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INTRODUCTION ‘Complaint’ is defined as a statement that something is wrong or not good enough. Generally in the pharmaceutical industry, complaints are regarding the quality of drug product. Complaints can be about packaging material, such as ‘the bottle is leaking’, ‘the cap is difficult to open’, ‘the label colour is fading’, ‘one tablet in the blister is missing’ or concerning the product’s aspect and effect, such as ‘there is no effect’, ‘the tablet or solution colour is different’, ‘the tablet is broken’ and so on. Whatever it is about, a complaint shows customer dissatisfaction about a product and, consequently, about a company[1]. Who is the customer? Customers could be internal or external. An internal customer is someone within your company who uses your product or services. And an external customer is an outside organization or individual that receives a product or service from company. If customer dissatisfied with your service, they will complain. Complaint is any communication, written or verbal, received directly from any customer, retailer, distributor, or representative of contract giver, regarding the quality attributes, labelling defects or any other matter such complaints shall be considered as market complaint[2]. Customer complaints are a fact of life in business, and dealing with them is an important part of maintaining customer satisfaction and company reputation. It finds that customer dissatisfaction through two mechanisms: Voice and Exit. If customer makes “Voice” they do complaints. “Exit” occurs when the customer stops using our products or services. To provide better customer service is a way of retaining the customer. Good customer service is important for ensuring that customers are satisfied[2]. “Recall” – A firm’s removal or correction of a marketed product that FDA considers to be in violation of the laws it administers and against which the agency would initiate legal action, e.g., seizure. – “Recall” does not include a “market withdrawal” or “stock recovery. “Correction” – The repair, modification, adjustment, relabeling, destruction, or inspection (including patient monitoring) of a product without its physical removal to some other location. “Market withdrawal” – A firm’s removal or correction of a distributed product which involves a minor violation that would not be subject to legal action by FDA or which involves no violation, e.g., normal stock rotation practices, routine equipment adjustments and repairs, etc. “Stock recovery” – A firm’s removal or correction of a product that has not been marketed or that has not left the direct control of the firm, i.e., the product is located on premises owned by, or under the control of, the firm, and no portion of the lot has been released for sale or use[3]. Recall Classification Scheme[3]. • Class I Recall – A situation in which there is a reasonable probability that use of, or exposure to, a violate product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. • Class II Recall – A situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violate product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. • Class III Recall – A situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violate product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. Thus, the aim of this article is to discuss the main steps of a good complaint handling procedure that can be readily implemented in pharmaceutical industries. The proposed handling system is in compliance with the GMP Guidelines of EU, USA, Brazil (ANVISA) and is presented in four steps: receiving complaints; technical investigation; corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)/feedback to customers; and monthly reports/trend analysis[1].all of which are represented below and summarized in the Flowchart 1. Classification of Complaints[2]. 1. A-Type Complaints Critical complaints in which product is required to be withdrawn from the market. Such as • Adverse Drug Reaction. • Major health hazard causing permanent deficiency or death. • Purity & Safety. • Potency. • Product Stability 2. B-Type Complaints Major complaints such as • Problem with primary packaging of the product. • b. Chemical / Physical attributes of the product. • c. Extraneous contamination, mix-ups, etc. 3. C-Type Complaints Minor complaints such as a. Problem related to labelling / coding of batch details. b. Shortages. c. Secondary packaging material problem, etc. Responsibility[2]. 1. Production Head 2. Quality Assurance Head 3. Unit Head. STEP 1: RECEIVING COMPLAINTS It is important to have open channels with customers in order to receive their suggestions, doubts and complaints. Generally, these channels are toll-free numbers, e-mails, chat-rooms. Whatever the channel, it is necessary to have a person in charge of receiving the complaints and inputting them into an appropriate investigation form that shall be addressed to the Quality Assurance (QA) unit for investigation. The most flexible channels are toll-free numbers and chat-rooms, since the customer is on-line and the company’s attendee can interview them getting a lot of details. If the complaint was sent by e-mail or to a P.O. box, the recipient must contact the customer by phone and start the interview. The investigation form must include basic information about the complainant, such as: name, address, phone number and e-mail. Information about the product problem is taken, such as: product name, lot number, manufacturing and expiry date, detailed description of complaint, amount of product with problem and any additional information to note. It is important that each opened complaint has a code, e.g. a sequential and unique number, and the receipt date must be recorded [4]. During the customer interview, it is beneficial to briefly outline the complaint handling procedure to the customer, to let him/her know what will be done about the recently received complaint and what kind of feedback will be given to the customer when the investigation is completed. Therefore, the company representative should request that the possibly defective product be sent to the company for further analysis. For the purposes of this article, this product will be called the ‘complaint sample’. It should be documented on the investigation form if the complaint sample will be sent[1]. STEP 2: TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION Upon receipt of the investigation form, the QA unit is able to start the investigation, which can be divided in two phases: documentation-based and laboratory analysis. The documentation-based investigation consists of checking if this complaint occurred previously in the same lot or if any non-conformance was found in the lot during its production that could explain the complaint. The primary documentation to be reviewed in this step consists of the complaint files and the batch records. Complaint files can be consulted to check how many other complaints of the same nature had occurred to a specific lot and how they were handled. Batch records must be verified in order to see if there was any non-conformance during the production that can explain or confirm the quality deviation, and how it was investigated and concluded. The laboratory analysis phase consists of requesting the Quality Control (QC) laboratory to analyse both complaint samples and retained samples – the reserve samples representative of the lot manufactured [5]. This means that, in parallel to the customer sample, which already passed through distribution and third-party holding, the QC laboratory is performing analysis on retained samples, which were kept under appropriate conditions of temperature, humidity and light so that the identity, strength, quality and purity of the drug product was not affected. If the customer did not send the complaint sample for analysis, the laboratory investigation will be carried out only with retained samples. Similar to the receiving step, it is fundamental that the company elects a person in the QA unit to be in charge of technical investigation of each complaint, e.g. a Complaint Officer. This person must have a comprehensive knowledge of the manufacturing process and QC analysis, since they will be responsible for choosing the