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June 06, 2019
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Unknown and Unknowable

Fixed-Quantity Blister Packs for Opioids

USP Publishes Compounding Standards


Top Stories

Federal Court Decides US Stem Cell Clinics Adulterated and Misbranded Products

A US District Judge in the Southern District of Florida held that the US Stem Cell Clinic of Weston, FL and US Stem Cell of Sunrise, FL adulterated and misbranded a stem cell drug product made from a patient's adipose tissue.
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Opportunities and Challenges for Advancing Non-Prescription Medicines

FDA is supporting the development and marketing of OTC therapies, including CBD products, by proposing new rules and an expanded review office and promoting digital technologies.
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Industry News

USP Publishes Compounding Standards

The US Pharmacopeial Convention released new and revised standards for compounding nonsterile medicines, sterile medicines, and radiopharmaceutical drugs.
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Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. Recalls Products Due to Sterility Failure

The company is voluntarily recalling Amikacin Sulfate Injection, USP, 1g/4 mL (250mg/mL), and Prochlorperazine Edisylate Injection, USP, 10mg/2mL (5mg/mL), to the consumer level because microbial growth was detected.
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Specialty CDMO Launches New Website
Ascendia Pharmaceuticals' new website – www.ascendiapharma.com – details how the specialty CDMO meets complex drug development needs. It outlines Ascendia Pharma's sophisticated formulations developed using advanced manufacturing processes in a state–of–the–art R&D and cGMP facility. Ascendia's development services, including analytical testing/validation; pre–formulation development and modeling; formulation; proof–of–concept; and optimization, are explained. Its suite of three technologies – AmorSol, EmulSol, and NanoSol – are detailed, as well. Visit
www.ascendiapharma.com.



Supplier News

GE Healthcare, World Courier Announce Supply Chain Collaboration

By connecting manufacturing processes and logistics technology, GE Healthcare and World Courier look to accelerate the development of advanced therapies.
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MilliporeSigma Announces North America Biotech Award Winners

MilliporeSigma awarded its Advance Biotech Grant to three US companies that are focused on traumatic brain injury, vaccine development, and chronic pain.
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Bio/Pharma News

FDA Approves Novartis' PI3K Inhibitor for Breast Cancer

The agency says Novartis drug is the first PI3K inhibitor to be approved for treating breast cancer.
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Iovance Biotherapeutics Builds US Facility for Autologous Cell Therapy Products

A new facility to be built in the Philadelphia Navy Yard will support commercial production for autologous tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte cell therapy products from Iovance Biotherapeutics.
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Regulatory News

EMA Accepts Prestige BioPharma's Trastuzumab Biosimilar MAA for Review

Prestige BioPharma has announced that the EMA has accepted its marketing authorization application for HD201 (Tuzune) for review.
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FDA Considers Fixed-Quantity Blister Packs for Opioids

As part of its work to combat the opioid crisis, the agency is considering fixed-quantity, unit-of-use blister packaging for certain immediate-release opioid analgesics.
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FEATURED TOPICS

QA/QC

Unknown and Unknowable

Quality cannot be verified through testing, especially at the limit of detection, and no test method can confirm the absence of a microbe or particle.
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ANALYTICS

A Study of Leachable Silicone Oil in Simulated Biopharmaceutical Formulations

Leachable silicone oil may have an effect on large-molecule APIs, making it important to establish a robust analytical method to detect and quantify the substance.
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MANUFACTURING

Continuous Manufacturing: Addressing the Tough Questions

Although continuous approaches offer significant benefits for some products and processes, batch manufacturing is not going away any time soon.
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ASEPTIC/STERILE PROCESSING

Distinguishing Between Cleanroom Classification and Monitoring

A one-size-fits-all approach to monitoring practices and results is never appropriate, given the diversity of practice within the pharmaceutical industry.
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UPCOMING WEBCASTs

Overcoming Challenges in Ophthalmic Drug Delivery Including Bioavailability and Sterility
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST
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Thursday, June 13, 2019 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT| 4pm BST| 5pm CEST
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ON DEMAND WEBCASTS

Impact of New FDA Guidance on Bioanalytical Testing on Drug Development
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Requirements for Fully-Integrated Service Offerings in a HPAPI and Cytotoxic Environment
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Designing Amorphous Dispersion Formulations for Poorly Soluble Drugs
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Technologies to De-Risk Biologic Candidates to Successfully Transition from Research to Clinic
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Geographic Advantage: Accelerating Clinical Supply in China and Global Trials
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Beating the Clock: Case Studies in Expediting Biologic Development
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Sustainable Sourcing & Supply Chain Engagement in Pharma
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Events

Pharmaceutical-Nutraceutical Extrusion Seminar

June 12–13, 2019

ISPE Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Conference

June 18–20, 2019

5th Annual Bio/Pharmaceutical Product Launch Summit

September 10–11, 2019

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Biologics and Sterile Drug Manufacturing 2019

The editors explore novel technologies for the formulation, manufacture, purification, and delivery of sterile small- and large-molecule drugs including single-use systems, facilities and equipment, contamination issues, and process analytics.


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