Formulation

The license approval marks another milestone in Aptar Pharma’s ongoing service development to provide large-scale production services to customers.

As the prevalence of falsified medicines continues to increase, Switzerland is taking measures to secure its supply chain such as the implementation of serialization.

Aptar Pharma has partnered with Shanghai Sine Promod Pharmaceutical to develop and launch its new budesonide dry powder inhaler (DPI), which features Aptar Pharma’s user-friendly and cost-effective Twister DPI.

Emerging controlled-release technologies could lead to more effective therapies in the near future.

The White House confirmed that it would release a plan to tackle the growing problem of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.

Adroit Science AB will support Recipharm’s pharmaceutical development with solid-state characterization services.

Innovative equipment, analytical techniques, software, and modeling systems are improving the tableting process.

Taste may be subjective, but it is crucial to patient compliance, particularly for pediatric treatments.

Analytical technologies must accurately identify and measure the critical material attributes of APIs and excipients.

PAT has aided formulation, both pre-and post-filing, by reducing costs and time frames.

Ionic liquid technologies offer a new way to improve bioavailability.

New cellulosic polymers have been shown to improve solubility in these key amorphous solid dispersion processes.

Protecting workers, patients, and the environment requires advanced technologies.

While the skin offers an alternative route of administration for local and systemic drug delivery, developing semi-solid dosage forms can be a challenge.

The authors discuss a novel particle engineering technology based on mechano-chemical activation.

Formulating an injectable solution containing both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs is a challenge.

Tocophersolan or TPGS was developed 60 years ago as a water-soluble form of vitamin E. The author gives an overview of TPGS, including its interesting properties, examples found in the literature, and a brief summary of the regulatory status and marketed formulations.

Understanding and preventing protein aggregation is crucial to ensuring product quality and patient safety.

Dalton Pharma Services announced it was awarded funding from ISTPCanada for its project to develop vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza type 3.

Threshold Pharmaceuticals' anticancer drug TH-302 receives FDA Fast Track designation.

The author reviews the challenges in delivering macromolecule biologics.

Measuring syringe plunger force using a texture analyzer instrument.

This review highlights relevant physicochemical drug properties and formulation design considerations critical to quality and performance of the sublingual tablets.

Pharmaceutical Technology Europe spoke with Piero Iamartino, R&D director at Micro-Macinazione, about the role of micronization in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Weighing the pros and cons of hot-melt extrusion and spray drying.

Advances in solid and liquid formulation techniques are providing more options.

Formulation will utilize Catalent?s OSDrC OptiDose multicore drug-delivery platform.

Molecular Profiles has expanded its capsule filling capability following significant investment into new equipment at its clinical manufacturing site in the United Kingdom.