analytical approach that best fits investigating if the complaint is confirmed or not, and conclude the investigation. This employee is the contact person that links the QA unit to all others, such as Production, Quality Control, Marketing, Finance, Legal and Regulatory Affairs units in order to determine what really happened and what the implications are for both customer and company. Therefore, these responsibilities must be included in the job description of the Complaint Officer. After receiving the analytical results and after performing the documentation-based investigation, the QA unit is able to finish the complaint investigation. There are three possible conclusions, as follows[1]: CONFIRMED COMPLAINT[1]: When both complaint and retained samples showed out-of-specification (OOS) results or when only the complaint sample showed OOS results, but it is clearly a single unexplained failing product. An example of a single unexplained failure may be when one tablet is missing in the intact blister strip in the complaint sample, but no deviation was found in the retained samples or during the in-process controls and final QC analysis recorded in the batch record. But, as a quality problem was identified in the complaint sample, the complaint is classified as confirmed. NON-CONFIRMED COMPLAINT[1]: When both complaint and retained samples showed results in compliance with specifications or when only the complaint sample showed OOS results that cannot be considered a single unexplained failing product. OOS results in a complaint sample can be attributed to misuse or mishandling, when the drug product was not kept under appropriate conditions of temperature, humidity and light so that the identity, strength, quality and purity of the drug product could be affected. An example of a non-confirmed complaint may be when the tablets of the complaint sample show a change in their appearance that is characteristic of a light, humidity or high temperature exposure. This complaint is classified as non-confirmed because the quality problem appeared in the complaint sample due to a product mishandling and cannot be addressed to a manufacturing deviation, since the retained sample, kept under the appropriate conditions of temperature, humidity and light, did not show the same problem. COUNTERFEIT/TAMPER SUSPICION[1]: When the retained sample is within the specification but the complaint sample is clearly OOS with no reason for that, such as a counterfeit or tampered drug product. An example of counterfeit is when packaging material is different from the original; an example of tampering is when the colour of the drug product is completely different from the original or when any foreign substance was added to the product. The Legal Affairs unit and the Competent Authorities must immediately be informed for further arrangements. The Complaint Officer must also check if the complaint represents a serious and unexpected adverse drug experience, which is required to be reported to the health authorities, according to the specific safety reporting regulations of the respective countries. The Complaint Officer must also check if the complaint represents a serious and unexpected adverse drug experience, which is required to be reported to the health authorities, according to the specific safety reporting regulations of the respective countries. The Complaint Officer and the QA Manager must sign off the investigation form once the investigation is completed. The time for concluding a complaint investigation and the retention time of complaint files depend on the regulations of each country; however, 30 days is a reasonable time to conclude an investigation. Complaint files should be retained for at least 1 year after the expiry date of the lot. STEP 3: CORRECTIVE ACTIONS(CAPA) AND FEEDBACKTO CUSTOMERS[1]: For all confirmed complaints, corrective actions must be implemented. These actions can range from a simple and quick training to some employees to a formal Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) handling. The criteria for choosing appropriate action depends on the nature of the complaint, if the deviation is a single unexplained failing product or not and the complaint incidence. If a CAPA is opened, a multidisciplinary team consisting of representatives of QA, QC, Regulatory Affairs and Production Management must be established. If a quality problem is found in a specific lot, it is important to investigate if the same problem is also present in other lots. Therefore, the company must evaluate if there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the product with the confirmed quality problem may cause permanent injury, is life-threatening or may lead to death or to a temporary but medically reversible health problem. In these cases, a recall must be triggered. As feedback to the customer, the company must write a response letter to the complainant to explain the investigation approach taken, the results obtained and any implications, in case the quality problem was confirmed. The customer should be sent a free replacement product together with the response letter, since the customer returned the product (the ‘complaint sample’) to the company for analysis and a quality problem was found. STEP 4: MONTHLY REPORTS AND TRENDANALYSIS[1]: Monthly reports should be elaborated in order to evaluate the amount and the nature of the complaints received and to perform a trend analysis of these complaints. The monthly reports must answer the following questions: How many complaints did the company receive in the period? How many were confirmed? How many were non-confirmed or were counterfeit/tamper suspicion? It is also important to know the ‘top 10 products’ which received the majority of complaints, the nature of these complaints, batches involved, the rootcauses of confirmed complaints, how many free offer products were given to customers (to reimburse for the ‘complaint samples’ returned for analysis) and how much the complaint handling cost the company. Another interesting attribute to be monitored is the cycle-time of complaint investigation in order to shorten the feedback time to customers. A controlled copy of the monthly report mustbe delivered to all staff engaged with complaints, as follows: QA, QC, Production Management, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and Regulatory and Legal Affairs. If the complaint is about any imported product, the original manufacturer must be notified. Some companies also deliver the report to senior management staff. The report must be readily available for Regulatory Agency Inspectors upon request, mainly during GMP inspections. Therefore, these reports can be a major contributor to the Annual Product Review elaboration, since all data concerning complaints is presented monthby- month in these reports. Flow chart 1. The four steps of a complaint handling system.[1] CONCLUSION: Complaints management is a complex problem in a unique industry and the issue promises to remain critical in the future. As a regulatory and market pressures continue to mount upon pharmaceutical companies, industry leaders will need to develop effective solutions or face the high cost inherent in failed technology implementation, FDA censure and weak customer relationship. The preferred alternative is a customer-focused complaints management solution that works. And this present review reveals the various product complaints handlings in the pharmaceutical company for maintaining a good relationship between customer and company. A systematic approach to customer complaints handling increases levels of customer care, levels of customer satisfaction also monitoring of customer care. To get positive benefit from the complaint, it is need to have right procedure to receive, investigate and resolve complaints. Customer complaints are important for a company because they help makethe company better. REFERENCES 1. Glaucia Karime Braga* Complaint Handling in Pharmaceutical CompaniesQual Assur J. 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Frequently Asked Questions on Patents and Exclusivity
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What XML resources are available at the USPTO to process bulk data? Bulk data uses different versions of XML...
