Dosage Forms

Reshaping Dosage Forms

Advancements in personalized medicine and other innovations are transforming the way dosage forms are viewed.

Development of Taste-Masked Oral Dispersible Tablets of Cefpodoxime Proxetil

This study aimed to develop a taste-masked drug resin complex using the ion exchange resin Kyron T-114.

Frontrunners in Bispecific Antibodies

Novel genetic engineering technologies are transforming the design and manufacture of bispecific antibodies, which are emerging as a promising new class of biologics.

Overcoming Vaccine Development Challenges

May 03, 2021

Vaccine development is inherently challenging; however, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, innovations have been prioritized, leading to accelerated development processes.

Combining Multiparticulates and 3DP for Patient-Centric Dosage Forms

May 03, 2021

Aprecia and Glatt investigate manufacturing technologies to widen the formulation design space for oral delivery.

EMA’s PRAC Recommends Warning on Very Rare Side Effects of Janssen’s COVID-19 Vaccine

April 23, 2021

EMA's PRAC has concluded that there is a possible link to rare cases of blood clots with low blood platelets with Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine.

Bristol Myers Squibb Plans Cell Therapy Manufacturing Site in the Netherlands

April 22, 2021

Design for a new BMS multi-product cell therapy manufacturing site in Leiden is underway, with construction to start later in 2021.

Nanoform and Aprecia Explore 3D-Printed Drug Dosage Forms

April 21, 2021

The collaboration will evaluate Nanoform’s fast dissolution nanoparticles in Aprecia’s ZipDose 3DP technology platform for buccal and oral drug delivery.

Evaluating Cold-Temperature Packaging Closure Systems

April 19, 2021

Material properties play a role in container closure integrity under frozen or cryogenic storage temperatures.

Balancing the Art and Science of Topical Drug Formulation

April 03, 2021

Topical drugs are attractive to patients, but these complex products pose challenges for formulators.

Advancing Spray-Dried Dispersion Formulation Development

April 02, 2021

In-vitro and in-silico tools can help predict in-vivo outcomes for low-solubility drugs formulated as spray-dried dispersions.

Raman Detects Pharma Processing Fingerprints

April 01, 2021

Raman spectroscopy delivers real time, non-destructive process insights for critical process parameters to monitor pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Handling Challenging Powders in Tableting Operations

April 01, 2021

Tests evaluated commercial rotary tablet presses to see how effectively they deal with problems such as poor flow, overlubrication, and capping.