Repurposing drugs such as the FDA-approved niclosamide is a highly efficient way to leverage drugs with known safety profiles to fight the coronavirus outbreak. College of Pharmacy researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are now…

Pfanstiehl (IL, USA) is a global leader in developing High Pure/Low Endotoxin Viral Vector, Protein and Vaccine stabilizers ( eg. HPLE-Trehalose, Sucrose, Histidine, Arginine ,Mannitol, Sodium Succinate etc.) that are used in producing many…

EMA is urging the general public not to buy medicines from unauthorised websites and other vendors aiming to exploit fears and concerns during the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vendors may claim that their products…

This position paper indicates how EXCiPACT-Registered Certification Bodies can address some of the impacts arising from the current coronavirus crisis. Update on March 24th, 2020: EXCiPACT issued an updated position paper on the Covid19…

Due to the reported high ability of virulence of COVID_19 in recent months, several studies have been conducted to discover and introduce COVID_19 antiviral drugs. The results of numerous studies have shown that protease inhibitors and…

The COVID-19 crisis has alerted the research community to re-purpose scientific tools that can effectively manage emergency pandemic situations. Researchers were never so desperate to discover a 'magic bullet' that has significant clinical…

Modern drug delivery technology began in 1952 with the advent of the Spansule® sustained-release capsule technology, which can deliver a drug for 12 h after oral administration through an initial immediate dose followed by the remaining…

Currently, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, formerly known as 2019-nCoV, the causative pathogen of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)) has rapidly spread across China and around the world, causing an outbreak of…

Abstract Freeze-drying of biopharmaceutical products is the method of choice in order to improve their stability and storage conditions. Such Freeze-dried products are usually intended for parenteral route administration. However, many…

Vaccines have a tremendous impact on public health, and their importance has been emphasized by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we provide an overview of the current state of research and development (R&D) on prophylactic vaccine…