How to apply a patent in European Patent Office (EPO) ?
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0How long does a granted patent stay valid? The maximum term of a European patent is 20 years from...
Senator asks VA to yank patent on Gilead’s Sovaldi to crush its price – Courtesy (Fierce Pharma)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0Gilead Sciences ($GILD) has been able to withstand scathing criticism at home over the prices of its hep C...
Brand owners file packaging patents – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc., Bakersfield, CA, inventive container permits point-of-use mixing of separate, compartmentalized ingredients without rupturing the main...
Wyeth denied patent for cancer drug – Courtesy ( The Financial Express)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0Wyeth, which was acquired by US- based pharma major Pfizer Inc, has suffered a major setback in India with...
OF ALL the goods and services traded in the market economy, pharmaceuticals are perhaps the most contentious. Though produced...
The Trans-Pacific Partnership And The Costs of Drug Patent Monopolies – Courtesy(OurFuture.org)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0The debate over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has taken center stage in policy circles in recent weeks. Its proponents...
FDA Announces Major Proposed Rule Amending Hatch-Waxman Regulations – Courtesy (Hogan Lovells)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0On February 6, 2015, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in the Federal Register (FR) a comprehensive proposed...
No paediatric extension when conditions are not met before SPC expires – Courtesy ( The SPC Blog)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0Otsuka Pharmaceuticals Company Limited’s application, 4 March 2015, Dr Lawrence Cullen, for the United Kingdom’s Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), held...
Telmisartan: no double-dipping says CJEU, as it avoids answering all the questions – Courtesy (The SPC Blog)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its ruling in Case C‑577/13, Actavis Group PTC EHF, Actavis UK...
Prepare for the Japanese Patent Opposition System Coming Soon – Courtesy (Global IP Matters)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0The Japanese Patent Act was revised on May 14, 2014 to provide for post-grant oppositions within one year of the rule...
Maximizing Use of the USPTO’s Patent Application Alert Service
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently launched the Patent Application Alert Service (PAAS), a free electronic tool aimed to...
Helping U.S. Patent Applicants Get Speedy Examination – Courtesy (Global IP Matters)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0U.S. patent applicants often have an interest in expediting the patent examination process. The desire to speed examination can...
RCEs and the New USPTO Patent Term Adjustment Rules – Courtesy (Global IP Matters)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0On January 9, 2015, the Federal Register published final rules implementing changes to patent term adjustment (PTA) in view of Novartis v....
Court Denies Generic Drug Manufacturer’s Motion to Dismiss Hatch-Waxman Patent Infringement Action on Jurisdiction Grounds
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana joined the District of Delaware and Eastern District...
Novo Nordisk rejects Baxter patent claim over Novoeight
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0COPENHAGEN, May 20 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk said on Wednesday it rejected claims by U.S. rival Baxter International that...
Pfizer Trying To Overcome Patent Cliff – Courtesy (Seeking Alpha)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is trying to overcome the patent cliff that has seen its recent quarter results suffer by...
Patents Against People: How Drug Companies Price Patients out of Survival – Courtesy (Dissent)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0As our television screens toggle between pundits squabbling over Obamacare’s insurance rules and ads for erectile dysfunction remedies, another...
The Nasty Patent Games Drug Companies Play To Stop You From Getting Cheaper Drugs – Courtesy (TechDirt)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0The astoundingly wonderful radio program/podcast Radiolab just recently had an episode called“Worth” — which included a few different stories trying...
NOVARTIS spent nearly 15 years seeking a patent in India for Glivec, a medicine for chronic myeloid leukemia. That...
Patent Safe Harbor Applies To Supplemental New Drug Applications
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY JACOB D. MOORE AND COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 21 MAY 2015POSTED IN FEDERAL CIRCUIT DECISIONS;INFRINGEMENTOn May 13, 2015, the Federal Circuit confirmed...
Federal Circuit Finds No Direct Infringement Of Akamai Patents – Courtesy (Pharma Patents)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 19 MAY 2015POSTED IN FEDERAL CIRCUIT DECISIONS;INFRINGEMENTThe Federal Circuit issued its remand decision in Akamai Technologies, Inc....
First Look At False Marking Under The AIA – Courtesy (Pharma Patents)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 14 MAY 2015POSTED IN FEDERAL CIRCUIT DECISIONSIn Sukumar v. Nautilus, Inc., the Federal Circuit took its first...
California Supreme Court Scrutinizes Reverse Payment ANDA Settlements – Courtesy (Pharma Patents)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 12 MAY 2015POSTED IN ANTITRUSTIn In Re Cipro Cases I & II, the California Supreme Court laid...
