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Pharm Tech
November 2016
Volume 40, No. 11
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| FOCUS |

What Price Healing?

Agnes Shanley

Outcry against high pharmaceutical pricing brings questions of high R&D costs and restrictive payers, but also drug development and manufacturing efficiency.
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Stranger than Fiction

Agnes Shanley

Recent astronomical price increases have driven accusations that some pharma companies are price-gouging.
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| METHOD DEVELOPMENT |

Application of QbD and QRM to Analytical Method Validation

Wendy Saffell-Clemmer, Jacquelyn Karty

The article proposes an integration of method validation, transfer, and verification process into the overall lifecycle management process.
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| CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING |

Cleaning Validation in Continuous Manufacturing

Paul Lopolito, Elizabeth Rivera

A lifecycle approach can be used to develop GMP-compliant cleaning procedures for continuous manufacturing of solid-dosage pharmaceuticals.
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Lubrication in Continuous Tubular Powder Blenders

Sarang Oka, Sara Moghtadernejad, Zhanjie Liu, Douglas Hausner, Fernando Muzzio

Shear-sensitive ingredients in a tableting formulation experience different conditions in a batch tumble blender than they would in a continuous paddle blender.
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| DISSOLUTION TESTING |

Dissolution Testing

Adeline Siew, PhD

A dissolution method should have adequate discriminatory power to detect formulation changes that affect the dissolution rate of a drug product.
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| PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH |

Impact of Quality by Design on Topical Product Excipient Suppliers, Part II: Reasonable Expectations

David W. Osborne

This article will clarify reasonable expectations for the responsibilities of topical product formulation developers and for excipient suppliers regarding the information and samples for experiments needed for QbD.
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| FORMULATION |

Advances in Delivering Protein and Peptide Therapeutics

Carrie Cao, PhD

A variety of strategies have been employed to deliver proteins and peptides in improved parenteral formulations and/or via noninvasive routes.
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| API SYNTHESIS & MANUFACTURING |

“Rebirth” of Cocrystals?

Cynthia A. Challener

FDA redefines cocrystals as APIs and not drug-product intermediates.
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| SUPPLY CHAIN |

Managing Risk in Raw Material Sourcing

Agnes Shanley

Vendor selection and materials testing are complex enough, but in today's volatile environment, risk mapping and monitoring are also crucial.
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| REGULATORY WATCH |

Biosimilars to Drive Modern Manufacturing Approaches

Jill Wechsler

Reliable, high-quality products require innovative analytics and production.
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| OUTSOURCING |

Five Themes That Will Drive the CMO Industry

Jim Miller

CMO executives are focusing on M&A activity, new business models, and fundraising limits.
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| ASK THE EXPERT |

The Human Factor in Inspections

Siegfried Schmitt

Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, principal consultant, PAREXEL, discusses how to prepare for an inspection by a foreign regulatory agency.
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| FROM THE EDITOR |

Keeping an Eye on the Ultimate Prize

Rita C. Peters

CPhI Pharma Award winners were recognized for sweating the details for the bigger picture.
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| PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT |

Integrated Membrane for Single-Use Filtration Assemblies

Sartorius Stedim Biotech's polyethersulfone membrane is now integrated into two new, sterile Sartocon benchtop and production-scale filtration assemblies.
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Dual-Shaft Mixers Provide Efficient Turnover

Dual-Shaft Mixers from Ross, Charles & Son are suitable for mixing 50-, 100-, and 200-gallon batches.
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Biomolecule Separator Reduces Sample Absorption

Yarra 1.8µm SEC-X300 from Phenomenex is a high-resolution gel filtration chromatography (GFC)/aqueous size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) column for the separation of high molecular weight biomolecules on high-performance liquid chromatography and ultra-high pressure liquid chromatography systems.
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Workstations Allow for Continuous Control of Cell Culture Processes

The InvivO2 workstations range from Baker Ruskinn allow researchers to conduct cell culture processes under a continuously controlled, physiologically relevant atmosphere.
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| Events |

AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition

November 13–17, 2016

Pharma Blockchain Bootcamp

November 16, 2016

CPhI Istanbul

March 8–10, 2017


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