Pharmaceutical Technology-03-02-2009

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical Technology, March 2010 Issue (PDF)

March 02, 2010

Issue PDF

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In Search of a Sterile Fill

New Leadership and More Resources Aim to Modernize FDA Operations

March 19, 2009

Online Exclusives

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Instead of protecting the public from unsafe drugs and contaminated foods, the Food and Drug Administration is a "hazard to public health," stated President Barack Obama in announcing his choices to head the agency and new efforts to improve food safety. Margaret Hamburg will be FDA's new commissioner, and Joshua Sharfstein principal deputy commissioner for drugs and medical products.

Coming Down the Pike: Treating Epilepsy

March 02, 2009

News

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Scientists studying epilepsy have traditionally focused on the comings and goings of ions through molecular channels in nerve cells, and many current antiseizure therapies seek to modulate that dynamic.

Detective Work

March 02, 2009

Agent-In-Place

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The source of a problem reveals itself after some investigation, or it may crash down on you.

Targeting Spending and Innovation Levels: Annual Equipment and Machinery Survey

March 02, 2009

Special Report

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Pharmaceutical Technology's annual survey on equipment and machinery shows fewer companies increased spending in 2008 and still fewer will increase spending in 2009 as overall economic conditions affects purchasing decisions.

Modeling Pharmaceutical Powder-Flow Performance Using Particle-Size Distribution Data

March 02, 2009

Peer-Reviewed Research

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The authors present a simple and material-sparing approach for estimating the powder-flow performance of previously uncharacterized single-component bulk powders when only particle-size distribution data are available.