APIs and Excipients

PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management

The Search for Efficient Synthesis of Complex Cannabinoids

July 05, 2017

Cannabinoids have potential to treat a variety of diseases, but pharmaceutical companies must first develop cost-effective ways to access pharmaceutically pure materials without marijuana cultivation.

Biosimilars Overcome Legal and Analytical Hurdles

July 05, 2017

A Supreme Court decision and improvements in analytical processes may speed the biosimilar approval process.

A 30-Year History of PLG Applications in Parenteral Controlled Drug Release

July 02, 2017

Poly(lactide-glycolide) has been used for drug-delivery applications because of its beneficial physicochemical properties, long safety record, and reliable commercial supply.

Coatings Sweeten Pharma Tablet Production

July 02, 2017

Materials and equipment innovations have advanced tablet coating from sugar to copolymers and simplified pharma production.

Continuous API Manufacturing

July 02, 2017

Industrial-scale continuous API manufacturing may offer cost and safety benefits.

History Guides Future CMO Strategies

July 02, 2017

As pharma models changed during the past 40 years, contract manufacturing capacity and services evolved to meet demand.

Overcoming Excipient Challenges in Spray-Dried Dispersions

July 02, 2017

Polymers and surfactants impact stability and long-term performance.

Perspective: Focus on Excipients

July 02, 2017

Excipients play a key role in the development in emerging dosage forms but attention to quality is crucial.

BASF Ups Ibuprofen Capacities in Germany and North America

June 28, 2017

PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management

BASF plans to build a new world-scale ibuprofen production plant in Ludwigshafen and expand ibuprofen capacities at its Bishop, Texas plant.

Agilent Adds Products to InfinityLab LC Series

June 19, 2017

PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management

The company added new products to its InfinityLab LC Series which will be showcased at HPLC 2017 in Prague.