Express Pharma

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The PULSE series continues to receive support from key industry associations, including CIPI, Laghu Udyog Bharati, Indian Pharma Machinery Manufacturers Association, Karnataka Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Manufacturers Association, and many more. Stay tuned for updates on the PULSE initiative and upcoming sessions.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) through the Office of Pharmaceutical Quality in 2021 embarked on an initiative to develop a framework for establishing a pharmaceutical manufacturing site quality rating system, the Quality management maturity (QMM) programme.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

OCTOBER 1, 2024

A paper has demonstrated a novel application of optimising processes to implement inverse design in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Machine learning techniques were assessed for use as a surrogate model to optimise a three-unit wet-granulation based flowsheet model for the manufacture of solid dosage forms. Dan et al.

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FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

APRIL 16, 2024

Gaulkin — On April 10, the Fourth Circuit unanimously affirmed a summary judgment ruling for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the agency’s definitions of “line-extension drug” and “new formulation” for purposes of determining rebates that drug manufacturers may owe the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP).

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European Pharmaceutical Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Processes in pharmaceutical manufacturing such as processing, milling, grinding, and mixing, are associated with the generation of dust. The researchers highlighted that the risks of hazard exposure include danger to the health of operators and cross-contaminations during manufacturing.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 3, 2022

During this stage, a team of lab technicians must identify the best way to manufacture the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) into a suitable dosage form for pilot production. If clinical trials prove successful, that same process should then be scaled to commercial manufacturing.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Commercial dose companies form a critical component of the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry’s value chain. The dose form manufacturing follows API manufacturing to produce the final dosage form (FDF such as tablets and injectables.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 11, 2008

TABLET FORMATS One of the problems with track and trace for pharmaceuticals across the world is the way drugs are dealt with on an item level in Europe and the US. In the US solid dosage forms are distributed as containers of tablets and these can only be coded on the container and not on a per-item basis.

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Viseven

JANUARY 13, 2023

Defining Drugs Dosage Even when all stages of the clinical trial are over, there are still many things pharmacists and doctors may learn after patients will get access to the new treatment. Such insights may consider the efficiency, safety, quality, or dosage of the drug.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Tablet manufacturing, which is the most common OSD form, takes an API dry powder ingredient and compresses it to form tablets, which can be coated or uncoated. Compared to other dosage forms, tablets are simpler to manufacture, package, and transport.

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Quality Matters

MAY 17, 2023

Paradigm Shift in Drug Development: Analytical Quality by Design and Analytical Procedure Life Cycle In today’s pharmaceutical manufacturing environment, companies face increasing pressure to respond to changing demands across the global medicines supply chain while still maintaining the quality of their drug products.

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Quality Matters

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

PCM not ideal for every drug Continuous manufacturing “may not be fit for every pharmaceutical manufacturing process, but it can bring some advantages in some cases” compared with traditional batch manufacturing, summarized FDA’s Adam Fisher, Ph.D., It is not intended as a comprehensive summary or report.]

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Despite the current emphasis on biologic medicines, small molecule drugs still dominate the pharmaceutical manufacturing world. Within the small molecule landscape, several trends are shaping the industry’s future, one of the most notable being the rise of high-potency active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPIs).

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GMPSOP

JUNE 9, 2024

Name, source, manufacturing sites, and date of manufacture of drug substance) – Dosage form and strength, including formulation – Composition, type, source, size of container, and closure – Specifications and test methodology (I.e., – Routine recording of environmental parameters (e.g.,

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GMPSOP

MARCH 8, 2024

Pharmaceutical manufacturers must have written procedures on the steps to take when any result does not meet specifications. To replace the single invalidated result, you should test one additional dosage unit for the content uniformity test or perform a dissolution test using one dosage unit.

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Express Pharma

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

” Dr Veeramani, Chairman, Pharmexcil, said “ The Indian pharmaceutical industry stands as a global leader, exporting to over 200 countries and providing comprehensive solutions across APIs, finished dosages, clinical research, and pharmacovigilance.

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GMPSOP

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Quality is everyone’s responsibility, and it should pervade every aspect of pharmaceutical manufacture and packaging. Quality should not be tested into products; instead, it must be built in at each step of manufacture. Pharmaceutical manufacturers must integrate the key functions of the quality control process.

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GMPSOP

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Table of Contents Importance of sampling in pharmaceutical industry Pharmaceutical sampling procedures are carried out during and at each major processing step during the manufacturing to ensure the highest quality is attained. What are the types of sampling plans in pharmaceutical industry?

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GMPSOP

MAY 26, 2023

Such as product name, batch number, expiry period, ingredients, composition, concentrations, dosage information, storage condition, age restriction, etc. Change control management for raw material suppliers and manufacturer Raw materials used in pharmaceutical manufacturing can be active or excipients.

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GMPSOP

MAY 26, 2023

Such as product name, batch number, expiry period, ingredients, composition, concentrations, dosage information, storage condition, age restriction, etc. Change control management for raw material suppliers and manufacturer Raw materials used in pharmaceutical manufacturing can be active or excipients.

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European Pharmaceutical Review

OCTOBER 12, 2023

September 2023 saw a wave of new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility expansions and launches across Europe. Research by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) , released in September this year, highlighted progress for UK manufacturing in its latest Industrial Trends Survey.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 28, 2022

The pandemic effectively shut down supply chain paths overnight, and as a result, pharmaceutical manufacturers have faced delays and bottlenecks, which have caused drug shortages in healthcare systems. The post How can the pharma industry navigate issues in the global supply chain to minimise drug shortages?

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Express Pharma

APRIL 13, 2023

They are less toxic and have a higher degree of solubility, thus making them better candidates for liposomal-based drug delivery systems, especially for parenteral administration and inhalation dosage forms. Quality assurance and costs remain a major challenge.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 22, 2021

The International Finance Corporation, the division of the World Bank Group that invests in the private sectors of emerging markets, has provided financing for several emerging market pharmaceutical manufacturers with the goal of boosting developing countries’ access to affordably priced drugs. About the author. Dr Subir K.

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GMPSOP

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The practice of calling a piece of equipment clean just because it looks clean is not acceptable in the pharmaceutical manufacturing process. Why is cleaning validation required? Equipment that is used for processing medicines is one of the top sources of contamination if not cleaned effectively using a validated cleaning procedure.

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GMPSOP

JULY 31, 2023

Pharmaceutical manufacturing operations typically maintain equipment varying from simple balances and scales to complex automated process control and monitoring systems. – Disintegration Testers (Critical for assessing the disintegration properties of solid dosage forms). When is equipment qualification necessary?

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Viseven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Hidden expenses can pile up, spiraling out of control due to many reasons related to supplier performance: the lack of appropriate documentation, storage, wrong dosage forms, and the list goes on. To give you an example, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, Moderna , relies on Looker, an AI-powered data analytics solution delivered by Google.

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Express Pharma

MARCH 24, 2025

This partnership aims to deliver a truly continuous granulation system tailored to the needs of pharmaceutical manufacturers, transforming the production of Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) forms. It will cater to the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sectors, focusing on Oral Solid Dosage Forms.

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Quality Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

India and the United States manufacture most finished medicines for the U.S. market This blog is part of a series on the geographic concentration of pharmaceutical manufacturing. This blog focuses on the manufacturing of finished dose forms. For a discussion on API manufacturing, see here.

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