Times They Are A-changing

Coverage from AAPS PharmSci 360 and CPHI Milan featured discussion about impurities, devices, and supply resilience. This week also included topics such as AI accountability, oral peptides, and new licensing deals.

USP data show fewer US drug shortages but longer ones, averaging 5+ years. Drug shortages are an incentive problem, not a manufacturing mystery.

The pharmaceutical supply chain is a complex system with high stakes. USP provides insights on how it is helping industry navigate global disruptions and procurement issues.

Mitigating nitrosamine risk requires assessing each product individually and chasing zero nitrite in pharmaceutical excipients is often impractical and costly.

Continuous overall equipment effectiveness can be used to pinpoint hidden downtime and process bottlenecks in real time.

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.

Terry Katz, CEO and co-founder of ForgeStop Technology Corporation, explains how its connected technology can enhance anticounterfeiting and how data are handled within the product.