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Pharm Tech
March 2018
Volume 42, No. 3
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| COVER STORY |

Can Early Development Strategies Avoid Later-Stage Disasters?

Rita C. Peters

Assessing potential formulation and manufacturing issues in early development phases can improve a drug’s chances for success.
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| PARTICLE ENGINEERING |

Dry Particle Coating—A Unique Solution for Pharmaceutical Formulation

Jasdip S. Koner, Eman Z. Dahmash, David A. Wyatt, Afzal Mohammed

Aston Particle Technologies has developed a technology that produces functionalized particles in a one-step, environmentally friendly process.
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| API SYNTHESIS AND MANUFACTURING |

Small Volumes, Big Challenges

Cynthia A. Challener

Highly complex APIs developed to treat rare and orphan diseases present big technical questions for contract developers.
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| TOPICAL DRUG FORMULATION |

Formulating Topical Products Containing Live Microorganisms as the Active Ingredient

Jason Carbol, Pia Isabel Tan, Yug Varma, David W. Osborne

Case studies compare efficacy testing of preservatives for topical formulations with probiotic actives.
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| QUALITY |

Good Quality Agreements Support Compliance with CGMP

Paula Katz, Tamara Ely, Linda Joy, Jessica Ritsick

Drug manufacturers can improve use of quality agreements in contract manufacturing.
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| ANALYTICS |

Stability Testing Determines Proper Drug Storage Parameters

Feliza Mirasol

Stability testing on APIs/finished drug product helps define optimal drug packaging for shelf-life storage.
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| PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH |

A New Method for Risk Assessment of Pharmaceutical Excipients

Yurii Pidpruzhnykov, Olena Ruban, Tetiana Kolisnyk

This article describes a new, combined, quantitative method for assessing excipient risks that has been developed by the authors as one possible risk evaluation method.
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| LAB OPERATIONS |

Improving Operations in the Lab

Amber Lowry

New and emerging products advance bio/pharma laboratory operations.
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| COLD-CHAIN DISTRIBUTION |

Poseidon Takes on the Pharma Supply Chain

Agnes Shanley

Lower costs, fewer opportunities for temperature excursions, and a smaller carbon footprint are making ocean transport more attractive for pharmaceuticals. Poseidon, a new collaborative pharma initiative, seeks to leverage benefits.
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| FROM THE EDITOR |

Regulatory Role in Pharma Progress

Rita C. Peters

FDA enforcement efforts and drug approvals trend upward.
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| OUTSOURCING OUTLOOK |

Current Challenges in Bioprocesses Development

Ronald A. Rader

Development and adoption of new technologies create challenges that may take years to resolve.
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| REGULATORY WATCH |

FDA Heightens Drive for Transparency

Jill Wechsler

Manufacturers tackle regulatory and competitive issues to develop complex therapies and biosimilars.
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| ASK THE EXPERT |

Computerized Systems Validation

Siegfried Schmitt

In-house experts can help select the right systems and suppliers, making validation and compliance easy, says Siegfried Schmitt, principal consultant at PAREXEL.
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Top Quality Trends for 2018: Pharma Quality Survey Report
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Assessing Product Integrity Risk Profiles and Engineering On-Dose Authentication During Drug Development Process
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| Events |

PDA Annual Meeting

March 19–21, 2018

DCAT Week ‘18

March 19–22, 2018

BioProcess International West

March 19–22, 2018


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