Pharmaceutical Technology-05-02-2008

Pharmaceutical Technology

Report from Europe

May 02, 2008

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With counterfeiting on the rise and Europeans worried their backyard is becoming a base for such illegal activity, legislators have proposed a series of solutions that span the continent and abroad.

Converging InformationTechnology & Automation Teams

May 02, 2008

Viewpoint

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Getting IT, engineering, and manufacturing on the same page requires a delicate balance.

Dimethyl Sulfoxide USP, PhEur in Approved Pharmaceutical Products and Medical Devices

May 02, 2008

Peer-Reviewed Research

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The authors survey the approved applications of dimethyl sulfoxide USP, PhEur across the healthcare industry and consider the suitability of DMSO from a regulatory and formulation compatibility standpoint.

EPCAM: A Strategy to Enable Manufacturing-Process Control Transformation

May 02, 2008

Peer-Reviewed Research

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Enterprise process control and management (EPCAM) is a new strategy for healthcare manufacturers based on recent process-control breakthroughs in the electronics industry.

Florida Builds its Position in the Life Sciences

May 02, 2008

Online Exclusive

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Florida is making its case for pharmaceutical and biotechnology research and development.

Dissolving the Insoluble

May 02, 2008

Online Exclusive

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An authoritative book helps drug developers face one of their toughest problems.

FDA's Pharmaceutical Quality Initiatives: Implementation of a Modern Risk-based Approach

May 02, 2008

Peer-Reviewed Research

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The US Food and Drug Administration announced its Pharmaceutical GMPs for the 21st Century initiative six years ago. This article reports on the outcome of a recent workshop on this topic and the action plan set forth.

Inside IPEC–Americas: Excipient Audits and API Audits are Worlds Apart

May 02, 2008

Inside IPEC

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The less complex nature of excipient manufacturers, as compared with API manufactures, carries many benefits.

Troubled Waters

May 02, 2008

Agent-In-Place

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WFI system deficiencies and damp tax records cause problems for two plants

Market Watch: Japan

May 02, 2008

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According to the latest figures from IMS Health, Inc., Japan's pharmaceutical market is expected to grow 1–2% this year compared to global industry growth expectations of 5–6%.