Amicus Briefs On Biosimilar Patent Litigation – Courtesy (Pharma Patents)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 23 APRIL 2015POSTED IN BIOSIMILARSAmgen has appealed the district court decision denying its motion for a...
Judge Finds Biosimilar Patent Procedures Optional – Courtesy (Pharma Patent)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 23 MARCH 2015POSTED IN BIOSIMILARSJudge Seeborg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of...
POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 10 MARCH 2015POSTED IN BIOSIMILARSWhile Sandoz has grabbed the biosimilar headlines for being the first company to have a...
POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 9 FEBRUARY 2012POSTED IN BIOSIMILARSOn February 9, 2012, the FDA issued long-awaited (draft) guidance documents on...
Court Cites Objects Of Invention In Claim Construction – Courtesy (Pharma Patents)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 24 FEBRUARY 2015POSTED IN CLAIM CONSTRUCTION;FEDERAL CIRCUIT DECISIONSPacing Technologies, LLC v. Garmin International, Inc. is one of...
Supreme Court Calls For Some Deference In Claim Construction Standard Of Review – Courtesy (Pharma Patents)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 22 JANUARY 2015POSTED IN CLAIM CONSTRUCTION;SUPREME COURT DECISIONSOn January 20, 2015, the Supreme Court issued its...
The Importance of Contracts for Joint Infringement in Patent Cases – Courtesy (IP Litigation Current)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY JUSTIN M. SOBAJE ON 19 MAY 2015POSTED IN DIVIDED INFRINGEMENT;DIVIDED INFRINGEMENT;PATENTS;PLEADINGS;SUPREME COURTIt has been about a year since the Supreme...
FDA To Give 5 Year NCE Exclusivity To Combinations – Courtesy (Pharma Patents)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 26 FEBRUARY 2014POSTED IN FDAIn a Federal Register Notice dated February 24, 2014, the U.S. FDA announced a...
Federal Circuit Finds That FDA Citizen Petition Could Give Rise To Antitrust Liability – Courtesy (Pharma Patents)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 7 AUGUST 2014POSTED IN ANTITRUST;FDA;FEDERAL CIRCUIT DECISIONSIn Tyco Healthcare Group LP v. Mutual Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., the...
Federal Circuit Says Regulatory Patent Term Extension Prolongs Life of Entire Patent – Courtesy(Pharma Patents)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0POSTED BY COURTENAY C. BRINCKERHOFF ON 3 NOVEMBER 2011POSTED IN FEDERAL CIRCUIT DECISIONS;PATENT TERM EXTENSIONI wrote previously about the patentability issues raised in Genetics Institute,...
Stem Cells and the Lawsuit That May Shape Our Medical Future – Courtesy (Forbes)
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0Regenerative Sciences, a medical company that pioneered a procedure to treat orthopedic injuries using patients’ own stem cells, is...
Review on Development of Orphan Drug for Rare disease
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0ABOUT AUTHORS:Kamshette Sharada*, Poul Bhagwat, Ghodke AmolDepartment of Quality Assurance,Maharashtra College of Pharmacy,Nilanga, Maharashtra, India.*[email protected] ABSTRACTSimply receiving a diagnosis...
Comparing first level patent data with value-added patent information: A case study in the pharmaceutical field q
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The effect of Paragraph IV decisions and generic entry before patent expiration on brand pharmaceutical firms
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The relationship between a firm’s patent quality and its market value — The case of US pharmaceutical industry
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A cross-country index of intellectual property rights inpharmaceutical inventions
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Evergreening, patent challenges, and effective market life in pharmaceuticals
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The face of the patent is not the ‘‘Whole Story’’: determining effective life of a pharmaceutical patent in the United States
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To Study The Scope & Importance Of Amended Patent Act On Indian Pharmaceutical Company With Respect To Innovation
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An exploratory analysis of patent fencing in pharmaceuticals: The case of PDE5 inhibitors
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To study the problems faced by innover from conception idea to filling patent in Indian pharmaceutical industry
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Reference pricing, competition, and pharmaceutical expenditures: Theory and evidence from a natural experiment
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Priority setting for orphan drugs: An international comparison
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The US Orphan Drug Act: Rare disease research stimulator or commercial opportunity?
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Evaluating and improving orphan drug regulations in Europe: A Delphi policy study
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Why orphan drug coverage reimbursement decision-makingneeds patient and public involvement
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Vanda gets favorable Markman ruling in Fanapt patent infringement litigation
Pharma Live, , Intellectual Property Rights, 0WashingtonSaturday, September 12, 2015, 17:00 Hrs Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda), a biopharmaceutical company, announced that a favourable Markman ruling...
Locked4Kids is “different by its simplicity,” says Ron Linssen, managing director of Ecobliss Group. The Dutch supplier developed the...
Nasacort OTC package delivers maximum impact with minimal material
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Shelf impact matters more for over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals than it does for the previous prescription version. So when Nasacort...
How will recent pharma M&As impact packaging departments? – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0The recent wave of mergers and acquisitions among U.S. pharmaceutical companies (Abbvie and Horizon Pharmaceuticals, for example) present implications beyond a...
Deep-drawn aluminum tray protects pharma devices against moisture – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0The new Safemax aluminum container from Constantia Flexibles offers a high level of moisture protection for pharmaceutical devices during their global...
Pfizer to trial thermal imagery for 100-percent seal inspection – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0DIR Technologies, Haifa, Israel, has announced that Pfizer Global Supply will perform a three-month trial of the company’s packaging...
Fusion Packaging unveils innovative foundation bottle – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Fusion Packaging has unveiled a new and innovative foundation bottle, Scene. Aptly named, the patent-pending package provides a shatterproof,...
