Pharmaceutical Technology, May 2010 Issue (PDF)
Thinking Inside the Box
Inside USP: The USP Convention
Defining the Next Five Years.
Health Reform to Transform Coverage, Costs
Manufacturers will pay new fees but anticipate expanded drug use and safeguards for innovation.
Statistical Solutions: Bergum's Method Recognized
A method for determining sample size is finally getting some respect.
Q&A with Schenk AccuRate's Chad Lorensen
Lorensen discusses client demands and industry trends.
A Very Brady FDA
FDA wants industry to talk to them about the science underlying process innovations-really.
Experimental Considerations in Headspace Gas Chromatography
In this case study of amines, the authors discuss several parameters to be considered in developing a headspace GC method.
The Lilly Way
Eli Lilly faces up to the new realities of the bio/pharmaceutical industry through outsourcing.
Exploring Catalysis in API Synthesis
Chemocatalysis and biocatalysis are important elements of an effective strategy for improving yield and stereoselectivty.
Skin Permeation of Rosiglitazone from Transdermal Matrix Patches
The authors demonstrate that sustained-release delivery can help avoid the risk of sudden higher-blood concentration of a drug to avoid toxicity.
Report from Brazil May 2010
The growth of Brazil's generic-drug market is on a fast track, but what are the projections for the sector's future?
Validation by Numbers
A book helps statistics novices prepare to comply with the US Food and Drug Administration's draft guidance on process validation.
Enterprise-Level Change Control
A Pharma Business Imperative.
In the Spotlight May 2010
Editors' Picks of pharmaceutical science and technology innovations
Inactive Excipients and Other Myths
Agreement on standards for excipient qualification, development, and fair pricing is underway.
A modular approach to biopharmaceutical production could bring process flexibility, and contract manufacturing organizations are beginning to take notice.
Mixed Blessings
When vessels, seals, and cooling units go haywire, operators must get in the mix.
