Alternative drug delivery formulation strategies can remove some drug dosage forms limitations.

Delivering a Difference in Formulation

Technological advances are helping shape the dosage forms of the future.

The Shape of Dosage Forms

CDMOs offer expertise and capacity for spray drying.

Spray Drying Finds Growing Use for ASDs

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Pramote Cholayudth previously was the managing director of the Professional Conference Center, Ltd. He currently is a validation consultant to Biolab Co., Ltd., in Thailand. He is the founder and manager of PM consult, cpramote2000@yahoo.com.

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This article is focused on introducing a control chart technique using relative standard deviation (RSD) statistics (i.e., RSD chart); in other words, a coefficient of variation chart for continued process verification. 

Application of RSD Charts for Content Uniformity Data in Continued Process Verification

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Biologics are forming a greater proportion of the development pipeline, but there are still some formulation difficulties to overcome to ensure clinical and commercial success.

Formulating Biologics: A Learning Curve 

Following the recommendation of an independent vaccine panel, FDA is advising vaccine manufacturers to include an Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 component to their booster doses.

FDA Recommends Inclusion of Omicron BA.4/5 Component for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses 

The Sanofi-GSK vaccine is the first candidate to demonstrate efficacy in a placebo-controlled trial with a high-Omicron environment.

First Successful Efficacy Study Against Omicron With COVID-19 Vaccine

Batavia Biosciences is expanding its headquarters and R&D capabilities in its Netherlands facility.

Batavia Biosciences Increases Capacity for Viral Vectors and Vaccine R&D in the Netherlands

FDA has approved GSK’s vaccine for the prevention of measles, mumps, and rubella in individuals 12 months of age and older.

FDA Approves GSK’s MMR Vaccine 

Putting the patient at the forefront of drug development is essential, particularly to ensure medication compliance is optimized.

Focusing on the Patient in Drug Development

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Dissolution testing has seen recent trends that have led to increased data integrity solutions as well as an increase in biorelevant testing techniques.

Dissolution Testing Sees Advances

Lubrizol has launched Apisolex technology to improve solubility and simplify the manufacturing of parenteral drug products.

Lubrizol Launches Apisolex Technology 

AstraZeneca's recombinant COVID-19 vaccine, originally invented by the University of Oxford, has been approved as a third dose booster vaccine in the EU.