In recent years prescription drug diversion, misuse, abuse represent a growing problem for the United States. Oral ingestion, snorting, injection are most commonly employed routes of abuse. To circumvent this problem hot melt extrusion…

In this webinar organised by the School of Pharmacy, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune you will learn more about DiCOM-DC, a co-processed excipients for direct compression. Day, Date and Time: Saturday, September 5,…

Three-dimensional (3D) printing offers the greatest potential to revolutionize the future of pharmaceutical manufacturing by overcoming challenges of conventional pharmaceutical operations and focusing design and production of dosage…

Since January 1, 2018, CFDA has not been accepting Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Pharmaceutical Excipients and Pharmaceutical Packaging Materials registration application independently. The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients…

By Patricia Van Arnum - DCAT Editorial Director - August 5, 2020 The FDA is considering a pilot program for the toxicological and quality evaluation of novel excipients. Excipients now are not separately reviewed by the FDA, and some say…

High numbers of drug recalls persist despite the tremendous time and effort invested by pharmaceutical organizations and regulatory bodies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ensure the quality of safe and effective medicines…

Gout is the most familiar inflammatory arthritis condition caused by the elevation of uric acid in the bloodstream. Febuxostat (FBX) is the latest drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for the treatment of…

Modified- or sustained-release matrices are designed to release a drug slowly over an extended period of time. Formulations must be robust to ensure drug release over time and avoid dose-dumping. Lipid-based matrices are water-insoluble and…

During tablet and capsule production, lubricants are necessary to improve powder flow and reduce friction and adherence. Lubrication is a critical step since over- or underlubrication is responsible for many production and quality issues.…

By Team PharmaCompass Acquisitions and spin-offs dominated headlines in 2019 and the tone was set very early with Bristol-Myers Squibb acquiring New Jersey-based cancer drug company Celgene in a US$ 74 billion deal announced on January…