Dosage Forms

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How to avoid invisible and airborne contamination.

Avoiding Contamination Risks in Aseptic Processes

Susan Haigney is lead editor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology Europe.

PDA Revises Technical Report on Sterilized Products

The Parenteral Drug Association has released guidance on the detection and mitigation of 2,4,6-tribromoanisole and 2,4,6-trichloroanisole taints and odors in pharmaceutical and healthcare products.

PDA Releases Technical Report on TBA and TCA Odors and Taints

Angie Drakulich was editorial director of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Industry experts working with extended-release injectables discuss challenges and solutions to formulating and manufacturing these complex products.

Meeting Manufacturing Challenges Tied to Extended-Release Injectables

Closed-vial technology is an alternative to traditional glass vial filling that reduces the risk of contamination for the patient, simplifies the filling process, and provides easier handling for healthcare providers.

Using Closed-Vial Technology in Aseptic Filling

Amy Ritter was Scientific Editor, BioPharm International.

FDA has released a final guidance describing cGMP for preparing media fills for validation of aseptic preparations for positron emission tomography drugs.

FDA Issues Final Guidance for Media Fills for Validation of Aseptic Preparations for PET Drugs

JHS Secures Four Sterile Parenteral Products Manufacturing Contracts; Samsung Biologics, Biogen Idec Establish Biosimilars Joint Venture; and More.

Week of Feb. 27, 2012: JHS Secures Four Sterile Parenteral Products Manufacturing Contracts; Samsung Biologics, Biogen Idec Establish Biosimilars Joint Venture; and More

PDA organizes this conference to address the technical and regulatory issues related to parenteral packaging. Chemical, physical and microbiological aspects will be considered and current regulatory challenges will be discussed. Two Training Courses on Container Closure Development or Selection and Utilization of Glass Containers in Pharmaceutical Packaging will be given.

Parenteral Packaging

The author discusses the relative advantages and disadvantages of lyophilization in vials and dual-chamber systems.

Comparing Lyophilization in Vials and Dual-Chamber Systems

Contamination is almost always related to human error and there is a clear drive to reduce human implications in aseptic operations. This can be achieved in multiple ways.

Parenterals and Injectables