FDA approves abuse-deterrent labeling for reformulated OxyContin – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved updated labeling for Purdue Pharma L.P.’s reformulated OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release)...
The new Pharma-Comb label combines features like holograms, color-shifting security inks and guilloche patterns with voiding effects and LaserSecure,...
While many of the conversations in the recently concluded INTERPHEX exhibition hall surrounded more mature, but increasing significant production...
Pharma copackers join forces, boast single-source efficiency – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Four successful contract packaging and re-packaging companies in the pharmaceutical industry recently joined forces to create a new, single-source...
Pharma packaging needs a dose of improvement – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Uncategorized, 0Not taking their medications as prescribed, a.k.a. non-adherence, costs Americans dearly. In July 2008, the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy cited...
PeroXeal is a plastic film with three different functional layers is being used as a new packaging concept for...
Consumers ignore pharma risk warnings – Courtesy(Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0When it comes to risk disclosures made by drug companies in print and television ads, many consumers are not...
Learn about Changes to USP Packaging Chapters at Pharmapack North America – Courtesy (pmpnews.com)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Several packaging chapters within the U.S. Pharmacopeia—including some mandatory ones—are now being revised and updated, which could significantly influence...
Sandoz, the generic division of Novartis, announced the opening this month of the Sandoz Packaging Center in Stryków, a...
Child-resistant packaging: One of the noblest assignments -Courtesy ( Healthcare Packaging)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Child-resistant (C-R) packaging is familiar to most of society; however, it behooves packaging professionals to have more than a...
Diamond-based technology targets drug counterfeiting – Courtesy (Healthcare Packaging)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Pharmaceutical manufacturers and packaging suppliers have worked for decades to develop processes and materials to combat counterfeits, striving to...
PACK EXPO Welcomes the Center for Trends & Technology Back to Las Vegas – Courtesy (Healthcare Packaging)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Pharma EXPO 2015 (Las Vegas Convention Center; Sept. 28–30) welcome back the Center for...
Pharmaceuticals need an injection of innovation—here’s how – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Packaging decisions you make matter more now to consumers who are taking healthcare into their own hands—for themselves and for those...
Unlock and harness ‘connected’ pharmaceutical packaging operations – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Pharmaceutical packaging departments striving for continuous innovation must keep up with healthcare trends, regulatory compliance requirements and the latest...
Weight-loss supplement bottle packs a punch – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0With Thanksgiving behind us and the New Year right around the corner, many of us are looking to slim...
What are the packaging trends and challenges for today’s HBA products? – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Consumers of health and beauty aids (HBA) expect value and mobility from the packaging, according to a recent survey. Additionally,...
3 tips packaging executives need to know now – Courtesy(Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0What’s better than a crystal ball in predicting the future? Keen insights from experts in the know that help...
A flurry of container and material patents – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0The first part of 2015 has proven a boom time for the publication of patents for packaging. Perhaps that’s...
Brand owners file packaging patents – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Wm. Bolthouse Farms, Inc., Bakersfield, CA, inventive container permits point-of-use mixing of separate, compartmentalized ingredients without rupturing the main...
This hot-melt system for case and carton sealing that reduces adhesive costs and boosts packaging production is as notable...
4 benefits of robotic filling take packaging operations to the next level – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0The benefits of this particular filling system design are courtesy of John Henry, Certified Packaging Professional (CPP), owner of...
Smart sensors improve packaging machinery performance – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Big Data and the industrial Internet of Things can improve the operation of packaging systems, but it all starts...
Sep. 28-30, 2015Las Vegas, NV PACK EXPO Las Vegas will be world’s largest packaging and processing event in 2015....
Anti-aging skincare packaging gets scientific look worldwide – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Nerium Intl.’s updated packaging design better reflects the science behind its age-defying skincare products and creates a consistent look...
Shelf-stable protein pouch fights malnutrition in Africa – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0new retort pouch lets food processor FasoPro package a local protein source in the African nation of Burkina Faso...
In September 2014, the union health ministry issued a notification banning the use of PET bottles for packaging of...
Nityanand Zadbuke, Sadhana Shahi, Bhushan Gulecha, Abhay Padalkar, and Mahesh ThubeAuthor information ►Article notes ►Copyright and License information ► Abstract The pharmaceutical packaging...
Packaging of pharmaceuticals: still too many dangers but several encouraging initiatives.
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0In 2006 in France, several drugs sold in poorly designed packaging exposed patients to a risk of serious adverse...
Why Innovative Drug Delivery Packaging Solutions are needed for Today’s Patients
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0Abstract Pressures from consumers, investors, insurance companies, regulators, and governments to drive down costs and improve product performance (efficacy,...
Micro Computer Tomography for medical device and pharmaceutical packaging analysis
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A tabu search algorithm for scheduling pharmaceutical packaging operations
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One hundred percent online identity check of pharmaceutical products by near-infrared spectroscopy on the packaging line
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Analysis of the packaging enclosing a counterfeit pharmaceutical tablet using Raman microscopy and two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy
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MWV Healthcare to market Burgopak’s medication adherence packaging in US markets
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV), a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions, announced a licensing agreement with Burgopak Ltd. MWV...
New drug delivery solutions put the patient in control – Courtesy (Packaging Digest)
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0As Americans continue to focus on health and wellness, they are taking more control of their healthcare decisions—and they...
Achieving The Perfect Temperature Requirements for Blister Packaging
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0By Dr. Egon Huefner, Bürkert Fluid Control Systems When tablets are packaged in blisters, the plastic film must be...
