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Quick, Get Me Some Meds

Quick, Get Me Some Meds

9 hours ago | Carrie Ellis, Editor, Chem.Info

So, a new linguistic idiosyncrasy has sent me into dead lurch toward the First Aid kit for the family anti-anxiety elixir. It’s the abbreviated noun form of medicine — now commonly known as meds — and it’s coming soon to a too-close-for-discomfort dialog near you.

Coming Clean

Coming Clean

Mar 8 | Mike Auerbach. Editor-In-Chief, Pharmaceutical Processing

Is it just me, or have we entered a time where corporate scandals, and larger than life "falls from grace" are increasing common? Lately, it seems more and more sports figures, politicians, and major companies are getting caught in either illegal or immoral activities or the intentional withholding of important information – only to have their actions and misdeeds eventually revealed by the media, or other sources.

FDA 483 Letters Should Trigger Action - Not Panic

FDA 483 Letters Should Trigger Action - Not Panic

Mar 1 | Ken Appel, VP Regulated Markets, Veriteq Instruments

FDA 483 letters are expected to increase this year, reflecting the FDA’s recent staff expansion and rewrite of the FDA 483 Letter rules to narrow response time to the new 15-day window

Reimbursement: Plan Early

Reimbursement: Plan Early

Feb 24 | John Avellanet, Cerulean Associates LLC

Key tactics to help incorporate reimbursement planning early in development include stage gates, regulatory affairs road-mapping, and clinical regulatory strategic plans

Featured Articles

Single Use Technology- Where has it been, where is it now, and where is it going?

Mar 2

Single- and limited-use technologies (also termed “disposables”) have had a transformative impact on the development and production of biopharmaceuticals. In the midst of this revolution is a good time to look back at where we have been and where we are now, in order to get some idea of where it is going, much like dead-reckoning navigation in sailing.

Green Validation: Practical Strategies For Paperless Software Validation

Feb 24

For years, life sciences companies have struggled with the documentation burden associated with software validation. Over the past two decades, there has been much discussion about “paperless” validation.

5 Mistakes Sponsors Make When Choosing a CRO

Feb 11

DSP Clinical Research (DSP) has identified five errors pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies make when selecting a CRO to conduct a clinical study.

Using Strategic Flexibility to Succeed in Emerging Markets

Feb 9

The global recession and accompanying economic fallout of the past year have further emphasized the need for Western/multinational pharmaceutical companies (MNCs) to expand and diversify their sales efforts beyond the United States.

Manufacturing Technologies

Stainless Steel Reactor System For High Temperature/Pressure Applications

Stainless Steel Reactor System For High Temperature/Pressure Applications

Large Scale 3-D Cell/Tissue Culturing The challenge: how to grow cells in high densities over a long period of time

Large Scale 3-D Cell/Tissue Culturing The challenge: how to grow cells in high densities over a long period of time

Quick Connect Modular Tubing System Is Easy-To-Use And Dependable

Quick Connect Modular Tubing System Is Easy-To-Use And Dependable

Laboratory Filtering Centrifuge Features Sanitary Design

Laboratory Filtering Centrifuge Features Sanitary Design

Tubing, Reinforced Hose, And Molded Components Certified To Be Free Of Animal Derived Ingredients

Tubing, Reinforced Hose, And Molded Components Certified To Be Free Of Animal Derived Ingredients

Single-Use Bioprocessing Equipment:Integration makes products more versatile

Single-Use Bioprocessing Equipment:Integration makes products more versatile

Bioreactor System Offers Large-Scale Regenerative Tissue Growth

Bioreactor System Offers Large-Scale Regenerative Tissue Growth

High Purity, Low Pressure Drop Filters Withstand High Temperatures

High Purity, Low Pressure Drop Filters Withstand High Temperatures

Dust Filter Ideal For Pharmaceutical Production Facilities

Dust Filter Ideal For Pharmaceutical Production Facilities

Accelerating Biopharma Innovation: Harnessing the Power and Promise of the Semantic Web

