Specialty Dosage Drugs

Spray Film Provides Alternative to Patches

December 02, 2018

Virpax’s Patch-in-a-Can technology delivers pain medication using a metered-dose spray film.

Manufacturing Considerations for Transdermal Delivery Systems

December 02, 2018

Drug and adhesive formulation are crucial to the development of microneedle patches for pharmaceutical transdermal delivery systems.

Medherant Receives Grant from Innovate UK for Transdermal Patch Manufacturing

October 03, 2018

Funding from Innovate UK will be used by Medherant to support manufacture of transdermal patches for clinical trials.

New Dose Forms Focus on the Patient

October 02, 2018

Innovative technologies, such as drug-loaded devices and 3D printing, enable advances in implantable devices and other novel dosage forms.

Testing Foreign Particulate Matter in Inhaled Products

July 02, 2018

The delivery device and drug form should be considered when choosing a test method for identifying and measuring particulates in inhaled drug products.

FDA Approves First Cannabidiol-based Drug

June 25, 2018

GW Research’s Epidiolex, which treats two forms of epilepsy, receives FDA’s approval; spurs FDA reminders about unapproved products.

Best Practices for Testing Foreign Particulate Matter in Inhaled Products

March 15, 2018

The delivery device and drug form should be considered when choosing a test method for identifying and measuring particulates.

Can Early Development Strategies Avoid Later-Stage Disasters?

March 02, 2018

Assessing potential formulation and manufacturing issues in early development phases can improve a drug’s chances for success.

Nemera Receives Drug Manufacturing Authorization for its Autoinjector Facility

September 28, 2017

Nemera is now authorized to handle, assemble, sterilize, and store pharmaceutical drugs and medicinal products for autoinjector combination products at its facility in Neuenburg, Germany.

Targeting the Lungs

September 02, 2017

Considerations in selecting a dosage form for drug delivery to the lungs.