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June 11, 2015
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Drug Contamination Problems Hit NIH
Patheon Files Registration For IPO
FDA Issues Guidance on DMD Therapies

Top Stories

Will New PCSK9 Drugs Affect Overall Drug Spending?

As FDA advisory committees meet on two potential PCSK9 inhibitors, Prime Therapeutics analyzes the impact that this class of drugs may have on overall drug spending. / read more /


Biosimilar Labeling Practices Under Fire in New Citizen Petition

In a Citizen Petition to FDA, AbbVie calls the current biosimilar labeling practices “legally unsound.”
/ read more /

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Industry News

Drug Contamination Problems Hit NIH

Drug quality issues have forced the National Institutes of Health to shutter its in-house facility for producing clinical supplies for certain clinical trials.
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Turkey Expands Reach in Pharma Market

CPhI Pharma Insights' Turkey Market Report reveals, the growth and strategic plans for the future of the pharmaceutical industry in Turkey.
/ read more /


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Supplier News

CMO Announces Facility Approvals

Lyophilization Services of New England announces inspection approvals that will allow its Bedford, NH facility to manufacture commercial drugs.
/ read more /


Patheon Files Registration For IPO

A year after its merger with DSM Pharmaceutical Products, Patheon announces that it has filed an IPO.
/ read more /


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The Life Sciences Guidebook: Selecting, Implementing, and Using FDA Compliance Software Solutions
Learn some key elements to spotting a good FDA Compliance solution, techniques for achieving Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Compliance, and how to ensure that Quality and Compliance are met in the Life Science industry.
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Bio/Pharma News

Green Cross Builds Manufacturing Facility

The Green Cross facility in Canada will produce intravenous immunoglobulin and albumin.
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EMA Gives Nod to Allergy Treatment

The pediatric investigation plan provides a clinical development plan for Viaskin Peanut in pediatric population.
/ read more /


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Regulatory News

FDA Issues Guidance on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Therapies

The agency issues draft guidance on the development of drugs to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
/ read more /


FDA Guidance Seeks More Effective Postapproval Change Strategies

FDA recently issued a much-anticipated draft guidance on how to define and report established conditions in market applications.
/ read more /


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FEATURED TOPICS

MANUFACTURING

Top Trends in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing: 2015

Pharmaceutical Technology spoke to experts in the field of biopharmaceutical manufacturing to gain insights on top trends that are currently shaping the industry.
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FORMULATION

Developing an Orally Inhaled Dry Powder Formulation—A Complex Itinerary and a Technological Challenge

Successful drug delivery via a dry powder inhaler is determined by a variety of factors.
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ANALYTICAL TOOLS

Unlocking the Vast Potential of PAT in Solid-Dosage Manufacturing

PAT holds the key to real-time quality assurance and consistent product quality in pharmaceutical manufacturing.
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TROUBLESHOOTING

Preventing Common Mistakes in Automated Washing

Careful choice of wash-water parameters and attention to water quality and basket loading are important for optimal cleaning.
/ read more /

PEER-REVIEWED

Using a Dual-Drug Resinate Complex for Taste Masking

Box-Behnken modeling was used to optimize a resinate complex, to mask the taste of levocetirizine dihydrochloride and montelukast sodium in orally disintegrating tablets.
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OUTSOURCING

Gauging the CMO Biosimilar Opportunity

Market forces may limit the success of CMOs.
/ read more /

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Addressing Formulation Needs with A different Technology:
Say “Hello” to Ion Exchange Resins

Live Webcast: June 24, 2015 at 9:00 AM EDT 14:00 BST & 15:00 CEST
Ion exchange resins have long been in the formulator's toolkit, but only recently have they been used as excipients. Learn the value and benefits ion exchange resins bring to drug formulation challenges such as taste masking, abuse deterrence, controlled release, and more.
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Webcasts

Sample Preparation Technologies for Improved Peptide Quantitation Workflow

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 11 am EDT | 8 am PDT | 16:00 BST | 17:00 CEST

Peptide quantitative analysis requires workflows that deliver high levels of data quality while balancing the needs of sample throughput and regulatory compliance. Learn how advances in sample preparation can enable greater speed, reproducibility, and improved data quality.
Sponsored by: Thermo Fisher Scientific

Hydroxyapatite Separation of Monoclonal Antibodies and Antibody Fragments

Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 2 pm EDT | 11 am PDT
Join us for a discussion on the use of hydroxyapatite in mAb and mAb fragment purification processes.

Sponsored by: Tosoh Bioscience LLC

Practical Implementation of the New Elemental Impurities Guidelines

On Demand
The new ICH Q3D Guideline for Elemental Impurities has initiated reviews and changes in quality testing programs in bio/pharmaceutical companies around the world.

Sponsored by: SGS Life Science Services

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Trends in Quality
Agreements & Communications: A CMO Perspective
Live Webcast: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 11:00 am EDT
This webinar, led by Milton Boyer, senior vice-president of drug product manufacturing at AMRI, will review and challenge the changing paradigms in the CMO¬/drug sponsor relationship. It is clear that both CMOs and drug sponsors are being held responsible for the actions of the other. Responsibilities once thought to be clearly defined are changing, with new guidance and expectations revealed in 483s and FDA warning letters.
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PharmTech TV

Focus on Biobetters, Part 1

Feeding Powders in Pharmaceutical Processes

Reducing the Cost of Drug Manufacturing

FDA Applications and New Guidance Documents

Events

BIO International Convention 2015

June 15-18, 2015| Philadelphia, PA USA

2015 PDA Single Use Systems Workshop

June 23–24, 2015 | Bethesda, MD

DCAT Sharp Sourcing 2015

July 16, 2015 | New Brunswick, NJ

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Solubility Enhancement
Solutions Using Predictive Analytics & Molecular Modeling

On Demand
Learn about a novel, systematic methodology to accelerate solubilization of poorly soluble molecules and speed formulation optimization and process development. Understand how molecular modeling can be used enhance the predictability of solubilization and overcome poor bioavailability.
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REFERENCE BOOKS

Pharmaceutical Technology Drug Delivery Guides

A compilation of articles from Pharmaceutical Technology in a three-handbook set covering methods and processes of manufacturing and administering pharmaceutical compounds to achieve therapeutic effects. Topics include the development of controlled-release formulations and reformulating injectable drugs for oral delivery. / Learn more /

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Practical Guidance for Successful Mammalian Cell Banking and Cell Line Characterization
On Demand
Join us for this informative webinar, presented by the team at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories, to learn about the various aspects of cell banking and cell line characterization, including GMP production master and working cell banks, GMP non-production (e.g. bioassay) master and working cell banks, R&D cell banks or banking for end of production cells.
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eBOOKS

Solid Dosage and Excipients 2015 eBook

This eBook examines how advances in technology, equipment, excipients, analytical techniques, software, and manufacturing practices are facilitating the development, scale up, manufacturing, efficacy, and delivery of solid- and semi-solid dosage forms.

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