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Patricia Van Arnum was executive editor of Pharmaceutical Technology.

Leading experts share insight on polymorphism and crystallization.

Solid-State Chemistry: A Technical Forum

Manual sample preparation methods for solid dose pharmaceuticals have a number of inherent disadvantages, primarily because they are time consuming and unpredictable.

Preparing solid samples reliably and rapidly

Following its $68-billion acquisition of Wyeth, Pfizer has unveiled detailed plans for its global R&D network, which includes consolidation of its R&D facilities.

Pfizer's R&D facility consolidation

Following the its $68-billion acquisition of Wyeth (Madison, NJ), Pfizer (New York) Pfizer detailed plans for its global research and development (R&D) network, which includes consolidation of its R&D facilities.

Pfizer Announces R&D Facility Consolidation

Stephanie Sutton was an assistant editor at Pharmaceutical Technology Europe.

A smart nanocage that can be filled with a medicinal substance and then activated using light has been developed by US researchers.

Light-activated gold cage delivery capsule developed

A new drug delivery method developed by scientists could enable prescription drugs to be buried inside the body where drug release could be prompted by a biological trigger, such as a drop in blood sugar levels, or activated manually with a pulse of light.

Implanted capsule the future of drug delivery?

The authors investigated the effects of formulation and processing parameters on floating matrix-controlled drug-delivery systems.

Formulation and Evaluation of Famotidine Floating Matrix Tablets

Thomas S. Chirkot Ph.D, P.E., is a near-infrared sales specialist at ThermoFisher Scientific, 4410 Lottsford Vista Road, Lanham, MD 20706, tel. 570.909.7657.

The author discusses control strategies via near infrared instrumentation for continuous mixing, granulation, drying, and extrusion with a more focused detail on mixing.

The Relevance of Continuous Solid Oral Dosage Processing and NIR Spectroscopy In Meeting the Needs of QbD and PAT

Semisolid Formulation Development: The CRO Approach - SP Formulations Whitepaper

Solid/Semi-Solid Dosage