When it comes to meeting quality measures, manufacturers have a variety of standards from the ASTM, FDA and other...
A Guide to Effectively Sourcing and Purchasing Liquid Filling Systems
Pharma Live, , Pharma Packaging, 0There are a few questions to ask yourself when determining which liquid filling machine is right for your project....
Fastening protein-based medical treatments to nanoparticles isn’t easy. With arduous chemistry, scientists can do it. But like a doomed...
Researchers have uncovered a unique connection between diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease, providing further evidence that a disease that robs...
Electronically controlled drugs could minimize side effects
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Potential side effects of many of today’s therapeutic drugs can be downright frightening – just listen carefully to a...
Graphene shows potential as novel anti-cancer therapeutic strategy
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0University of Manchester scientists have used graphene to target and neutralise cancer stem cells while not harming other cells....
A new bioprinting method developed at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and the Harvard...
A new molecule-making machine could do for chemistry what 3-D printing did for engineering: Make it fast, flexible and...
Generic-Drug-Product-Development-Solid-Oral-Dosage-Forms Concise & informative literature on the various aspects of generic oral solid dosage development
Improved Dissolution Profile of API BCS Class IV Drugs Using Solubility Enhancement Technologies
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0PURPOSEThe purpose of the studies was to develop a formulation platform for BCS Class IV API’s, such that the...
Danish researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered how to map more than one protein at a time,...
MIT chemical engineers have designed an implantable device that can deliver many drugs at once, allowing researchers to determine...
Pharmaceutical PreFormulation and Formulation The link above is the 2nd edition of the successful series by Mark Gibson; which...
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio graduate students have invented a device that will allow law enforcement officers to...
Danish researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered how to map more than one protein at a time,...
Neurons made from human embryonic stem cells can both send and receive nerve impulses when transplanted into the mouse...
How DNA sequencing is transforming the hunt for new drugs
Increasing Manufacturing Efficiencies in Capsule Filling Systems – Courtesy (Pharmaceutical Onine)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Almost every capsule filling machine on the market is capable of dosing the full range of fill media including...
Flowsheet Models Modernize Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Design and Risk Assessment – Courtesy(PharmTech)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0The pharmaceutical industry has recognized the value of implementing a systematic approach to drug product development where quality is...
Solid Dosage and Excipients 2015 eBook – Courtesy (PharmTech)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Pharmaceutical Technology‘s 2015 Solid Dosage and Excipients eBook examines how advances in technology, equipment, excipients, analytical techniques, software, and...
Tablet compression is a science and an art, and a host of factors contribute to a successful...
Advances in Controlled-Release Drug Delivery – Courtesy(PharmTech)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0The performance of a drug can often be optimized by controlling the rate and extent of its release in...
Injecting Highly Viscous Drugs The author reviews the challenges in delivering macromolecule biologics. – Courtesy (PharmTech)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0It’s been 61 years since Watson and Crick published “A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid” in the April 1953...
Solving Poor Solubility with Amorphous Solid Dispersions – Courtesy (PharmTech)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0The oral route remains the most preferred method for delivering drugs. It offers good patient compliance due to its...
Assessing and Improving the Palatability of Pharmaceuticals – Courtesy (PharmTech)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Taste may be subjective, but it is crucial to patient compliance, particularly for pediatric treatments. This article reviews methods...
Surveying the Landscape of Solid-Dosage Manufacturing Experts take a look at the journey travelled thus far and where pharmaceutical...
Particle Engineering for Bioavailability Enhancement – Courtesy (PharmTech)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Bioavailability enhancement presents one of the most interesting challenges in the way aseptic spray drying projects are approached. With...
PAT has aided formulation, both pre-and post-filing, by reducing costs and time frames. Contrary to popular beliefs, it doesn’t...
Enhancing Dissolution of Poorly Soluble Drugs through Jet-Milling – Courtesy (PharmTech)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Mechano-chemical activation (MCA) is a process in which mechanical energy is transferred to a solid material during grinding. The...
Spray-dried dispersion technology is a proven approach to improve the dissolution rate and bioavailability of low solubility compounds, and...
Safe and cost-effective capsule filling for pre-clinical and first-in-man studies
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Hear how CoreRx has successfully implemented a flexible automated powder dosing solution for capsule filling, in order to save...
Maximizing Roller Compaction Benefits with Proper Excipient Selection
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0The pharmaceutical industry has adopted roller compaction due to its significant advantage in production process efficiency and its applicability...
Lyophilization Cycle Design and Scale Up ̵ Practical Methodologies for Developing Cycles
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Learn how to optimize Lyo Cycle Design and establish robust scale – up methodologies. Register free at www.pharmtech.com/cyclesSponsored by Patheon
EVENT OVERVIEW Current estimates indicate that more than 70% of new chemical entities require solubilization technology to achieve efficacious...
Pharma APIs: It’s Still a Small World – Courtesy (PharmTech)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0A newcomer reading about the pharma industry today might assume that the most, if not the only, interesting work...
Defining the Sterile Barrier of Complex Drug Delivery Systems
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0New injection-delivery systems, such as auto-injectors, recombinant syringes, and retractable needles, have introduced new challenges to package validation and...
Solving Tablet-Sticking Problems with I Holland’s Predictive Model
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Tablet sticking is a major problem in tablet manufacture. This build up of granule on the punch tip face...
Allen Institute launches Allen Cell Types Database to make progress in brain research for scientists
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0The Allen Institute for Brain Science, an independent nonprofit medical research organization, announced that it is taking the first...
Handbook-of-Pharmaceutical-Excipients_6th_Edition A must have!
