 3D printing as part of a distributed manufacturing framework.
The growing use of continuous manufacturing in the pharmaceutical industry merits a review of the application of dry cleaning and sanitization methods, especially for non-sterile oral solid drug product manufacturing of dry powders.
Annex 1 was released in 2022 and has had an impact on cleaning and disinfection. Download this article for more information on how your facility can stay compliant.
To maintain business continuity and employee safety during the pandemic, many companies have begun tracking and maintaining records of employee health information.
Extending a drug product's shelf life while maintaining its strength, quality and purity is a challenge for pharma companies.