Pharmaceutical Technology-01-02-2012

Pharmaceutical Technology

Assessing Tablet-Sticking Propensity

January 02, 2012

Peer-Reviewed Research

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The authors designed an upper punch with a removable punch tip to determine a tablet formulation's propensity to stick by weighing the mass of powder adhered to the punch tip.

Here's to a Year of Compromise

January 02, 2012

From The Editor

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The benefits of harmonization may be on industry's wish list, but buying into change is another story.

Innovator Liability Still Not Viable After Pliva v. Mensing

January 02, 2012

Viewpoint

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Recent legal decisions have further divided generic and brand manufacturer cases.

Venture-Capital Funding Falls but Shows Some Momentum

January 02, 2012

BioForum

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Challenges remain, particularly for early-stage biopharmaceutical companies.

Budget Crunch, Political Battles Shape Policy Agenda for Year

January 02, 2012

Washington Report

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Pressure to approve new user fees opens the door to action on drug shortages, prices, and regulation.

Global Healthcare on the Ground: Brazil's Development Bank Leader Discusses the Country's Pharma Future

January 02, 2012

In the Field

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As part of the BRIC bloc with Russia, India, and China, Brazil is one of the world's leading emerging economies and is also considered by IMS Health to be one of seven pharmerging nations, which also include Mexico, Turkey, and South Korea.

All Systems Slow

January 02, 2012

Agent-in Place

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Technology may expedite operations, but the absence of the human element could cost dearly.

Contract Services in 2012

January 02, 2012

Outsourcing Outlook

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Some recent private-equity buyouts of CROs show both the upside and downside for investors.

Inside USP: Global Harmonization Presents Opportunities and Challenges

January 02, 2012

Inside USP

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To keep moving forward, the Pharmacopoeial Discussion Group needs industry participation.

Innovations for 2012

January 02, 2012

Packaging Forum

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Packaging innovations boost productivity, meet regulatory requirements, and protect products.

Broadening the Toolbox in Drug Development and Analysis

January 02, 2012

Pharma Ingredients

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Some recent advances involve strategies for accelerating reaction discovery, approaches for inducing chirality and stereochemical analysis, and applications in nanotechnology for protein elucidation.

Report from Europe

January 02, 2012

In the Field

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The European Union market takes steps toward continuous processing and modular facilities.

Cutting Prices to Save Sales

January 02, 2012

PharmTech Talk

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Copay coupons may help patients and drugmakers, but who ends up holding the bag?

Multilayer-Tablet Technology

January 02, 2012

Special Reports

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Industry experts discuss formulation and technical challenges in multilayer tablet manufacture.

Antibody-Drug Conjugates: Looking Ahead to an Emerging Class of Biotherapeutic

January 02, 2012

Special Reports

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Creating a successful antibody-drug conjugate requires careful selection of the drug, antibody, and linker.

Formulation Development Forum: Nanosized Dendrimers

January 02, 2012

Pharma Ingredients

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Nanosized systems are important in drug delivery. Such nanosized systems include liposomes, nanocrystals, micelles, colloidal particles, quantum dots, and dendrimers. Dendrimers are class of synthetic macromolecules with highly branched, monodispersed, circular, and symmetrical architecture that are used as carrier molecules in drug delivery.

FDA Perspectives: Designation of Regulatory Starting Materials in the Manufacturing of Drug Substances: Impact on ANDA Review Time

January 02, 2012

Special Features

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The author describes how providing appropriate information about the API in the Common Technical Document can aid FDA's review of an abbreviated new drug application.

Q&A with Gilles Cottier, SAFC

January 02, 2012

Industry Leaders

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A Q&A with Gilles Cottier, president of SAFC, on recent industry trends.

In the Spotlight January 2012

January 02, 2012

In the Spotlight

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New product reviews for January 2012.

Pharmaceutical Technology, January 2012 Issue (PDF)

January 02, 2012

Issue PDF

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Click the title above to open the Pharmaceutical Technology January 2012 issue in an interactive PDF format.