Ingredients

The US House of Representatives passed on July 1, 2010, HR 4899, the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010, which included provisions restricting patent settlements between innovator-drug and generic-drug companies, a move that drew criticism from both sectors of the pharmaceutical industry.

Eli Lilly to Acquire Alnara Pharmaceuticals; Exelixis CEO Leaves for Biogen Idec; And More.

As generic divisions become the most-wanted acquisitions of Big Pharma, India's domestic industry may be thinning out.

The functionality and performance of three types of commercial superdisintegrants were evaluated in the application of orally disintegrating tablets.

Technical Note: The authors investigated the variables important for calcium-alginate formation as well as dissolution.

Excipient manufacturers expand their products, services, manufacturing capacity, and technology positions.

After a spate of industrial disasters, the public seeks greater oversight of corporations-so does FDA.

Pfizer Suspends Tanezumab Program; Actavis Appoints CEO; And More.

How can crystal engineering and pharma sciences be combined to enhance the clinical performance of drugs?

Company and People Notes: Valeant and Biovail to Merge; GPhA Names Interim Director; And More.

GSK Acquires Laboratorios Phoenix; Catalent Makes Executive Appointments; And More.

Thermo Fisher to Acquire Fermentas; Pfizer Names Head of R&D; And More.

Europe moves to place excipient GMP and GDP standards on the same level as active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Too much or too little control can actually lead to the same result.

Bayer to Open San Francisco Innovation Hub; Lonza Bioscience Names COO; And More.

Lonza Acquires MODA; Sigma-Aldrich Exec to Retire; And More.

The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) published its "Ten Principles on Counterfeit Medicines" last week to draw public attention to the issue.

Effective May 1, 2010, the US Pharmacopeia has revised its Pending Monographs Guideline to clarify that excipients are eligible for pending-monograph status and can ultimately be included in an official National Formulary (NF) monograph.

In an effort to standardize quality agreements for active pharmaceutical ingredients in the drug industry, the Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force, an affiliate of the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates, has developed a template to help manufacturers and customers comply with US regulatory requirements in a simplified manner.

Week Of May 10, 2010: Company And People Notes: Ariad and Merck Restructure Collaboration; Genzyme Changes Leadership; and More

The biotechnology markets in the United States, Europe, and Canada, and Australia reached aggregate profitability in 2009, according to Ernst & Young.

FDA Approves AstraZeneca's and Pozen's Vimovo; Merck Announces Management Changes; And More.

FDA wants industry to talk to them about the science underlying process innovations-really.

Chemocatalysis and biocatalysis are important elements of an effective strategy for improving yield and stereoselectivty.

The growth of Brazil's generic-drug market is on a fast track, but what are the projections for the sector's future?

A Pharma Business Imperative.

When vessels, seals, and cooling units go haywire, operators must get in the mix.

A Technical Forum featuring representatives from Dow Chemical, ISP, and DMV-Fonterra Excipients. This article is part of PharmTech's supplement "Solid Dosage and Excipients 2010."

The author describes the new IPEA excipient good-manufacturing-practice certification program that is now ANSI accredited. This article is part of a special issue on excipients and solid dosage.

The authors review new regulatory expectations and describe potential approaches to accommodate excipient variability. This article is part of PharmTech's supplement "Solid Dosage and Excipients 2010."