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Pharm Tech
April 2018
Volume 42, No. 4
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| COVER STORY |

Modernizing Pharma Manufacturing

Jennifer Markarian

The pharmaceutical industry is adopting Industry 4.0 and emerging technologies to improve product quality and manufacturing efficiency.
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| FORMULATION |

Delivering High-Concentration Protein Formulations

Adeline Siew, PhD

The high viscosity of highly concentrated monoclonal antibody formulations not only presents processing and storage difficulties, but also formulation and delivery challenges.
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| API SYNTHESIS AND MANUFACTURING |

Unlocking the Best Solution for API Sourcing

Cynthia A. Challener

CMOs/CDMOs that are easy to work with, have demonstrated performance track records, and plan for the future are preferred.
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| INHALATION DRUG MANUFACTURING |

Optimizing Particle Engineering Methods for Inhalation Drug Products

Jennifer Markarian

Particle engineering using jet milling or spray drying can be used to obtain appropriate particle characteristics for inhalation drug products.
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| PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH |

Evaluating the Impact of Sterilization on Gel Formulations

Nicole Steiner-Reischütz, Michael Pyerin, Chrysoula Kanakaki, Daniela Neubert, Michael Washüttl, Michael Krainz

Research suggests that radiation can have a significant impact on the composition and rheology of hydroxyethyl cellulose-based medicinal gels.
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| MANUFACTURING |

New and Updated Equipment Streamline Manufacturing Operations

Amber Lowry

Equipment and product innovations improve pharmaceutical manufacturing tasks.
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| QUALITY |

Making the Move to Electronic Batch Records

Kevin Stembridge, Michalle Adkins

Implementing electronic batch records can offer a means of compliance, reduction in errors, streamlined ability to trace actions, and simultaneous generation of documentation.
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| ANALYTICS |

Multiple Views Deliver Complete Characterization of Protein Particles

Cynthia A. Challener

Access to multiple analytical techniques is essential for fully characterizing complex protein formulations.
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| CERTIFICATES OF ANALYSIS |

Certificates of Analysis: Don't Trust, Verify

Agnes Shanley

Taking vendor product data at face value puts pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply chain partners at risk.
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| OUTSOURCING |

Bridging the Gap from Molecule to Drug

Stephen Tindal, Ronak Savla

Formulation expertise can smooth the transition of a prospective therapy from medicinal chemistry to drug dosage form.
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| FROM THE EDITOR |

When One Therapy No Longer Fits All

Rita C. Peters

New therapies and tighter budgets challenge bio/pharma to think outside the industry.
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| US REGULATORY WATCH |

Modern Manufacturing Key to More Effective Vaccines

Jill Wechsler

Accelerated development of new preventives raises challenges for efficient CMC evaluation and production.
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| ASK THE EXPERT |

CoAs Help Secure the Supply Chain

Susan J. Schniepp

Certificates of analysis can be used to monitor the reliability of products and their suppliers, says Susan Schniepp, distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates.
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UPCOMING WEBCASTS

Improve Data Transparency and Collaboration Across your Manufacturing Network
Live Webcast: Wednesday, April 25 at 10:00am EDT
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Dose Design: Bridging Early- and Late-Phase Development
Live Webcast: Tuesday, April 24 at 11:00am EDT
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ON DEMAND WEBCASTS

Streamlined Manufacture of Modified Release Matrix Tablets via Direct Compression
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Best Practices for Spray-Dried Dispersion Formulation Selection and Early Development
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Real-Time Process Control for Healthy, High-Purity Water Systems
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Successfully Progressing Therapeutic Candidates from Discovery to Development Using Early Developability Assessment Tools
On Demand
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| Events |

INTERPHEX

April 17–19, 2018

CPhI North America

April 24–26, 2018

Annex 1 Workshop

May 17, 2018


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