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30 August 2016

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When Marketing and Medicine Collide

Steep price increases for a popular drug have created patient and Congressional backlash.
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AstraZeneca Sells Antibiotics Business to Pfizer

The portfolio in this agreement include approved antibiotics Merrem, Zinforo, and Zavicefta, as well as candidates in clinical development, ATM-AVI and CXL.
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Angelo Stracquatanio, co-founder of Apprentice Field Suite, spoke with Pharmaceutical Technology about smart glasses and their use in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

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Industry News

"Go/No Go" Screening Process Can Help Decide Whether to Switch from Batch to Continuous

A recent paper outlines a methodology to help development teams decide whether switching from batch to continuous mode makes financial and technical sense.
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The CRISPR Patent Debate

The legal battle between the Broad institute and UC Berkeley heated up after an email was released from a former graduate student.
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Regulatory News

Cetylev Tablets Recalled

Arbor Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling Cetylev (acetylcysteine) effervescent tablets due to inadequate seal of the blister pack.
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FDA Cites Measurement, Validation Deficiencies in its Warning Letter to Noven

Flawed testing and analysis and a failure to analyze the root cause of customer complaints were among the top problems noted in FDA's letter to the Florida-based transdermal drug manufacturer.
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Getting the Full Picture Predicting Protein Stability Using Chemical and Thermal Denaturation
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Bio/Pharma News

AMRI Licenses CRISPR from the Broad Institute

AMRI entered into a non-exclusive license agreement with the Broad Institute for the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology.
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Judiciary Committee Calls on Mylan to Explain EpiPen Price Increase

Ranking members of the Senate Judiciary Committee called on Mylan to explain its decision to raise the price of EpiPens nearly 400%.
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Supplier News

Recipharm Expands Lyophilization Capacity in Italy

Recipharm is investing EUR3.7 million (approximately $4.18 million) to increase lyophilization capacity at its Masate facility in Italy.
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ACG APL Receives EXCiPACT Certification

ACG APL is the first empty hard capsule manufacturer in Asia to receive this certification.
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Employing a Lean Lab Approach to Optimize Lab Processes: Part 2 “Improve Productivity”
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FEATURED TOPICS

MANUFACTURING

Designing Flexible Aseptic Containment Systems

The design of Baxter BioPharma Solutions' aseptic filling lines provides a case study in customizing containment systems for multi-product lines.
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STANDARDS & REGULATIONS

Quality Manufacturing Key to Stemming Drug Shortages

Regulators and manufacturers address economic and ethical issues for scarce medicines.
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GMPs

Manufacturing and Distribution Boundaries Blur

Airlines, airports, freight forwarders, and other cold-chain partners are taking a crash course in pharma cGMPs.
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OUTSOURCING

Downstream Processing Continues to Worry CMOs

CMOs are working hard to improve performance by investigating new technologies for filtration and purification.
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Product/Services Profiles

L.B. Bohle Maschinen + Verfahren GmbH

Bohle Film Coater
The Bohle film coater BFC is the high-end version of the Bohle coater series designed specifically for high speed, problem-free coating, providing unparalleled tablet uniformity and efficiencies.
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Don't Let the Diluent be Your Weakest Link in Your Drug Product
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Event Profile

CPhI Worldwide, ICSE, InnoPack, P-MEC, FDF

Date: Exhibition: 4th-6th October, 2016 Pre-Connect Congress : 3rd October 2016
Venue: Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain
CPhI Worldwide, the world's leading pharmaceutical platform, co-located together with ICSE, InnoPack, P-MEC and FDF, brings together year on year over 36,000 industry experts from 153 countries around the world to meet and greet, do business and shape the future of the global pharmaceutical industry.
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Events

14th Annual Pharmaceutical IT Congress

28-29 September, 2016 | London, England

CPhI Worldwide

4-6 October, 2016 | Barcelona, Spain

PDA Visual Inspection Forum

25-26 October, 2016 | Berlin, Germany


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Reference Library

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 & Sterile Manufacturing eBook

Read feature articles on accelerated scale-up for vaccine production, standards for air cleanliness classification, aseptic filling advances, a flexible approach to cleanroom design, a science-driven approach for microbial control, removing genotoxic impurities, regulatory enforcement, drug shortages, and validation of single-use shipping systems.

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