Pharmaceutical Processing - Articles

How To Read A Regulator Flow Curve

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:56:21 GMT

When selecting a regulator, you are not just looking for the right size. You’re looking for a set of capabilities, which is a function of the regulator’s design. A flow curve illustrates the regulator’s range of capabilities at one glance. Once you understand a flow curve – and we’ll explain how – it is easy and very quick to read.

A Novel Intradermal Adapter to Address the Growing Use and Demand of Safe, Reliable, and Repeatable Intradermal Delivery of Vaccines

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:59:04 GMT

Over the past few years, there has been a growing awareness of the unique benefits of delivering vaccines intradermally. Potential benefits include improved vaccine safety, increased vaccine effectiveness, and enhanced immunogenicity in hard to vaccinate populations such as the elderly.

Industrial Wireless: Improving the Flexibility of Pharmaceutical Plants

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:57:57 GMT

New technology developments such as industrial wireless are having a profound effect on plant operating strategies. By enabling greater workforce mobility and connectivity, wireless allows manufacturers to diversify production, and change from a single-chain product to producing multi-chain products, in an efficient and flexible way to help meet the needs of patients.

USP Introduces Useful Guidelines on Sterilization and Contamination Control

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:32:11 GMT

A product recall is problematic for any manufacturer. In the last year alone, recalls of pharmaceutical and health-related products have included baby lotions, parenteral nutrition products, nasal decongestant sprays and alcohol swabs used in preparation for patient injections—all resulting from microbial contamination.

Line Performance Optimization - A problem-solving process for pharmaceutical manufacturing

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:28:18 GMT

Line Performance Optimization^SM (LPO) integrates best practices in asset management, lean and change management to solve chronic and persistent reliability issues with a specific manufacturing line.

QbD and the New Process Validation Guidance

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:54:52 GMT

Very simply, the aim of pharmaceutical development is to design a quality product and manufacturing process to consistently deliver the intended performance of a final therapeutic product.

Continuous Powder Blending

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:35:29 GMT

How to evaluate opportunities for continuous powder blending.

Biosimilars and Biobetters

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:21:54 GMT

How both are impacting biopharmaceutical manufacturing and CMOs.

CMOs and Recalls

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:12:26 GMT

Don't let your CMO become your weak link in a recall.

Singled Out

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:38:48 GMT

Single-use technologies help pharmaceutical manufacturers eliminate cross-contamination, but the benefits of disposables can extend far beyond safety.

Outsourcing Done Right

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:27:12 GMT

Pharma Tech Industries’ vertically Integrated facility offers capacity, expertise and the service to back it all up.

RFID Technology Improves Product Quality and Process Efficiency for Diverse Pharmaceutical Applications

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:47:21 GMT

Today’s fast-paced pharmaceutical manufacturing and processing environments rely on high precision performance to ensure consistent product identification, monitoring and tracking. Further, these products must be verified to be of the highest quality—from manufacturing to delivery.

A Guide to QbD for APIs

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:15:23 GMT

In the manufacturing world common sense tells us that producing quality product the first time without interruptions (QbD) is more satisfying compared to the process where we have to stop and examine the progress at intermediate steps (QbA).

Process Optimization: Innovation's Role

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:56:57 GMT

Process optimization is a key service for the drug development industry that supports innovation and efficiency in the development, manufacturing and quality assurance of products. Cutting-edge scientific and engineering knowledge are primary attributes that are essential for contract research and manufacturers who are providing this service.

Tablet Inspection 101

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:29:13 GMT

In this article, the author highlights the types of technologies that are available to prevent broken tablets, foreign tablets and softgel capsules as well as foreign material from being packaged.

The Journey to 2015

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:12:54 GMT

The year 2015 is widely considered the beginning of the end for sales of non-serialized drug products. The entire pharmaceutical supply chain will soon undergo a monumental transformation. Yet, despite this pending reality, many decision makers who discuss “2015” continue to do so hypothetically.

The War On Counterfeiting

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:20:53 GMT

Counterfeiting - the distribution of imitation goods with the intent to defraud a consumer - is a significant and growing problem for manufacturers, brand owners and consumers alike in wide range of industries.

Track & Trace Strategies

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:15:46 GMT

How to maintain control in a complex and global supply chain.

Operating Aseptic Facilities

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:00:35 GMT

Bringing online, maintaining, and enhancing any aseptic processing facility presents numerous challenges. By using history as a guide, coupled with an understanding of today’s latest technology and applications, the path to being a more flexible operation in the future becomes much clearer.

CMOs on the Hunt for Disposable Solutions

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:03:40 GMT

CMOs are constantly looking for technologies that can reduce production and scale-up costs. This year they are finding those answers in single-use technology.

R&D Renewal

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:17:25 GMT

Roche's refurbishing project helps double R&D output and wins 2012 Facility of the Year Award for Operational Excellence.

Equipped for Success

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:08:29 GMT

Rentschler’s flexible facility wins 2012 FOYA award for Equipment Innovation.

A Walk in the Park

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:57:01 GMT

Unique partnerships help NIBRT earn FOYA’s 2012 Special Recognition for Novel Collaboration award.

Accelerating Production

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:10:58 GMT

Merck’s modular method helps the company win the 2012 FOYA Award for Facility Integration.

Expanding Horizons

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:50:13 GMT

Eisai's fourth knowledge center wins 2012 Facility of the Year Award for Project Execution.

High Efficiency

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:07:29 GMT

Chiesi's energy efficiency efforts lead to 2012 Facility of the Year Award for Sustainability.

Engineering the Future

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:46:24 GMT

Engineering firms provide the expertise needed for next generation pharmaceuticals.

The Biosimilars Challenge

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:37:38 GMT

The biosimilars market could mean billions in business to contract manufacturers and significant savings for biopharmaceutical patients.

The Proof Is in the Packaging

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:30:36 GMT

Proper packaging procedures can protect the safety of your consumers, subsequently preserving your brand's reputation.

Following the Science

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:23:50 GMT

Roche’s potent compound development facility is poised to handle the future