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Fixed-combination drug products for hypertension treatment
The FDA has released a set of guidance notes for sponsors looking to combine approved hypertension drugs for more effective treatments...
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Temperature controlled packaging market report
A report has analysed the temperature controlled pharmaceutical packaging market, with forecasts on various market areas up until 2025...
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Automation could help China’s pharmaceutical manufacturing market
Automation could help China to become a world leader in the pharmaceutical industry, competing with companies from America and Europe...
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Solid-state NMR spectroscopy: predicting stability in lyophilised biological products
The emergence of biological drugs has led to an increase in lyophilised drug products in the market. Lyophilisation is a technique used to stabilise parenteral formulations in a solid form with the goal of producing chemically and physically stable, homogeneous, and high-quality lyo-products.
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Brexit – will all the medicines get to the patients?
Two years after the UK narrowly voted to exit the EU it remains unclear as to what this may involve. In July 2016, Theresa May stated that “Brexit means Brexit.” But what exactly did that mean?
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Insulin supply chain transparency needed to prevent price hikes
The Endocrine Society has reported that increasing costs of insulin means that people are often deciding to forgo necessary treatment...
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Medical cannabis made available on prescription in the UK
Medical cannabis is now avaliable through the NHS, but many are warning about its drawbacks and that it won't be available for those who need it...
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‘Booming’ pharmaceutical industry in Scotland
A report conducted by the University of Strathclyde has revealed that the pharmaceutical market in Scotland is booming with over £462m in exports...
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NIR inspection of each tablet that exits a tablet press
In the pharmaceutical industry, waste represents at least 25% of the cost of quality. In 2004, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a guide to promote the implementation of Process Analytical Technologies (PATs) in the pharmaceutical industry. This would allow better quality control (QC) and monitoring directly on the…
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RCPE: Spotlight on… Continuous Manufacturing
In this Spotlight on Continuous Manufacturing, RCPE facilitates the adoption of novel manufacturing technologies...
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Evaluation of microbiological purified water trend using two types of control chart
The microbial population in water is dynamic and may change not only from day to day but also at different times of the day. Researchers have observed that this microbiological distribution usually follows the Poisson or Negative Binomial model.1
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Wickham Laboratories: Drawing on deep technical expertise
Wickham Laboratories draws on deep technical expertise, backed by decades of global experience, when identifying challenges and providing solutions for a broad range of products and testing scenarios.
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Chanelle named Ireland’s pharma industry company of the year 2018
Chanelle Pharma has been named Ireland’s Pharma Industry Company of the Year 2018. The Pharma Industry Awards recognise and celebrate the most original and innovative individuals and companies that demonstrate excellence in the Irish Pharma sector...
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Siemens: Spotlight on… Continuous Manufacturing
In this Spotlight on Continuous Manufacturing, Siemens offers pharmaceutical companies a unique portfolio of products (hardware and software), systems, solutions, and service – considering GxP* regulations – over the entire plant life cycle – as well as professional experience and interdisciplinary expertise...
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Taking a collaborative approach to continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing
Offering increased yields, lower utility consumption and reduced waste, continuous manufacturing presents a paradigm shift in drug production and meets the pharmaceutical industry’s demands for faster product development, reduced costs, improved production economics and increased flexibility.
