Dosage Forms

Hallie Forcinio is packing editor for Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, editorhal@sbcglobal.net.

Articles

Traditional glass and polymeric materials compete for market share in primary packaging for parenteral drug products.

Selecting Primary Packaging for Parenterals

The new resin used a combination of “jetting” technology and a high-performance Protein A ligand.

Purolite Launches New Protein A Resin

Jennifer Markarian is manufacturing reporter for Pharmaceutical Technology.

Automated robotic arms manipulate nested trays and containers inside closed aseptic filling systems.

Robotics Solve Aseptic Filling Challenges

Ed Trappler is president and founder of Lyophilization Technology, Inc. a contract research and technical services firm dedicated to freeze drying. He has over 40 years of experience in lyophilization that ranges from product development to equipment application engineering. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at The College of New Jersey. His experience in the pharmaceutical industry includes product development, toxicology supply preparation, clinical manufacturing and parenteral production.

Denise L. Miller is document control specialist at Lyophilization Technology, Inc.

Carrie A. Shults is associate director at Lyophilization Technology, Inc.

Quality by design highlights product and process understanding and control, integrating quality risk management, and is also considered a quality system for managing a product’s lifecycle.

Identifying TPPs and CQAs for a Lyophilized Parenteral Product

The sterility test isolator (STISO) for testing aseptically filled drug products and for testing toxic aseptic drugs (STISOtox) from Metall+Plastic, a subsidiary of Optima, are modular and ergonomically designed.

Sterility Test Isolators for Aseptic and Toxic Drug Products are Ergonomically Designed

Pharmaceutical machine concepts for large and small factories of the future need to be readily available, flexible when it comes to processing variation, and modular in design. 

Groninger Presents Machine Range for Large and Small Factories at Achema 2018

Naturally occurring and engineered albumins are being explored as a tool to enhance the stability of drugs, including biologics, and extend shelf-life.

Albumin Attachment Can Make Better Biobetters

The companies will partner to develop smart connected monitoring and support solutions for injectable drugs.

Haselmeier, Common Sensing to Partner on Injectable Solutions

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

Determining the right process conditions for a freeze-drying cycle requires an understanding of the effect of each step on the drug product.

Freeze-Drying Process Optimization

Manuel M. Garza is a principal consultant with PAREXEL Consulting, a subsidiary of PAREXEL International, manuel.garza@parexel.com.

Airflow visualization studies, or smoke studies, confirm unidirectional airflow patterns in an aseptic processing facility.