Dosage Forms

Ralph G. Neas, president and CEO of the Generic Pharmaceutical Association, requests that Congress get involved in the support of a more competitive drug market.

Although the source of spots and specks on tablets is sometimes difficult to identify, following good maintenance and manufacturing practices can help solve or even prevent the problem.

A new report from The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association alleges that FDA hinders competition in the pharmaceutical industry and influences how a drug's price is calculated.

Pfizer will pay $850 million upfront and as much as $2 billion later in a deal to jointly develop one of Merck?s cancer drugs.

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing has announced that the company executed two commercial production contracts in one day.

Avastin plus chemotherapy for the treatment of ovarian cancer increased progression-free survival by 62% compared with chemotherapy alone.

After being plagued by numerous delays, Lemtrada (alemtuzumab) has finally been approved by FDA for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

Advanced analytical methods are speeding up the targeted evaluation of potential viral contaminants.

Carrying on from our weekly column to help you eliminate a number of tablet manufacturing problems and tablet tooling failures with a simple seven-step tool-care process, we look at the third step, Repair.

Catalent has acquired Micron Technologies, a provider of particle size engineering technologies.

As the second part of this series, we look at the importance of ?assessing? the punches and dies to check their condition and how this step may help avoid any problems that may occur during tablet manufacture.

Catalent Pharma Solutions announces additional packaging and storage space for highly potent and cytotocix drugs at Kansas City facility.

Capsugel gives lead users access to intrinsically enteric capsule technology and support services.

Manufacturers face regulatory overhaul, while brand-generic debates escalate over biosimilars and labeling changes.

The parenteral manufacturing industry is taking action to address particulate contamination issues.

A G-CON, GEA, and Pfizer collaboration developed a PCMM (portable, continuous, miniature, and modular) system to produce oral solid-dosage drugs.

This review highlights relevant physicochemical drug properties and formulation design considerations critical to quality and performance of the sublingual tablets.

The European Union takes the lead in a global pilot project on the marketing approval of generic medicines, highlighting the challenges of achieving consensus among different nations.

Amgen is suing Sandoz over Sandoz's biosimilar application for filgrastim.

Sigma-Aldrich's custom manufacturing services business unit, SAFC, has launched a new protein quality supplement for biological drug production, including biosimilars.

Many factors can contribute to tablet manufacturing problems. Tablet tooling failures are generally the result of one, or a combination of issues.

The divestment will create the number two player in the global influenza vaccine industry.

GSK's investigational Ebola vaccine is in Phase I safety trials.

Johnson& Johnson is collaborating with WHO and others on clinical testing, development, production, and distribution of an Ebola vaccine.

Contract Packaging Resources issued a voluntary recall of naproxen sodium tablets because some cartons contain bottles of ibuprofen.

The agency recommends that companies developing drugs to treat Ebola apply for orphan drug designation.

PharmaSpray delivers a consistent, validatable amount of dry lubricant.

Manufacturers using highly potent APIs must examine cross-contamination routes and determine acceptable limits.

IDT Biologika completes large-scale biologics finishing facility in Dessau, Germany.

The total market for biopharmaceuticals in 2013 was $36.8 billion according to Kalorama Information. Meanwhile, Frost & Sullivan estimates that the biosimilars market, which it pegged at just $1.2 billion in 2013, will grow to $23 billion in 2019, or more than 20-fold increase.