Pharmaceutical Technology, December 2010 Issue (PDF)
Riding the Employment Roller Coaster
Quality Issues Redux
As we get ready to begin the New Year, let's hope some quality resolutions are made.
2010 came with pay raises for those still employed and anxiety for all. This article contains bonus online material.
Pharma Faces New Political Landscape
Republican gains in Congress create uncertainty for healthcare reform, drug regulation, and biomedical research.
Report from Asia
Global pharmaceutical companies have much to gain in Asia, and the good news is that it's a two-way street. Firms based in Asia are also expected to grow at the global level.
A Catalyst for Green Synthesis
A new book aims to inspire pharmaceutical chemists.
Q&A with Coldstream CEO Larry Kranking
Larry Kranking, president and CEO of Coldstream Laboratories, discusses industry trends and challenges.
In the Spotlight December 2010
Editors' picks of pharmaceutical science and technology innovations.
Intellectual Property as the Foundation of Innovation
Supportive public policy is needed in order for innovation to flourish.
Packagers for Hire
Outsourcing packaging functions can save time and money.
Global Healthcare on the Ground: Differential Pricing
Tiered pricing is used throughout industry to help increase affordability and access to drugs in the developing world.
Hope for an AIDS Vaccine
World AIDS Day 2010 reminds us that prevention and hope can help fight the disease.
Advances in Small-Molecule Synthesis
Approaches in cyclization, palladium-catalyzed cross couplings, fluorination, and natural product synthesis help to optimize routes for select drugs.
Wasting More Than Time
Sometimes doing what you think is right ends up being completely and utterly wrong.
Winning Big
Covance's deal with sanofi-aventis demonstrates the power of scale and scope.
The Importance of Equivalence in the Execution and Maintenance of Validation Activities
The author explains the idea of equivalence and describes how it can facilitate equipment validation.
Inside IPEC: Global Initiatives to Expand to Latin America
IPEC extends its reach to Brazil and Argentina in an effort to harmonize excipient best practices.
Technical Note: The Effect of Alcoholic Beverages on Sustained Release
The authors evaluated the effect of alcoholic beverages on the release profiles of sustained-release dosage forms containing metformin and diclofenac.
