Articles in this Issue

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  Making Waves

  October 04, 2022
  One stone tossed into water creates many ripples. Sometimes those ripples reach farther and impact more things than the thrower initially intended or realized. Such is the case when the US Congress passed the Drug Quality ... read more
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  Choosing the Best Imprinting Machine for your Pharmaceutical Product Identity

  October 04, 2022
  Oral Solid Dosage Formulations (OSDF) bring progress with medicines that improve health and quality of life. The process to progress however, goes unseen by customers when they do not recognize your pharmaceutical product as ... read more
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  Track & Trace Roundtable

  October 04, 2022
  What can companies do to improve their Track and Trace capabilities? read more
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  A Q&A on the Role of Labeling

  October 04, 2022
  What is the importance of labeling in “track and trace?” read more
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  Dust Due Diligence: Using a Safe API Substitute to Test if a Collection System Can Handle the...

  October 04, 2022
  Is your dust collection system effectively controlling hazardous solid dose production dust? If you’re not sure, there’s a way to test the system to learn if it is potentially exposing employees to dangerous air-borne ... read more
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  Improving Coating Quality: New Technologies Promise Improvements

  October 04, 2022
  Although coating has been a standard part of pharmaceutical tablet and pellet production for decades, some problem areas still persist — quality, productivity, and flexibility. Aspects of these problems are sometimes accepted... read more
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  Managing Uncertainty: Mathematical Modeling Can Guide Key Tablet Coating Decisions

  October 04, 2022
  The old saying that the only certainties in life are death and taxes is not quite true. The need for change is also a certainty in coated tablet manufacturing. Operations must adjust to varying conditions caused by changing ... read more
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  Consumers Crave ‘Clean’: Labeling Products as Free of Unnatural Ingredients can Lend a Marketing...

  October 04, 2022
  I’m a label reader. Being in this industry, one almost has to be. As I took my can of tuna down to the cafeteria for lunch, I couldn’t help but notice the can’s proud declaration that the harvested chicken of the sea, was, in... read more
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  Adverse Event Reporting: “Over the Counter” Doesn’t Mean “Off the Hook”

  October 04, 2022
  As part of its mission to protect the public health, the FDA monitors the safety of drug products marketed in the United States. This is accomplished through laws enacted by Congress as well as regulations established by the ... read more
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  Solubility Solutions: Formulators Have a Growing Toolbox to Increase Uptake of OSDs

  October 04, 2022
  When addressing solubility challenges, one size doesn’t fit all. Sixty to seventy percent of compounds in development are poorly water soluble (BCS II & IV) and as high as ninety percent for certain drug categories. ... read more
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  Tamping: Fine-Tuning Capsule Filling

  October 04, 2022
  If you’re thinking about encapsulating high-volume, well- formulated products, a tamper-style encapsulator is your best bet (dosator-style encapsulators work with sticky products, while hand-filling-style machines handle ... read more