Delves into all aspects of R&D and manufacturing of all oral solid dose (OSD) forms. Tracks industry trends. Relays latest applied research relevant to OSDs. Provides “how to” information for the latest techniques in formulation/excipients, tablet manufacturing, capsule filling and other aspects of the process—including logistics like supply-chain management.
In recent years, parenterally delivered biologics have increasingly penetrated the pharmaceutical market due to their growing use in regenerative and personalized medicine as well as the development ...
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Developing new drug products is very expensive, especially when formulating new chemical entities (NCEs). Many pharmaceutical companies are turning to FDCs as a way to reduce those development costs. ...
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Better supply chain management has enabled some pharmaceutical companies to cut costs by 25 to 50 percent. Outsourcing packaging to a contract packaging organization (CPO), for example, transfers ...
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Large pharmaceutical companies currently source less than 10 percent of the excipients they use from India and prefer to engage with suppliers located in developed pharmaceutical markets. However, the...
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A continuing debate for established, emerging, and about brand protection. While outsourcing can minimize your capital and labor costs, it can be challenging to evaluate CMOs and determine which one ...
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API molecules intended for oral administration are often API bioavailability and, subsequently, directs the formulation strategy required to support the drug product’s development. The system uses the...
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In recent years, parenterally delivered biologics have increasingly penetrated the pharmaceutical market due to their growing use in regenerative and personalized medicine as well as the development ...
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Developing new drug products is very expensive, especially when formulating new chemical entities (NCEs). Many pharmaceutical companies are turning to FDCs as a way to reduce those development costs. ...
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Large pharmaceutical companies currently source less than 10 percent of the excipients they use from India and prefer to engage with suppliers located in developed pharmaceutical markets. However, the...
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Film coating is a widely used process in tablet manufacturing. Applying a clear or colored aqueous or solvent-based coating can improve a pharmaceutical tablet’s appearance, taste, and/or ...
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A single-tube Coriolis flow meter is a cylindrical device that’s mounted inline on a tablet coating system’s solution supply tube. The flow meter monitors the coating solution flowrate and directly or...
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Although many effective pharmaceutical treatments exist, a recent Institute of Medicine report identified a gap between actual treatment success rates and those believed to be achievable. This gap has...
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Many dietary supplement products are manufactured by a contract manufacturer, packaged by a contract packager, tested by a contract laboratory, and distributed by a contract distributor. To ensure ...
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Pan coating is one of the oldest pharmaceutical solid oral dosage manufacturing processes. The process was created for adding a sugar coating to compressed tablets primarily to mask the tablets’ ...
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Many active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) can be formulated into either liquid or solid oral dosage forms. A major advantage of liquid dosage forms is that the API is already dissolved and ...
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