Accelerating Biopharma Innovation: Harnessing the Power and Promise of the Semantic Web

Single-Use Fluid Path Assemblies Enhance Operational Flexibility

Single-Use Fluid Path Assemblies Enhance Operational Flexibility

Miniature Rotary Mixer Blends Batches In Less Than Three Minutes

Miniature Rotary Mixer Blends Batches In Less Than Three Minutes

Corning and Sartorius Stedim Biotech Announce Collaboration

Corning and Sartorius Stedim Biotech Announce Collaboration

Single-Use, Stirred-Tank Bioreactor Offers Convenience and Scaleability

Single-Use, Stirred-Tank Bioreactor Offers Convenience and Scaleability

Benchtop Homogenizers Offer Sample Volume Ranges From Microliters To Liters

Benchtop Homogenizers Offer Sample Volume Ranges From Microliters To Liters

Single-Use Bioreactor Offers A High Degree Of Predictability

Single-Use Bioreactor Offers A High Degree Of Predictability

Disposable Filters Offer Improved Single-Step Hose Barb Connector

Disposable Filters Offer Improved Single-Step Hose Barb Connector

Fluoropolymer Strainers With Tri-Clamp Connections

Fluoropolymer Strainers With Tri-Clamp Connections

Tubing Available In Choice Of Grades And Durometers

Tubing Available In Choice Of Grades And Durometers

Disposable Shaken Bioreactor Systems Dessigned For Scale-Up and Manufacturing of Suspension Cultured Mammalian Cells

Disposable Shaken Bioreactor Systems Dessigned For Scale-Up and Manufacturing of Suspension Cultured Mammalian Cells

Single Use Technology- Where has it been, where is it now, and where is it going?

Single Use Technology- Where has it been, where is it now, and where is it going?

Split-Hub Impellers Allow Easy Upgrade

Split-Hub Impellers Allow Easy Upgrade

High Pressure Homogenizer Offers 100% Cell Rupture

High Pressure Homogenizer Offers 100% Cell Rupture

Incubator Features A Dry, High-Heat Decontamination Cycle

Incubator Features A Dry, High-Heat Decontamination Cycle

Fluid Transfer Hoses Feature Smooth Inner Surfaces, Wide Temperature Range

Fluid Transfer Hoses Feature Smooth Inner Surfaces, Wide Temperature Range

Single Use, Flexible Containers Range In Size From 50 mL to 3,000 Liters

Single Use, Flexible Containers Range In Size From 50 mL to 3,000 Liters

Single-Use Bioreactor Eliminates Downtime And Increases Throughput

Single-Use Bioreactor Eliminates Downtime And Increases Throughput

Automated Cell Culture System Can Hold Vryovials At -80oC

Automated Cell Culture System Can Hold Vryovials At -80oC

Bulk Container Eases Forklift Operation

Bulk Container Eases Forklift Operation


Events Calendar

PDA Annual Meeting

Orlando, FL - March 15 - 22, 2010

INTERPHEX2010

New York, NY - April 20 - 22

Multimedia

Jim Helm, VP, CV, AstraZeneca Talks About Crestor

Feb 19 | Video

Jim Helm, VP, CV, AstraZeneca, talks about Crestor.

Introduction to Pharmaceutical Validation

Feb 19 | Video

This program examines failures in the drug production process and relates it to the elements of the validation process. This program is a very comprehensive overview of validation concepts and FDA requirements. Visit www.multi-mediaaccess.com for more information.

White Papers

Progress In Pharmaceutical Product Identification

7 hours ago

Coding and marking technologies can help pharmaceutical companies comply with FDA regulations, combat counterfeiting, enhance patient safety and increase profits.

Downflow Booth Surrogate Performance Test Results

Mar 8

A comprehensive battery of tests including filter integrity, downflow, bleed airflow, light intensity and noise level was carried out to verify the performance of the Esco Pharmacon Downflow booth.

Controlling Static Hazards

Mar 3

Recent studies covering plants in the U.S., UK and Germany show that controlling static electricity build-up is the key to preventing combustible cloud explosions.