Pharmaceutical Technology-09-02-2011

Pharmaceutical Technology

A Design of Experiments for Tablet Compression

September 02, 2011

Peer-Reviewed Research

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The author prepared and analyzed a detailed design of experiments for the manufacture of a simple tablet formulation. The aim was to test whether tablet hardness and weight could be controlled during the compression process by adjusting certain machine parameters.

Knowing is Half the Battle

September 02, 2011

Agent-in Place

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Being aware of a forthcoming inspection or how a product was made can make a huge difference.

FDA Perspectives: Understanding Challenges to Quality by Design

September 02, 2011

Special Feature

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Directors from FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research summarize findings in an FDA-commissioned report on QbD and propose actions the agency can take to encourage full-scale QbD implementation.

A Pharmaceutical Company's View on Supply-Chain Security: A Perspective from Pfizer

September 02, 2011

Online Exclusive

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The author offers perspectives on ways in which pharmaceutical companies and other stakeholders in the supply chain can confront the threat of counterfeit products, cargo theft, illegal diversion, and economically motivated adulteration.

Inside ICH: Quality Implementation and Harmonization Continue

September 02, 2011

Inside ICH

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A summary of the latest steering committee and expert working groups' meeting.

The Case for Pediatric Exclusivity

September 02, 2011

BioForum

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Reauthorization of pediatric exclusivity provisions looms in 2012 and debates begin anew.

Formulation Development Forum: Microscale Hydrogels

September 02, 2011

Pharma Ingredients

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Researchers at MIT and Harvard University report on new methods for producing microscale hydrogels.

Pharmaceutical Technology, September 2011 Issue (PDF)

September 02, 2011

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Click the title above to open the Pharmaceutical Technology September 2011 issue in an interactive PDF format.