Pharmaceutical Technology-08-02-2003

Pharmaceutical Technology

BIO Update

August 02, 2003

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The Biotechnology Industry Organization lends insight into the trends of biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing.

Designing Transfer Carts for Class 100 Conditions

August 02, 2003

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FDA has found several pharmaceutical companies not maintaining Class 100 conditions within transfer carts. The author discusses an approach for designing a transfer cart that will satisfy such conditions.

An Update on Osmotic Drug Delivery

August 02, 2003

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The authors review patent literature that describes new developments in osmotic drug delivery such as pulsatile, delayed, and volume amplifier delivery devices.

The Influence of Pregelatinized Starch Disintegrants on Interacting Variables that Act on Disintegrant Properties

August 02, 2003

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This study evaluates the quantitative effects of the nature and concentrations of disintegrants and a tablet's relative density on disintegrant properties such as disintegration time and the crushing strength-friability/disintegration time ratio.

New FDA Initiatives Aim to Spur Innovation

August 02, 2003

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Manufacturers face challenges from FDA's plans to streamline the drug review and development processes aimed to spur innovation.

Interphex Serves as a Showcase for New Materials and Machines

August 02, 2003

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Interphex provided pharmaceutical manufacturers an opportunity to view the latest packaging materials and machinery.

August 2003

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Pharmaceutical science & technology news.

In the Spotlight August 2003

August 02, 2003

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Pharmaceutical Science & Technology Innovations