Dosage Forms

CHMP has recommended that Ervebo (rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP), a vaccine for active immunization against Ebola, be granted conditional marketing authorization in the EU.

CHMP has recommended that Baqsimi (glucagon), a non-injectable treatment for severe hypoglycemia, be granted marketing authorization in the EU.

Improving operator skills using flexible, online training benefits pharmaceutical tableting operations.

A complete understanding of primary packaging physicochemical properties is necessary in the formulation and development of biologics.

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, Karima Yadi from Becton Dickinson & Co. will present the challenges of using, and necessity for, shorter needles and integrated systems with high viscosity drugs, such as biologics, to improve the patient experience at CPhI Worldwide.

Optima Packaging explains its approach to process design.

Automated fill/finish and inspection equipment displayed at the 2019 Healthcare Packaging Expo improves quality and efficiency.

AstraZeneca received approval from FDA for Fasenra Pen, a pre-fillled auto-injector pen that allows for self-administration of its asthma biologic therapy, Fasenra (benralizumab).

CPI, the University of Strathclyde, GSK, and AstraZeneca Collaborate on a continuous direct compression digital twin for pharmaceutical formulation optimization.

Limited guidance and numerous challenges create confusion about the scope and timing of stability testing for drugs in development.

Lipid-based formulations provide a versatile solution to bioavailability issues, but a multi-disciplinary approach is needed to overcome limitations with poorly soluble compounds.

As the development pipeline becomes more saturated with complex molecules and patient experience becomes more important, developers are looking to outsourcing partners to provide more specialized expertise and solutions.

Changing regulatory guidance on generic topical products is expected to lead to an increase in the number of market approvals in the near future.

Establishing OEL data and ensuring appropriate engineering controls are crucial aspects of safe handling.

High-throughput platforms can be used to develop tertiary phase diagrams, which can be leveraged to identify the most stable SEDDS formulations and excipients for lipid-based drug delivery systems.

Technological advancements can address the formulation and dissolution challenges of HPMC polymers.

In this article, the contents of a stimulus article produced by the joint subcommittee of the USP Expert Committees on Dosage Forms, Physical Analysis, and Excipients and relevant comments from a workshop session are summarized.

New therapies, new technologies, global supply chain challenges, and political pressures draw pharma professionals to major industry event.

GSK’s expanded R&D and manufacturing facility in Upper Merion, PA houses a new analytical lab and flexible manufacturing equipment, including single-use bioreactors.

FDA has approved Novo Nordisk’s Rybelsus (semaglutide), a glucagon-like peptide receptor protein treatment in oral tablet form for type 2 diabetes.

The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended the approval of AstraZeneca’s Qtrilmet (metformin hydrochloride, saxagliptin, and dapagliflozin) modified-release tablets for treating type-2 diabetes.

Procarta Biosystems has received an award from CARB-X, potentially worth $9.2 million, for the development of antibiotic precision medicines.

PSE, a supplier of advanced process modeling software and services, plans to become part of Siemens Digital Industries.

Nephron Pharma and the University of South Carolina plan to build a sterile compounding lab at the University for research and training.

A GAO report analyzes some of the reasons why so few generics are approved the first time around. NIPTE has proposed a program that would address these issues.

The new facility will handle clinical supply management, primary and secondary packaging, complex labeling services, clinical storage, distribution, and drug returns and destruction and will include stability chambers.

Valo Therapeutics has acquired a technology from Helsinki University that is expected to broaden its approach and expand the capability of its cancer vaccines platform, PeptiCRAd.

Equipment and systems for aseptic transfer and manufacture meet cGMP and Annex 1 requirements for pharmaceutical fill and finish.

At-line NIR measurements can replace a laboratory HPLC measurement for API content in oral solid-dosage drug manufacturing.

Early adopters of continuous manufacturing approaches shared their plans and some of their experiences at the 11th annual Charles Jarowski Symposium in Industrial Pharmacy.