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April 13, 2017
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In this issue:

Drug Approvals in EU vs US

GE Healthcare Ramps Up Offerings

Debate Over New Cancer Therapies

Top Stories

GlaxoSmithKline Recalls 600,000 Asthma Inhalers in US

The recall was issued because of a defective delivery system; the units affected had possible package leakage.
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Political and Ethical Dilemmas Facing Bio/Pharma Companies in a Global Marketplace

Pharmaceutical Technology spoke with Ben Locwin and Tom Fox ahead of their CPhI North America presentation to discuss drug pricing, compliance challenges, and corporate social responsibility in the bio/pharmaceutical industry.
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Prices, Opioids, and Ethics Dominate FDA Confirmation Hearing

Scott Gottlieb answers Senators' questions at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Andrew Bulpin, head of Process Solutions Strategic Marketing and Innovation, MilliporeSigma discusses the company's Emprove Program, winner of the 2016 CPhI Award for Regulatory Procedures and Compliance.

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At the 2017 PDA Container Closure, Devices and Delivery Systems: Compatibility and Material Safety Workshop, industry and regulatory experts will address current topics related to container closure for device and delivery systems, including the future of delivery devices, biocompatibility testing, best practices in leachables and extractables, supply chain considerations and strategies/expectations to meet current regulations. Register now!


Industry News

Drug Approvals in 2016: Europe vs. US

A drop in US drug approvals was noted but this trend was not yet seen in Europe.
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EMA Issues Guidance on Periodic Safety Update Reports

The agency released guidance on single assessments of PSURs to improve safety and benefit-risk assessment of medicines.
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More Industry News

Regulatory News

Study Compares Regulatory Review at FDA with EMA

A new study in NEJM compares the regulatory review processes of FDA and EMA.
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Debate Over New Cancer Therapies

FDA is in the center of the debate over developing and pricing new cancer therapies.
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More Regulatory News

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Bio/Pharma News

FDA Approves Teva’s Deuterated Drug for Chorea Associated with Huntington’s Disease

Deutetrabenazine is the first deuterated product approved by FDA, approval represents the first new treatment option for chorea associated with Huntington's disease in nearly a decade.
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Finch and Takeda Collaborate on IBD Therapies

The companies will work to co-develop FIN-524, a live biotherapeutic product composed of cultured bacteria strains.
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More Bio/Pharma News

Supplier News

New Filters for Feed Streams with High Levels of Particulates

MilliporeSigma's new high-area cartridge filters and single-use capsules are suitable for feed streams with high levels of particulates.
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GE Healthcare: The Next Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Giant?

GE Healthcare continues to ramp up its offerings in the bioprocessing space with the purchase of Asymptote and a continued partnership with Zenith Technologies.
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FEATURED TOPICS

FORMULATION

Designing Optimized Formulations

Design of experiment plays a crucial role in the optimization process of formulation development.
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QUALITY

Redefining Excipients for Advanced Therapies

As regulators strive for balance in cGMPs for cell, gene, and tissue therapies, risk-management principles must guide decisions involving process media and additives.
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PEER-REVIEWED RESEARCH

Covalidation Strategies to Accelerate Analytical Method Transfer for Breakthrough Therapies

The primary impact of using the covalidation model is the expedited analytical method qualification of both the transferring and receiving laboratories.
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ANALYTICS

Evaluating Progress in Analytical Quality by Design

The authors present the results of a survey of small- and large-molecule pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies on implementation of Analytical quality by design concepts.
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CPhI North America Planning Guide

Albemarle

Albemarle Corporation's Fine Chemistry Services business has more than 40 years of experience, dedicated to custom manufacturing.
CPhI North America Booth #1259
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Capsugel

Capsugel designs, develops, and manufactures a wide range of innovative dosage forms for the biopharmaceutical and consumer health & nutrition industries.
CPhI North America Booth #2719
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Catalent

At CPhI North America, Catalent will showcase its OptiForm® Solution Suite and OptiForm Solution Suite Bio, which combine predictive and high throughput screening technologies to identify the most stable and efficient drug form for both small and biological molecules.
CPhI North America Booth #310
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CMIC CMO USA

CMIC CMO USA Corporation specializes in the formulation development and GMP commercial manufacturing of solid dosage products with expertise in sustained and controlled release.
CPhI North America Booth #2600
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CordenPharma

CordenPharma is your full-service Contract Development & Manufacturing (CDMO) partner for APIs, Drug Products, and Packaging Services.
CPhI North America Booth #2160
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On Demand WEBCAST

Titration in Early Drug Discovery and Development
On Demand
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Events

ExcipientFest Americas

April 24–26, 2017

Making Pharmaceuticals

April 25–26, 2017

CPhI North America

May 16–18, 2017

more events

REFERENCE BOOKS

Pharmaceutical Technology presents its Process Analytical Technology resource guide combo

A compilation of informative, useful articles designed to help you meet the challenges of process analytical technology, be more efficient in testing, reduce over-processing, enhance consistency, and minimize rejects.
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eBOOKS

Quality Throughout the Supply Chain

Quality issues can appear at any stage of the bio/pharmaceutical development and manufacturing supply chain. Drug companies must monitor raw materials, suppliers, contract service providers, facilities, manufacturing processes, and production workers. In this e-book, the editors examine current quality issues, and how the industry is addressing quality challenges throughout the supply chain.


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