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Pharm Tech
September 2017
Volume 41, No. 9
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| SUPPLY CHAIN |

From Reactive to Proactive Supply Chain Protection

Agnes Shanley

It's time to stop talking about “anticounterfeiting,” and move to integrated, collaborative supply chain security, experts say.
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Counterfeit Pharmaceuticals: A Franchise Business

Agnes Shanley

David McKelvey, director of TM Eye, a detective company based in the United Kingdom, explores the counterfeit pharmaceuticals business.
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A Growing Number of Options

Agnes Shanley

Emerging anticounterfeiting technologies offer pharmaceutical manufacturers more options for supply chain security.
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| SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT |

PharmTech's 2017 APIs, Excipients and Manufacturing Supplement

PharmTech's annual APIs, Excipients, and Manufacturing Supplement features insight on formulation, cleaning validation, inhalation therapies, desiccants, excipients, quality by design, and process development. The issue also features a Planning Guide for CPhI Worldwide.
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| PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH |

Detection of Lumps in Powder Blends by Inline NIR

Ad Gerich, Michiel Damen, Willy Verhoeven, Jorina Verhoog, Sai Prasanth Chamarthy, Rut Besseling

This study shows that the presence of API lumps can be detected by inline NIR, and elaborates on why NIR sensor dimensions and actual measured sample volume by the NIR sensor are important variables for adequate interpretation of obtained results.
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| API SYNTHESIS AND MANUFACTURING |

Expediting the Discovery and Development of Drugs

Cynthia A. Challener

Drug repurposing, repositioning, and rescue can be faster, cheaper, and target more diseases than traditional drug discovery approaches.
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| FORMULATION |

Targeting the Lungs

Matthew T. Marmura and Poonam Sheth

Considerations in selecting a dosage form for drug delivery to the lungs.
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| SCALE-UP |

Scaling Up a Continuous Granulation Process

Jennifer Markarian

Continuous twin-screw granulation offers several options for increasing production scale. Thermo Fisher Scientific explains factors to consider in scale-up projects for manufacturing oral solid-dosage drugs.
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| ANALYTICS |

Stepping Up the Pace of Drug Stability Studies

Hildegard Bruemmer and Natalia Belikova

Forced degradation studies can identify stability problems for drug substance and drug products.
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| QUALITY BY DESIGN |

A QbD-Based Approach to Drug Packaging and Delivery

Frances DeGrazio

When it comes to getting the best out of quality by design, timing is everything.
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| FACILITY DESIGN AND OPERATIONS |

Using Simulation to Address Capacity Limitations

John Robinson, Spencer Miller, Laurence T. Baxter, Stephen Hunt, Bob Todd, and Joseph F. Pekny

Modeling tools help process engineers optimize a biopharmaceutical facility's capacity.
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| REGULATORY WATCH |

Manufacturing Standards Key to Advancing Cellular and Gene Therapies

Jill Wechsler

FDA works with industry on strategies for assuring high-quality regenerative medicines.
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Regulation of Companion Diagnostics

Sean Milmo

EMA recognizes that a regulatory framework, under which medicines and diagnostics are developed and approved independently, may not be ideal.
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| OUTSOURCING OUTLOOK |

Top Trends in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, 2017

Eric Langer and Ronald A. Rader

Innovation speeds discovery, drives down costs, and improves productivity.
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| ASK THE EXPERT |

The Role of the Quality Unit

Siegfried Schmitt

The differences between the quality control and quality assurance units can be found in their names, according to Siegfried Schmitt, principal consultant at PAREXEL.
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| FROM THE EDITOR |

The Human Cost of Congressional Stalemates

Rita C. Peters

Faced with divisive political and social issues, Congress must find a way to reach consensus.
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UPCOMING WEBCASTS

Excipient Selection to Enable the Performance of Skin Delivery Dosage Forms
Live Webcast: Wednesday, October 18 at 11:00am EDT
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Enteric Capsule Technologies to Help Fast-Track Pharmaceutical Drug Development
Live Webcast: Thursday, October 5 at 11:00am EDT
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Spectroscopy Advances for Improved Reproducibility and Easier Compliance
Live Webcast: Thursday, September 28 1:00pm EDT
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Packaging Material and Packaging System Quality for Pharmaceuticals and Biologics
Live Webcast: Wednesday, September 20 at 11:00am EDT
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ON DEMAND WEBCASTS

No-Fuss Continued Process Verification: Automating Process and Product Monitoring
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Emerging Pharma's Winning Combination: A Science-First Approach to Accelerating Drug Development
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Formulation Selection and in-vitro Screening for Oral Bioavailability Enhancement
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Using Health-Based Exposure Limits (HBELs) to Assess Risk
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Ensure the Scalability of Your Molecule with a Science-Driven, Phase-Appropriate Approach
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Choosing the Best Biomanufacturing Strategy: The Value of a Multi-Pronged Approach
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| Events |

POWTECH

Sept. 26– 28, 2017

C-SOPS Industry Meeting

Oct. 16–17, 2017

Speed to IND for Biologics

Oct. 19–20, 2017

CPhI Worldwide

Oct. 24–26, 2017


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