Overview: The Best of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing eBook is a collection of the most-read feature articles from 2014, chosen by...
Overview: This paper provides an overview of the continuous processing landscape from dealing with FDA to the intricacies...
CMOs: Pharma’s Heavy Lifters – Courtesy (Pharmaceutcal Manufacturing)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0It’s always exciting to see how a given industry responds to the market’s dynamics, and for pharmaceutical contract services...
Pharmaceutical excipients, a broad array of substances blended with active ingredients into desired finished dosage forms, have, in recent...
FDA Definition– Any adverse event associated with the use of drugs in humans whether or not considered drug related...
Introduction Solid form screening has become an important activity in drug development. The initial screening activity is designed to...
Polymer Strip Films for Delivery of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Abstract While polymer strip films have garnered significant attention for their patient compliance and cost-effective scale-up, recent studies have...
Drug-Excipient Compatibility for the Formulation Development of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) are a type of a carrier system that employs solid lipids as...
Status Quo, Challenges, and Opportunities of Transdermal Drug Delivery
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Introduction Early work on transdermal drug delivery (TDD) goes back to the 1960s, and in 1971 the seminal US Patent titled...
Major Advances in Oral Drug Delivery over the Past 15 Years
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Introduction The oral route of administration is central for the delivery of a large number of important drugs in...
Introduction Lipinski’s seminal paper on experimental and computational (in silico) methods to estimate the solubility and permeability of drug...
Abstract Lipid formulations, while gaining increasing importance in parenteral and oral drug delivery, are also important in transdermal and...
Investigation of Excipient Compatibility and Associated Degradations for the Formulation Development of a Small Molecule Pharmaceutical Compound
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Introduction Drug formulation starts with the selection of various suitable excipients for the desired or required dosage forms. Drug-excipient interactions can...
Quality by Design (QbD) Approach to Generic Transdermal or Topical Product Development
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Introduction As noted recently, FDA has issued several guidance documents to encourage companies to implement components of Quality by...
Controlled Onset Oral Drug Delivery: An Opportunity for Innovative Life Cycle Management
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Introduction Controlled onset oral drug delivery can be simply described as drug release following a pre-determined time delay; the challenge for...
Commercialising Discovery – Spray drying is the breakthrough technology for the formulation challenges in today’s, modern pharmaceutical business.
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Spray drying is the breakthrough technology that presents R&D technologists with an alternative to remedy some of the formulation...
Cytec Demonstrates Solutions For Solubility Challenges At Innovations In Drug Formulation and Delivery Conference
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0May 20, 2015 – Woodland Park, New Jersey – Cytec Industries Inc. (NYSE: CYT) is demonstrating how its docusate...
The blood brain barrier and drug delivery to cns
Laser diffractometry of nanoparticles: frequent pitfalls & overlooked opportunities
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Abstract Laser diffraction is a frequently applied technique for the size analysis of particles. The method possesses many advantages...
Natural bioadhesive biodegradable nanoparticles-based topical ophthalmic formulations for sustained celecoxib release: in vitro study
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Abstract Background: Our goal was to prepare and evaluate topical ophthalmic formulations containing optimized celecoxib-loaded bioadhesive cationic chitosan or anionic...
Testosterone undecanoate – increase of oral bioavailability by nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC)
Pharma Live, , Formulation Discussion, 0Abstract Testosterone undecanoate (TU) has a low oral bioavailability of about 3 % in beagle dogs and 7 %...
Single Core Osmotic Pump (SCOP): Development of Single Layer Osmotic controlled release tablet for poorly soluble drug
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Powders and Bulk Solids: Behaviour, Characterization, Storage and Flow
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Nanosuspension- A Novel Drug Delivery System via Nose to Brain drug delivery!
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ABOUT AUTHORS:Jyoti MalikHindu College of Pharmacy,Sonepat, [email protected] ABSTRACT:There was a need for delivery systems that could maintain a steady...
Solubility Enhancement of BCS Class 2 Drug by Novel Drug Solution Drop Technique!
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Brain Drug Delivery of Nanoparticles by Nasal Route for the treatment of Depression
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Rate-dependent mechanical properties of dry blended pharmaceutical powder formulations for tabletting applications
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Physical stability of pharmaceutical formulations: solid-state characterization of amorphous dispersions
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Prediction of suitable amounts of water in fluidized bed granulation of pharmaceutical formulations using corresponding values of components
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Design and quality control of a pharmaceutical formulation containing natural products with antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant properties
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Novel oral formulation approach for poorly water-soluble drug using lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase
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The role of predictive biopharmaceutical modeling and simulation in drug development and regulatory evaluation
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Predictability of drug release from water-insoluble polymeric matrix tablets – Science Direct
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The effect of polymer properties on direct compression and drug release from water-insoluble controlled release matrix tablets – Science Direct
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Lipid excipients and delivery systems for pharmaceutical development: A regulatory perspective☆
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Sex, Gender, and Pharmaceutical Politics: From Drug Development to Marketing
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A science based approach to topical drug classification system (TCS) – Courtesy of Science Direct
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Formulation factors affecting acceptability of oral medicines in children – ScienceDirect
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Understanding the impact of microcrystalline cellulose physicochemical properties on tabletability – ScienceDirect
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Formulation of immediate release pellets containing famotidine solid dispersions
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Sirolimus solid self-microemulsifying pellets: Formulation development, characterization and bioavailability evaluation
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Investigation for the quality factors on the tablets containing medicated pellets
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Tanshinone IIA – loaded pellets developed for angina chronotherapy: Deconvolution-based formulation design and optimization, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation
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Site-specific drug delivery systems within the gastro-intestinal tract: From the mouth to the colon
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A novel dissolution method for evaluation of polysaccharide based colon specific delivery systems: A suitable alternative to animal sacrifice
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Enzyme/pH dual sensitive polymeric nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery to the inflamed colon
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AstraZeneca and Montreal Heart Institute to screen 80,000 samples for cardiovascular and diabetes genetic traits – Courtesy (World Pharma News)
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Profile Similarity Determination/ F2 – Drug dissolution testing/ Variabilities
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New data shows test can help physicians remove patients with suspected TB from isolation earlier
Pharma Live, , Analytical Discussion, 0The FDA cleared the Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF Assay to help physicians determine if patients with suspected tuberculosis (TB) can...
