Pharmaceutical Technology-03-02-2003
Pharmaceutical Technology
The Clarification of Bioreactor Cell Cultures for Biopharmaceuticals
March 02, 2003
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Clarification processes are critical steps in production of biological products because they directly affect yield, product consistency, and reproducibility.
Standards for Supplements
March 02, 2003
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Concerns about the safety and efficacy of dietary and herbal products are generating manufacturing requirements and analytical standards for ingredients.
Concept Paper Discusses Update of Aspetic Processing Guidelines
March 02, 2003
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The recently issued FDA concept paper about aseptic processing shows how the current guidelines could be expanded and makes recommendations for alternatives to traditional cleanroom installations such as isolator-equipped aseptic filling lines and blow?fill?seal equipment.
Outsourcing Outlook March 2003
March 02, 2003
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CROs and CMOs project strong business operation in 2003, and contract sterile manufacturing companies invest millions to increase capacity.
A Review of Classification of Emerging Excipients in Parenteral Medications
March 02, 2003
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As parenteral drug delivery becomes more complex and sophisticated, excipients that can facilitate drug (or gene) delivery to specific therapeutic targets will be required. An overwhelming majority of these excipients are derived from natural sources.
Effects of Breadfruit and Cocoyam Starch Mucilage Binders. On Disintegration and Dissolution Behaviors of Paracetamol Tablet Formulations.
March 02, 2003
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Binder properties of mucilage of starches extracted from breadfruit and cocoyam were investigated in paracetamol tablet formulations using tablet physical properties, disintegration times, and dissolution rates as assessment parameters.