Dosage Forms

Cynthia A. Challener is a contributing editor to Pharmaceutical Technology.

Articles

Understanding the supply-chain challenge and coupling high-efficiency chromatographic techniques with information-rich detectors are leading to improvements in the management of extractables and leachables in parenteral drugs.

Experts from Novo Nordisk, Baxter Discuss Technological Advances in Addressing the Challenge of Extractables and Leachables

The benefits of single-use systems are being realized for downstream unit operations, including aseptic filling.

Aseptic Filling is the Next-Generation Application for Single-Use Systems

A screening method predicts delamination in primary packaging.

Evaluating Parenteral Packaging for Glass Delamination

Aseptic connectors provide the flexibility and robustness needed for modern parenteral manufacturing operations.

Will Aseptic Connectors Make Production Outside of the Cleanroom Possible?

Patricia Van Arnum was executive editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.

The company is cited for using unapproved visual-inspection methods for finished parenteral drugs and conducting inadequate visual inspections.

Novartis Receives FDA Warning Letter for cGMP Violations at Austrian Plant

Adoption of single-use systems and more flexible systems drive innovation.

The Next Generation in Aseptic-Filling Equipment

New platform technologies and polymer chemistries may facilitate self-administration, longer-term delivery, and targeted delivery of parenteral drugs.

Advances in Biodegradable Polymer Technologies Facilitate Sustained Release of Parenteral Drugs

Parenteral drug delivery offers a variety of challenges but also opportunities. The author examines recent developments in nanotechnology-based drug delivery and other advances in injection-based drug delivery.

Delivering Complex Drugs With Nanotechnology-Based Solutions

Researchers recently developed a drug-delivery system to mitigate problems associated with jet-injection drug delivery, and also improved on the design and operation of microscale actuators as a possible drug-delivery method.

Advancing Drug Delivery for Parenteral Applications

Adeline Siew is editor for Pharmaceutical Technology Europe. She is also science editor for Pharmaceutical Technology.

Oval Medical Technologies, an autoinjector company based in Cambridge, UK, reported that a variety of highly viscous solutions have been successfully delivered through a 25-gauge thin-wall needle, in less than 7 seconds, using its innovative autoinjector. The technology provides solutions to problems in the industry for drug containment and the end user.

Parenterals and Injectables