Solid Dosage and Excipients 2015 eBook – Courtesy (PharmTech)
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Increasing requests from regulatory agencies have focused on evaluation of APIs and drug products during shipment. However, little guidance...
Choosing the Proper Dissolution Method When Testing Solubilization Performance
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Systematic and Efficient Analytical Method Development for A Speedy Clinical Product Development
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Analytical Challenges and Case Studies in Method Development for Fixed-Dose Combinations
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API Characterization for a Speedy and Successful Formulation Strategy
Pharma Live, , Analytical Discussion, 0The physicochemical properties of the API in a solid state are extremely important as they affect the choice and...
To ensure the quality of raw materials used in biologic processes, the materials must be tested for identity and...
Practical Implications of the Lifecycle Approach to API Process Validation
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Multifactor Non-linear Modeling for Accelerated Stability Analysis and Prediction – Courtesy (PharmTech)
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The time needed to genetically sequence the bacteria causing tuberculosis (Mtb) from patient samples has been reduced from weeks...
The International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) is unique in...
USP Updates and for Microbial Testing of Non-Steriles – Courtesy (Pharmaceutical Manufacturing)
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Abstract The modernization of United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monographs continues to be a priority initiative. The traditional model has...
Utilizing a Novel Disperser Technology to Accelerate Sample Extraction of Pharmaceutical Solid Dosage Forms
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Analytical Methods and Control Strategies: The Forgotten Interface?
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Introduction There are many pharmacological impurities which can appear, through unintended routes, in formulated final products. Although undesirable in...
Successful Sterility Test Failure Investigations—A Practical Approach
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Evaluation of an Automated Solid-Phase Extraction Method Using Positive Pressure
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Applying Quality by Design Principles to Analytical Methods to Gain Enhanced Method Understanding
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A Generic UHPLC-UV-MS Method for Cleaning Verification of Highly Potent Drugs
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Analytical Method Development in the Quality by Design Framework
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Investigation of Excipient Compatibility and Associated Degradations for the Formulation Development of a Small Molecule Pharmaceutical Compound
Pharma Live, , Analytical Discussion, 0Introduction Drug formulation starts with the selection of various suitable excipients for the desired or required dosage forms. Drug-excipient interactions can...
Automated Microbial Identification: A Comparison of USP and EP Approaches
Pharma Live, , Analytical Discussion, 0Introduction Microbial identification places an important role in pharmaceutical processing. Microbial identification can be defined as “microbial characterization by a...
Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate (LAL) users are exploring regimens to study the effects of adding endotoxin to undiluted biologics in reaction to Chen’s...
Introduction The Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) assay is the compendial test for the examination of bacterial endotoxin in pharmaceutical products (as described in...
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Analysis of Counterfeit FDA-Regulated Products at the Forensic Chemistry Center: Rapid Visual and Chemical Screening Procedures Inside and Outside of the Laboratory
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Laser diffractometry of nanoparticles: frequent pitfalls & overlooked opportunities
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Reversed Phase LC-UV Method Development and Validation for Simultaneous determination of three antiretrovirals: Lamivudine, Zidovudine, Nevirapine and Possible Degradants in a Fixed Dose Pharmaceutical Product
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Absorption and Drug Development: Solubility, Permeability, and Charge State, 2nd Edition
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An Overview of the Zeta Potential – Part 1: The Concept – Courtesy (Americal Pharmaceutical Review)
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ABOUT AUTHORS:Syed Saida begum*, B. Sai Sushmaa, S.VijayarajaDepartment of Pharmaceutical AnalysisSree Vidyanikethan College of Pharmacy, Sree Sainath Nagar, A.Rangampeta,...
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ABOUT AUTHORS:Salma S. Quadri*, Lalit V. Sonwane, Bhagwat N. Poul, Sharada N. KamshetteDepartment of Quality Assurance,MSS’s Maharashtra College of...
Forced Degradation & Stability Testing: Strategies and Analytical perspectives
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ABSTRACTMost of the sophisticated analytical techniques like NMR, MS and FT-IR need sample in the extreme pure form which...
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Pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical firms need to reduce the cost and lead time of drug development. A range of recently...
Fact Sheet New Drug Development Process At one time or another everyone has relied on prescription drugs to help...
The Truly Staggering Cost Of Inventing New Drugs!
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Producing a new drug is an expensive and time-consuming process that is subject to extensive regulation. What is a...
DEFINATION: “Dissolution is the process by which a solid substance enters the solvent phase to yield a solution i.e. mass...
Voltammetric determination of vitamins in a pharmaceutical formulation
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Pharmaceutical impurities and degradation products: Uses and applications of NMR techniques
Pharma Live, , Analytical Discussion, Uncategorized, 0Abstract Current standards and regulations demand the pharmaceutical industry not only to produce highly pure drug substances, but to...
Biorelevant dissolution media as a predictive tool for glyburide a class II drug – ScienceDirect Elsevier
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