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Two lots of Phenytoin Oral Suspension voluntarily recalled
Taro Pharmaceuticals is recalling two lots of Phenytoin Oral Suspension USP due to concerns about failure to re-suspend resulting in under or overdosing.
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Article: Why filter validation matters in dissolution testing
Syringe membrane filter selection/validation methods to assess analyte loss due to membrane filter adsorption in pharmaceutical quality control tests.
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Experts highlight importance of reducing pharma packaging waste
At a recent event, pharmaceutical packaging experts discussed strategies to reduce waste and protect the bottom line.
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Gender inequality in STEM publishing due to female dropout rates, says study
New research has revealed that despite a rising number of women in STEM publishing papers, there is a large gender difference due to females leaving academia.
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MHRA announces two medicine recalls
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issed two alerts for medicine recalls in the UK due to out of specification dissolution results and an error in decommissioning.
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Continuing electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) innovation with rapid scan EPR
Analogous to nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, EPR measures electron spins, rather than those of atomic nuclei. Its investigative power has always offered unique insight, but it seems that only now is the technique coming into its own.
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Regulating heavy metals in cannabis: what can be learned from the pharmaceutical industry?
The ever-increasing demand for cannabis-based products requires US state regulators to set guidelines that ensure products are safe for human use. However, as medicinal cannabis moves forward at a rapidly increasing pace, regulations are falling behind. Here, Robert Thomas discusses the many inconsistencies across US states for monitoring levels of…
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How to optimise production by using the correct tablet tooling
Enhancing the production of pharmaceutical tablets is extremely important in modern manufacturing processes and companies will go to great lengths to ensure production runs efficiently in order to stay competitive. As time and capital implications become drivers within the production of solid dosage forms, investigation into improving production methods is…
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General chapter on the rFC test adopted by the European Pharmacopoeia Commission
The recombinant Factor C (rFC) assay has been developed to help alleviate the pressures of a growing demand for the Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay. Here, Sven Deutschmann and Johannes Reich discuss the advantages of rFC and its recent recognition by the European Pharmacopoeia as an alternative endotoxin test.
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Guide to Analytical Testing
In this guide to Analytical Testing, SUEZ explains how to maximise efficiency without compromising on quality.
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EMA announces restrictions to cyproterone use due to meningioma risk
After a review of cyproterone, the EMA has recommended that the drug only be prescribed once other treatment options have failed, due to an increased meningioma risk.
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FDA and India prevented 500 unapproved drug shipments entering US in January
A collaborative effort between the FDA and Government of India stopped shipments of illegal drugs from reaching patients in the US in Operation Broadsword.
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Cleaning validation – a beginner’s guide to increasing efficiency with TOC
19 February 2020 | By SUEZ
Watch our on-demand webinar which will guide you through efficiency gains with TOC for cleaning validation. We call it a ‘beginner’s guide’, but this webinar will benefit long-time TOC users as well as those new to using TOC for cleaning validation.
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Using plants as bioreactors to produce proteins for therapeutics
European Pharmaceutical Review explores how plants can be used for large-scale, glycosylated protein bioproduction for the pharma industry.
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QA/QC & Analytical Techniques In-Depth Focus 2020
Within this in-depth focus are articles on how the regulation of heavy metals in cannabis can benefit from lessons learned in pharma and the advantages of using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) as an imaging technique.
