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Pharm Tech
July 2019
Volume 43, No. 7
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| COVER STORY |

Is it Time to Update cGMPs?

Agnes Shanley

Industry practice has changed radically over the past five decades. Can laws published in the 1960s still ensure pharmaceutical quality and safety today?
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| FORMULATION |

Selecting a Solid Approach

Felicity Thomas

Several trends are driving change in oral solid dosage forms and giving rise to the requirement of 'fit-for-purpose' excipients.
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| API SYNTHESIS & MANUFACTURING |

Facilitating API Delivery with Nanoscale Solutions

Cynthia A. Challener

Nanotechnology is enabling enhanced bioavailability, improved stability, and targeted delivery of challenging APIs.
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| STERILE FILTRATION |

Considerations for Sterile Filtration of Biologic Drugs

Cynthia A. Challener

Sterile filtration is often required for biologics but presents degradation and compatibility challenges.
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| PEER-REVIEWED |

Improving Prospective Product Development Methods Derived from Management-Based Regulatory Guidelines

Mark Witcher

To rapidly achieve high-quality pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, industry must develop prospective, management-based approaches instead of retrospective performance-based measures.
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| ANALYTICS |

Putting Endotoxins to the Test

Felicity Thomas

This article discusses current methods of endotoxin testing, its importance to the industry, sustainability issues relating to the process, and best practices.
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| PACKAGING |

Automating Quality Checks

Hallie Forcinio

Today's quality inspection systems for pharmaceutical packaging catch tinier flaws, manage data, and increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to further boost performance.
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| QUALITY |

Removing Gaps in Data Integrity

Agnes Shanley

FDA guidance is expected to improve industry practices, but work is also needed to bridge disparate industry and software engineering standards.
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| FROM THE EDITOR |

A Biologics Partisan Divide

Rita C. Peters

FDA and USP take sides in debate on biologic drug standards.
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| OUTSOURCING OUTLOOK |

Gene Therapies Propel Outsourcing Investment

Susan Haigney

The increasing growth in the cell- and gene-therapy markets is inspiring CDMOs to expand their services in this emerging biologic drug arena.
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| US REGULATORY WATCH |

FDA Revamps Biosimilar Quality Requirements

Jill Wechsler

New guidance documents clarify production standards and processes for developing interchangeable biologic drugs.
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| ASK THE EXPERT |

Playbooks Are Not Just Child's Play

Siegfried Schmitt

Cultural and language discrepancies during an audit can be resolved using what many call a "playbook," says Siegfried Schmitt, PhD, vice-president, technical, Parexel Consulting.
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| Events |

PDA/FDA Joint Regulatory Conference

September 16–18, 2019

PDA Data Integrity Workshop

September 18–19, 2019

Healthcare Packaging Expo

September 23–25, 2019

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