Pharmaceutical Technology-09-01-2020

Innovative approaches to drug screening—such as evaluation to identify the optimal solid state of a molecule and in-vitro characterization to establish the optimal solid state of a molecule and the ideal bioavailability-enhancing technology—can help drug developers meet accelerated development timelines while managing risk.

Supply chain traceability is essential in the manufacture of APIs to assure safety and quality.

Dimethyl sulfoxide is increasingly used in high-risk parenteral and medical device applications that must be manufactured as sterile products in their finished form. A study evaluated the effects four sterilization techniques have on the product quality of this ingredient.

End-user considerations are becoming increasingly important as they can provide a lot of value and help to ensure commercial success of a drug.

Creating an inhaled formulation is one way in which improved efficacy or added value can be achieved in projects to repurpose or reposition existing drugs.

Prior to use in a continuous manufacturing system for oral solid dosage forms, loss-in-weight feeders need to be tested and validated to understand the performance capabilities of a given material–feeder combination. In this article, the proper strategy for set-up and optimization of a loss-in-weight feeder is demonstrated for a range of materials. The optimized set-up of the feeders was demonstrated to provide suitable performance for even the most challenging, poorly flowing materials.

Early adopters and equipment manufacturers refine their equipment and processes, paving the way for broader use.

Increased use of nested and ready-to-use primary packaging has resulted in a need for more validation data on container-closure integrity. This article describes efforts to develop these data for new and traditional containers and closures.