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Pharm Tech
September 2016
Volume 40, No. 9
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| FOCUS |

Sterile Injectables Shortages: Can Innovation End A Crisis?

Agnes Shanley

The media blitz surrounding drug shortages has stopped, but critical medications that have no substitutes remain in short supply. Can new approaches turn this situation around?
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| PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH |

Best Practices for Cleaning Validation Swab Recovery Studies

Richard J. Forsyth

Swab recovery parameters are reviewed in detail to define best practices and highlight common mistakes to assure successful recovery studies using a risk-based approach.
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| MANUFACTURING AUTOMATION |

The Internet of Things for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Jennifer Markarian

In the pharmaceutical factory of the future, data collected by internet-connected manufacturing equipment improves operational efficiency.
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| FACILITY RENOVATION |

How to Get the Most Out of Facility Renovations

Eric Bohn

Renovating a facility requires careful design and a plan to minimize production interruption.
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PharmTech's September 2016 Special Issue

Be sure to check out this month's APIs, Excipients, and Manufacturing special issue for articles on data integrity, topical formulations, API manufacturing, and more!

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| MODULAR MANUFACTURING |

New Directions in Modular Manufacturing

Caroline Hroncich

Industry experts discuss recent trends in modular manufacturing.
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| TOPICAL DRUG APPROVALS |

Common Deficiencies in ANDAs for Dermatologic Drug Products

Rong-Kun Chang, Pahala Simamora, Bing Cai, Andre Raw, Susan Rosencrance

Companies may potentially accelerate the approval of generic drugs by avoiding deficiencies in ANDA submissions.
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| QUALITY |

Taking a Closer Look at Parenteral Contaminants

Gretchen L. Shearer, PhD

Visual inspection of parenteral vials is the first step in a root cause investigation.
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| FORMULATION |

De-activating the Ticking Bomb of Brain Diseases with Nanomedicines

Melina Figueiredo, Diana M. Leite, Aikaterini Lalatsa

Nanoparticulate technologies are showing promising potential in delivering both small-molecule drugs and biomacromolecules across the blood brain barrier.
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| API SYNTHESIS & MANUFACTURING |

The Search for a Greener Fluorination Reaction

Cynthia A. Challener

Researchers at GlaxoSmithKline report a greener and lower-cost route to chiral fluorolactams that is suitable for scale up.
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| TROUBLESHOOTING |

Maintaining Hygienic Diaphragm Valves

Paul McClune

A process-specific preventative maintenance program improves productivity and reliability.
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| REGULATORY WATCH |

Efforts Accelerate to Streamline Postapproval Change Process

Jill Wechsler

Manufacturers and regulatory authorities seek coordinated lifecycle management policies.
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PDA Issues Call to Action for Faster Postapproval Changes

The Parenteral Drug Association develops program to address barriers to implementation of postapproval changes.
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| OUTSOURCING|

Innovation vs. Capacity: How CMOs Compete

Jim Miller

The strategies of a innovation-driven CMO may be different than a capacity-driven CMO.
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| ASK THE EXPERT |

Root Cause Analysis–Finding the Root of the Problem

Siegfried Schmitt

Siegfried Schmitt, principal consultant, PAREXEL International, discusses how to find the root cause of the problem.
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| FROM THE EDITOR |

When Marketing and Medicine Collide

Rita C. Peters

Steep price increases for a popular drug have created patient and Congressional backlash.
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| PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT |

Tumble Blenders Include Improved Safety Features

Tumble Blenders from Ross, Charles & Son now come standard with motors equipped with a electro-magnetic brake.
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Analyzer Automates Cell-Culture Chemistry Analysis

The BioProfile FLEX 2 from Nova Biomedical is a cell-culture chemistry analyzer that allows for automated cell-culture analysis for small-volume culture systems.
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Data Logger Provides Ultra-Low Temperature Readings

The OM-CP-CRYO-TEMP ultra-low temperature data logger from Omega Engineering records temperatures as low as -86 °C.
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Liquid Handling System for Automatic Particle Characterization

The FlowCam ALH automated liquid handling system from Fluid Imaging Technologies is a particle imaging and analysis system that automatically detects, images, and characterizes individual particles and microorganisms.
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| Events |

ISPE Annual Meeting

September 18–21, 2016

13th Confocal Raman Imaging Symposium

September 26–28, 2016

CPhI Worldwide

October 4–6, 2016


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