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November 12, 2015
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BASF Starts Up Specialty Amines Plant
Hard Times in Washington for Generic Drugs
Warning Letter Cites AFP for GMP Violations

Top Stories

Harmonization of Pharmacopoeial Standards Stresses on Delamination

The latest revisions to the international pharmacopoeia standards for glass pharmaceutical packaging have emphasized the importance of assessing delamination propensity.
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AstraZeneca Acquires ZS Pharma

AstraZeneca will add ZS Pharma’s leading ion-channel candidate to its pipeline.
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Industry News

Hard Times in Washington for Generic Drugs

Even though rising production and use of generic pharmaceuticals is saving billions for the nation’s healthcare system, policy makers continue to slap the industry with policies it claims will limit product development and sales.
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Pharma Trends—From Biologics for Niche Patient Populations to Isolators and Containment for HPAPI Manufacturing

Biotech boom, niche markets, smaller batch sizes and high potency manufacturing are among the key trends shaping the pharmaceutical industry of the 21st century.
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Supplier News

Recipharm Secures Manufacturing Contract with Daewoong Pharmaceutical

Under the terms of the agreement, Daewoong will annually purchase minimum API quantities of erdosteine of approximately EUR 25 million from Edmond Pharma, a Recipharm Group company.
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BASF Starts Up Specialty Amines Plant

BASF’s new multi-product amines plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany meets growing demand for amines in various applications, including pharmaceuticals.
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Bio/Pharma News

Pfizer Transfers Vaccine Technology for Production in South Africa

South Africa’s Biovac Institute launched a public-private partnership with Pfizer to enable local manufacturing of Prevenar 13, a vaccine against pneumonia-causing bacteria.
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AbbVie CEO: Humira Biosimilars Won’t Reach Market Until at Least 2022

At least 70 patents for Humira will protect the legacy product from biosimilar competitors, according to information presented during the company’s third-quarter earnings call.
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Regulatory News

EMA Releases Post-Authorization Efficacy Study Guideline

The European agency presents guidelines for conducting post-authorization efficacy studies.
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Warning Letter Cites AFP for GMP Violations

FDA noted multiple manufacturing, testing, and labeling violations at American Family Pharmacy's Indianapolis facility.
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FEATURED TOPICS

FORMULATION

Demonstrating Therapeutic Equivalence for Generic Topical Products

The determination of topical bioequivalence requires a multi-faceted approach, tailored specifically to the generic-drug formulation.
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REGULATIONS

FDA Overhauls Inspection Operations

New program emphasizes quality, risk, and global collaboration.
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QUALITY

Diversifying the Global Heparin Supply Chain: Reintroduction of Bovine Heparin in the United States?

The global supply chain for bovine and porcine heparin and regulatory considerations are examined.
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INGREDIENTS

Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry for API Synthesis

Efficient syntheses are possible using multi-component and cross-dehydrogenative, heteroaromatic C-H silylation reactions.
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Webcasts

Establishing a Risk Management Plan for Compliance and Pharmacovigilance

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Risk Management Plans have become a cornerstone in the pharmacovigilance of new drugs. It was introduced to support a proactive approach in gaining knowledge on safety concerns through early planning of pharmacovigilance activities. In this webinar, EtQ and HighPoint Solutions will cover the regulations around the European Medicines Agency’s Risk Management Plan and also the FDA's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy.
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Best Practices for Effective Product Transfer
LIVE WEBCAST: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 11:00am EST
Understanding all aspects of the product transfer process is critical to a successful transfer and delivery of a quality product. During this one-hour webinar, regulatory and pharma experts will discuss the critical elements and processes needed for an effective, compliant product transfer process and successful end results.
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Addressing Formulation Needs With a Different Technology: Say "Hello" to Ion Exchange Resins

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Ion exchange resins have long been in the formulator’s toolkit, but only recently have they been used as excipients. Learn the value and benefits ion exchange resins bring to drug formulation challenges such as taste masking, abuse deterrence, controlled release, and more.
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REFERENCE BOOKS

Pharmaceutical Technology Outsourcing Guide

Pharmaceutical Technology Outsourcing Guide provides details behind recent partnerships, strategies for selecting an appropriate CDMO/CMO, and quality by design factors for outsourced operations.
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eBOOKS

Bioprocessing and Sterile Manufacturing 2015 eBook

This eBook features articles on sterility testing, disposable technologies, parenterals, facility planning, mAb formulation, and more.

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