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Pharm Tech
January 2020
Volume 44, No. 1
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| COVER STORY |

Public Opinion: Can Pharma Chart a New Course?

Agnes Shanley

As the high cost of drugs continues to erode public opinion, experts ask whether price controls are the best, or only, way to improve access to medicines and regain the public’s trust.
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| SPECIAL COVERAGE: HUMAN ELEMENT |

Human-Centered Work: How Pharma Can Move to a Blame-Free Culture

Agnes Shanley

As mergers continue and operations become more complex, simplifying procedures and training can prevent costly morale, quality, and compliance problems.
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| SPECIAL COVERAGE: EMPLOYMENT SURVEY |

Choices for Climbing the Career Ladder

Rita C. Peters

With a positive employment market, some bio/pharma professionals explore options for career advancement.
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| DEVELOPMENT |

US Maintains Lead in Drug Development Despite Fewer Approvals in 2019

Cynthia A. Challener

FDA’s approval rate slowed, but the US agency is still ahead of its international counterparts in green-lighting new drugs for market.
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Fresh Thinking in Biologic Drug Formulation

Felicity Thomas

Biologics raise unique formulation and development challenges, and industry is still on a learning curve to get the best out of these diverse and complex therapies.
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| MANUFACTURING |

Optimizing Machine Health

Jennifer Markarian

Data collected through the Industrial Internet of Things enable predictive maintenance.
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Self-Guided Control of a Fluid Bed Granulation Process

Caroline McCormack, Chris O’Callaghan, Gareth Clarke, Ian Jones, Luke Kiernan, Gavin Walker

Advanced dynamic process control of a fluid-bed granulation process using PAT data improves product quality.
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| PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH |

Development of Taste-Masked Oral Reconstitutable Suspension of Cetirizine Dihydrochloride

Gayatri C. Patel

The aim of this study was to prepare taste-masked drug-resin complex using ion exchange resin Kyron T-134.
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| Quality/Regulations |

Real-World Vapor Phase Hydrogen Peroxide Decontamination

James Agalloco

Past mistakes and misstatements have adversely influenced industry decontamination practices with vapor phase hydrogen peroxide, and this article endeavors to clarify the process.
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Getting to the Root of Quality Problems

Agnes Shanley

Focusing on symptoms instead of root causes locks teams into a corrective, rather than preventive, mindset.
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| OPERATIONS |

Prioritizing Sustainable Packaging

Hallie Forcinio

Pharmaceutical companies work toward a circular economy by using sustainable packaging.
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| FROM THE EDITOR |

Can Policy Keep Pace with Science and Discoveries?

Rita C. Peters

The promise of new therapies is tempered by the need for affordability, safety, and ethics.
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| US REGULATORY WATCH |

Pharma Regulation to be Shaped by Pricing and Production Issues

Jill Wechsler

Pressures on FDA will affect industry’s success in bringing new therapies to market.
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