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April 11, 2019
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In this issue:

Gilding the Pill

Catalent Expands HME Capabilities

ACG Launches 'Art in a Capsule' Competition


Top Stories

Novartis Completes Alcon Eye-Care Spin-Off

With the spin-off, Alcon will operate as a standalone company, and Novartis will focus on its core innovative medicines.
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Pfizer, Concerto HealthAI Partner on Precision Oncology

Concerto HealthAI's real-world data and artificial intelligence capabilities are expected to accelerate outcomes studies and patient insights for Pfizer's investigational therapies and commercialized therapeutics.
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Industry News

ACG Launches 'Art in a Capsule' Competition

Empty pharmaceutical capsules provider ACG aims to merge science and art with its new art competition worth $5000.
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FDA Releases List of "Safe" Valsartan and ARBs While Experts Explore and Debate Root Causes of Contamination

Scott Gottlieb and Janet Woodcock, director of FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, expect shortages to ease within six months. Although recycled solvents and materials are a prime concern, questions remain about the sources of contamination.
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Supplier News

Catalent Expands HME Capabilities

Catalent invests $5 million in hot melt extrusion capabilities at Somerset, NJ facility.
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Cambrex Doubles Liquid-Filling Capacity at Québec Facility

The company will add a cGMP packaging line and a new filler on its existing packaging line at its Mirabel, Québec, Canada, site.
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Bio/Pharma News

Sandoz Resubmits BLA for Biosimilar to Amgen's Neulasta

Sandoz resubmitted its biologics license application (BLA) for a proposed biosimilar pegfilgrastim to FDA in response to a 2016 complete response letter from the agency.
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Novartis, Amgen in Legal Dispute Over Migraine Partnership

Amgen issued a notice of termination of its migraine collaboration agreements with Novartis, against which Novartis filed a lawsuit in response.
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Regulatory News

FDA Approves Two-Drug, Fixed-Dose, Complete Regimen HIV-1 Treatment

The agency approved Dovato (dolutegravir and lamivudine), as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults with no antiretroviral treatment history and with no known or suspected substitutions associated with resistance to the individual components of Dovato.
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Non-Pharmacovigilance Fees Payable to EMA Increase by 1.7%

From April 1, 2019 non-pharmacovigilance fees that applicants and marketing authorization holders need to pay to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have increased by 1.7%.
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FEATURED TOPICS

MANUFACTURING

Under Pressure

Flexibility and well-considered manufacturing approaches could help tablet manufacturers face the increasing pressure resulting from the shifting bio/pharma development landscape.
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FORMULATION

Gilding the Pill

Market demand and regulatory guidance continues to promote improved medication design.
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EQUIPMENT

Solving Sticking and Picking Through Tablet Design

Sticking and picking are common problems in tablet manufacturing. Considering tablet compression issues before tablet designs are finalized can prevent unanticipated problems during scale-up and full-scale production.
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FACILITY DESIGN AND ENGINEERING

Best Practices for Vacuum Conveying of Pharmaceutical Powders

When specifying an automated powder transfer system for vacuum conveying of pharmaceutical powders, consider material properties, facility constraints, and designs to mitigate explosion.
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