Evolutions in Direct Compression

Bill Williams, AAPS, compares KinetiSol and spray drying for amorphous solid dispersions, covering 75% drug loading, pill burden, weakly basic drug release, and process limits.

The PharmTech team focused on its coverage of AAPS PharmSci 360 this week, conducting interviews with experts on a range of topics including formulation platforms, AI, amorphous solid dispersions, and animal studies.

The agreement between CDER and OII with allow for coordinated marketing application assessments and inspections.

Shubhajit Paul, a senior research fellow in Boehringer Ingelheim’s Department of Material Analytical Sciences, spoke with PharmTech at AAPS PharmSci 360 to explain how tabletability prediction can be improved for roller-compacted formulations.

This week on PharmTech.com, experts discussed E&L suitability standards, rare disease treatment development, sourcing ingredient suppliers, the use of AI in quality control, and more.

Cole and Jaenisch dig into AI poisoning in pharma manufacturing, how it hides in plain sight, and who should be accountable for catching it.

Mahmood Majeed, ZS, explains why measurable AI outcomes in pharma supply chain and manufacturing jumped from 29% to 53%, and how GMP limits and GxP validation shape adoption.

Univar Solutions scientists developed a lidocaine cream built on starch, sorbitol, coconut oil, and beeswax that matched a commercial benchmark on viscosity, assay, and hydration.