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| At the cutting edge of the latest industry developments, Samedan is adept at keeping the information you need at your fingertips. PMPS provides a unique platform of communication for the market across Europe, North America and the rest of the developed world. To find out what's hot in the world of pharmaceuticals, take a look below at the range of articles featured in this issue of PMPS |
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| PMPS Editor, Patricia Lobo, takes a look at articles in this issue |
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| For formulators of topical creams and lotions, a knowledge of rheological behaviour is becoming increasingly relevant - Neil Cunningham, Independent Consultant at Rheology School, demonstrates, in Simple Rheological Profiling Methods for Topical Lotions |
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| The optimisation of performance and patient safety must be ensured during the controlled release of active agents. Jo Smewing, Applications Manager at Stable Micro Systems, examines how release characteristics can now be measured accurately through texture analysis, in Transforming QC in Controlled Release |
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| Dr Sophie Declomesnil-Vidal, Manager of Research and Development at Lyofal, asks is Freeze-Drying: The Preferred Option for most Pharmaceutical Products? |
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| Dr Jean Christophe Mifsud, President and Chief Executive Officer at Alpha M.O.S, discusses the latest developments in overcoming non-compliance, in Innovative Tools to Speed up Formulation Development while Decreasing Human Panel Tests |
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| Removing contamination in the cleanroom is a costly and time-consuming process. Karen Rossington, Marketing Manager at Shield Medicare, asks How to Improve the Transfer of Consumables into Pharmaceutical Cleanrooms |
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| Peter Tindale, Product Manager at ITW InductionSealing, reviews the increasing use of foil seals, in The Benefits of Foil Seals for Pharmaceutical Packaging |
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| In The Removal of Titanium Dioxide Residue from Side-Vented Coating Equipment, George W Smith, Head of Process Technology & Validation and Lance Pryce, Senior Scientist at Manesty, guide us through a variety of methods employed for this process |
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| In an increasingly competitive market, pharmaceutical companies are responding by outsourcing certain processes more regularly - Max Horn, Managing Director at Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, considers this phenomenon, in Strategic Outsourcing: A Growing Trend in the Pharmaceutical Industry |
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| In Outsourcing Stopper Preparation for Isolator Filling Units, Robert S Nase, WestarЎ Programme Director for West Pharmaceutical Services and Douglas Stockdale, President of Stockdale Associates Inc, outline the importance of analysing facilities, processes and equipment |
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| The growing trend of using products which are of high toxicity and require improved methods of containment is examined by George Tunnicliffe, Pharmaceutical Business Manager, and Martin Thomson, Technical Sales Manager at Kemutec Group Ltd, in High Containment Milling of Potent Compounds |
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Dr Sandro Parti, Senior Manager, Production, and Dr Alessio Rogai, Suppository and Packaging Manager at Boehringer Ingelheim, provide a case study on the manufacturing of suppositories, in An Insight into the Suppository Manufacturing Process
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| Following on from Part I, published in the Spring issue, Dr Marc B Brown, Chief Technical Officer and Franklin K Akomeah, Research Scientist at MedPharm Ltd, continue their guide to New Developments in Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems |
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| Cliff Wayland, UK Sales Manager, Industrial Products Group at Nikon UK Ltd, reviews the increasing complexity of pressurised metered dosage inhalers, in Video Measurement Systems Streamline QC Checks on Inhaler Components |
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| Roy Gray, secretary of the Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum, gives us the lowdown in Is Child-Resistant Packaging Effective in Decreasing Child Poisoning Incidents? |
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| Karl Felgate, Schneider Global Business Development Team at Schneider Electric, looks at how the latest regulatory issues and commercial pressures are affecting the entire manufacturing process, in Validation and Management of the Project Development Process |
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| Andrew Jackson, Applications Marketing Manager at Sherwood Technology, details Colour Change Technology - A New Packaging Solution for Coding and Marking in the Pharmaceutical Industry |
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| The fight against counterfeiting is just one of the drivers towards new packaging technologies. In RFID: Business Benefits Unveiled, Ross Hall, Chief Executive Officer at BT Auto-ID Services, begins our RFID focus with an indepth look at the advantages of using radio frequency identification |
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| In Going Beyond Compliance: RFID in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain, James Hintlian, Lead Partner and Stephen Proud, Associate Partner at Accenture, detail the growing application of RFID |
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| Ed Tomlinson, Managing Director, BearingPoint's Life Science Industry Practice and Attilio Bellman, Manager at BearingPoint's Global RFID Solutions, discuss The Future of Shipping: RFID Technology Reduces Risk while Raising the Bar on Pharma Product Tracking |
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| In Overt Brand Protection and Authentication Measures to Combat Drug Counterfeiting, S Ramesh, General Manager of Corporate Marketing Services at ACG Worldwide, provides an Asian perspective on this growing problem |
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| William Bowtle, Technical Director and Head of Quality Assurance at Encap Drug Delivery, gives us a first-hand account, in Early Experience of 'The Clinical Trials Directive' from a Contract Manufacturing Company |
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| Francis Ramuz, Head of Import Management and Cool Products at Swiss WorldCargo, looks at the role of the air freight carrier in achieving an effective cool chain, in Best Practice for Cool Chain Management: A Matter of Synergies |
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| In recent years, cold chain shipping has become increasingly sophisticated. In Analysing the Cold Chain: Trends and Perspectives, Gilles Labranque, General Manager of Sofrigam, examines this growth |
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| In Sailing to Utopia: A Revolutionary New Phase for the Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Shipping Scene, Geraint Thomas, Technical Director of Laminar Medica, reviews the new materials that are being introduced to benefit the validated temperature controlled shippers |
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| Stephen Errey, Managing Director at Lucidea Consulting Limited, advises us to Let Logistics give your Business the Competitive Edge |
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| Charles Plain-Jones, European Sales Manager of Absolute Vision, explores brand protection, in How Dots and Stripes are Beating the Counterfeiters |
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Industry Events |
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7th Annual Pharma Packaging and Labelling conference
17 September - 18 October 2008, Barcelona
7th Annual Pharma Packaging and Labelling conference will bring
together experts from leading pharma manufacturers to present case study driven
presentations on critical industry-wide issues.
Attending this event will give you an opportunity to discuss with fellow
packaging and labelling professionals and share your views on these important
matters.
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News and Press Releases |
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Azopharma Announces Plans to Implement XcelodoseTM Technology in the Production of Early Stage Clinical Trial Materials
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Azopharma Product Development Group, Inc. (“Azopharma”) announced today plans to implement Xcelodose technology at its formulations development facility, ApiCross Drug Delivery Technologies. Xcelodose technology is a powder micro-dosing system developed by Meridica. This technology offers a unique powder dispensing system for small-scale capsule filling and ultimately assists in conserving valuable research material as well as reducing various Preformulation activities.
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