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Pharmtech
August 2018
Volume 30, No. 8
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| COVER STORY |

The Challenge of Building Better Biologic Drugs

Feliza Mirasol

Development costs and time to market continue to put pressure on the biopharma industry, driving the need for innovation in methods and technologies.
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| API SYNTHESIS & MANUFACTURING |

Increasing API Complexity Drives Demand for Cryogenic Capabilities

Cynthia A. Challener

Low-temperature chemistry enables performance of more challenging and selective chemistry.
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| FORMULATION |

The Case for Extended Dwell Flat Tooling

Rob Blanchard

Increasing dwell time can improve tablet production.
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Key Considerations in Multilayer Tableting

Adeline Siew, PhD

Jean-Yves Balfin, product manager at Korsch AG, speaks to Pharmaceutical Technology Europe about the ins and outs of multilayer tableting.
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| OUTSOURCING |

Outsourcing Glycan Analysis

Susan Haigney

Industry experts discuss the challenges of performing glycan analysis and how companies can gain specific expertise from outsourcing partners.
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| PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH |

Evaluation of Physical Characteristics of Dexlansoprazole Orally Disintegrating Tablets

Haiyan Grady, Michael J. Kukulka, Takako Ono, Sai V. Nudurupati

This article describes the approaches used during the development of a dexlansoprazole delayed-release orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) to evaluate tablet size and texture as they relate to disintegration rate and patient experience; in addition, the resistance to alcohol was also characterized.
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| MANUFACTURING |

Exploring a Modern Control Strategy for Wurster Coating

Chris O'Callaghan, Ian Jones, Piyush Patel, Edward Godek

A process control system based on PAT can compensate for variations in particle size, resulting in more consistent coating thickness.
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Modular Manufacturing Can Ease Bioprocessing Woes

Feliza Mirasol

Modular manufacturing systems offer a less costly way to increase capacity while reducing time-to-market.
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| QUALITY |

Risk-Based Predictive Stability for Pharmaceutical Development–A Proposed Regulatory Template

Dennis Stephens, Helen Williams, Megan McMahon, Fenghe Qiu, Cherokee Hoaglund Hyzer, Elke Debie, Yan Wu, Hanlin Li, Jin Wang

A published regulatory template sharing best practices for filing RBPS data would benefit the industry and regulatory reviewers by enabling a consistent presentation of predictive data and conclusions.
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| SUPPLY CHAIN |

Reducing the Risk of Pharma Air Transport

Agnes Shanley

Air transport continues to be the most secure way to ship valuable therapies, but it is also the riskiest. Standards are helping to improve service quality.
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| EXTRACTABLES AND LEACHABLES |

E&L Risk Assessment for Biologic Drug Products

Adeline Siew, PhD

Materials in contact with a drug must be fully characterized to ensure they do not negatively affect the safety and efficacy of the product.
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| ASK THE EXPERT |

Submitting Extractables and Leachables Data to Regulators

Susan J. Schniepp

The type of product, the packaging materials being used, and the process and materials used to manufacture the product will determine when E&L data should be submitted to regulators, says Susan J. Schniepp, executive vice-president, Post-approval Pharmaceuticals and distinguished fellow at Regulatory Compliance Associates.
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| EVENTS |

SMi's 9th Annual Biosimilars & Biobetters Conference

London, United Kingdom
26–27 September 2018

CPhI 2018

Madrid, Spain
9–11 October 2018

Cell & Gene Therapy 2018

London, United Kingdom
10–11 October 2018

PDA Europe Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Berlin, Germany
15–16 October 2018

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