Development

Patricia Van Arnum was executive editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Articles

Analysis of crospovidone as a superdistingrant.

Formulation Development Forum

The main drivers for innovation in film coatings in the last 5 years mainly relate to optimising the film coating process itself, as well as to the need for film coating materials with enhanced functionality.

New Developments In Film Coatings

Excipient purity is critical in all applications of drug formulation. Typically, the more sensitive or reactive an API, the more critical excipient purity becomes.

The Criticality Of Excipient Purity

AstraZeneca and Abbott End Program; PhRMA Elects New Members; and More.

Week of Dec. 27, 2010: Company and People Notes: AstraZeneca and Abbott End Program; PhRMA Elects New Members; and More.

Pfizer Recalls One Lipitor Lot; Sanofi Aventis Names Head of R&D; and More.

Week of Dec. 20, 2010: Company and People Notes: Pfizer Recalls One Lipitor Lot; Sanofi Aventis Names Head of R&D; and More.

Thermo Fisher to Acquire Dionex; Former SOCMA CEO Joe Acker Dies; and More.

Week of Dec. 13, 2010: Company and People Notes: Thermo Fisher to Acquire Dionex; Former SOCMA CEO Joe Acker Dies; and More.

Company and People Notes: GlaxoSmithKline acquires Nanjing MeiRui Pharma; Cephalon's CEO to remain on medical leave; and more.

Week of Dec. 6, 2010: Company and People Notes: GlaxoSmithKline Acquires Nanjing MeiRui Pharma; Cephalon's CEO to Remain on Medical Leave; and More.

Approaches in cyclization, palladium-catalyzed cross couplings, fluorination, and natural product synthesis help to optimize routes for select drugs.

Advances in Small-Molecule Synthesis

IPEC extends its reach to Brazil and Argentina in an effort to harmonize excipient best practices.

Inside IPEC: Global Initiatives to Expand to Latin America

The authors evaluated the effect of alcoholic beverages on the release profiles of sustained-release dosage forms containing metformin and diclofenac.

Ingredients