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Pharmtech
February 2018
Volume 30, No. 2
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| COVER STORY |

Analyzing Content Uniformity

Adeline Siew, PhD

New technologies, such as NIR and Raman, enable online measurements of blending and content uniformity in the production of solid dosage forms.
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The Power of Synchrotron X-Ray Powder Diffraction for the Characterization of Pharmaceuticals

Fabia Gozzo

X-ray powder diffraction exploits the interaction between x-rays and matter to study the structural and microstructural properties of materials.
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| BIOLOGICS FORMULATION |

Impurity Testing

Adeline Siew, PhD

Experts share insights on the various methods used for purity and impurity analysis of therapeutic proteins.
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| ANALYTICS: DATA INTEGRITY |

Maintaining Lab Data Integrity

Amber Lowry

This article explores lab data integrity violation trends, as well as a sampling of the latest technologies that can help avoid them.
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| EXCIPIENT QUALITY |

Managing Risk in a Complex Excipient Supply Chain

Cynthia A. Challener

Regulations and industry guidelines focus on ensuring excipient safety by specifying risk assessments and shared responsibility.
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| PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH |

Establishing Correlation Between Aerosol and Surface Microbial Populations

F. Andreas Toba, David A. Miller, Bryan R. Campbell, Debashis Sahoo, James P. Agalloco, Daniel Py

The following study describes a methodology to establish, control, and characterize an aerosolized bioburden within a test chamber and determine the settling rate of the bioburden.
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| SOLID DOSAGE DRUG MANUFACTURING |

Material Traceability in Continuous Pharmaceutical Tablet Manufacturing

Matthew Billups, Ravendra Singh

A systematic framework and software are needed to implement material traceability in continuous pharmaceutical tablet manufacturing.
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| FACILITY DESIGN AND OPERATIONS |

Designing a Single-Use Biopharmaceutical Process

Jennifer Markarian

Layout and supply details must be considered when implementing a fully disposable biopharmaceutical manufacturing process.
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| MATERIALS QUALIFICATION |

New Standards Define Single-Use Materials Qualification

Sade Mokuolu

Proposed guidance documents assist drug manufacturers in qualifying single-use systems for commercial drug production.
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| ANTICOUNTERFEITING |

Anticounterfeiting: In Search of the Unhackable

Agnes Shanley

While more companies are embracing taggants, researchers are developing new technologies that will be extremely difficult to reproduce.
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| DRUG DEVELOPMENT |

How Particulate Modelling will Revolutionize the UK’s Pharmaceutical Sector

Jin Ooi

Particulate modelling has the potential to transform productivity within the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, speeding up production cycles, reducing manufacturing costs, improving efficiency, and driving inward investment, with the potential to reinstate the UK as a global manufacturing powerhouse.
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| EU REGULATORY WATCH |

Barriers to ATMP Drug Development

Sean Milmo

Greater clarity and harmonization in ATMP regulations are needed to promote the development and commercialization of these therapies.
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| VIEWPOINT |

Annex 1 Misses the Mark

Russell E. Madsen, James E. Akers, James Agalloco

The revised Annex 1 on sterile manufacturing includes incorrect and ambiguous statements that must be fixed before implementation.
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| ASK THE EXPERT |

Applying GMPs in Stages of Development

Susan J. Schniepp

Regardless of the phase of development and the level of GMPs being applied, there should be adequate controls and knowledge to assure patient safety.
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| EVENTS |

Pittcon 2018

Orlando, Florida
26 February – 1 March 2018

9th Global Drug Delivery & Formulation Summit

Berlin, Germany
12–14 March 2018

Paperless Lab Academy 2018

Milano, Italy
20–21 March 2018

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