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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pharmaceutical Technology, January 2012 Issue (PDF)

January 02, 2012

Issue PDF

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