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Why the Next Generation of Drugs Can’t Depend on Legacy Drug Packaging

Pharma Mirror

The glass used to package, store, and deliver drugs today was created in 1881 — just 16 years after the Civil War ended — and has changed very little since then, and it’s these vials that drug companies, who are creating ever-evolving, more complex drugs, are beholden to use.

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The Role of Quality Assurance in Generic Drugs

Drug Patent Watch

The Unsung Heroes of Generic Drugs: The Importance of Quality Assurance As we navigate the complex world of pharmaceuticals, it's easy to overlook the behind-the-scenes efforts that ensure the quality and safety of the medications we rely on. So, what can we learn from the importance of Quality Assurance in generic drugs?

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The Role of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) in Generic Drug Manufacturing: Ensuring Quality and Safety

Drug Patent Watch

The Unseen Heroes of Generic Drug Manufacturing: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) As we navigate the complex world of generic drug manufacturing, it's easy to overlook the unsung heroes that ensure the quality and safety of these life-saving medications. But what exactly does GMP entail? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Prefilled syringes and vaccines: Optimising parenteral packaging for the next pandemic

Pharmaceutical Technology

Manufacturers are actively looking at ways they can improve drug delivery through well-designed parenteral packaging systems, and the choice to deploy prefilled syringes for more and more injectable drug products is a key part of this push. Prefilled syringes offer a number of advantages over the more traditional glass vial.

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Mitigating the risks of cross-contamination during Oral Solid Dose (OSD) manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2021, 72% of newly approved drugs were small molecules, and almost 50% of new drugs approved were OSD. While the industry is seeing advances in alternative drug delivery systems, oral solid doses, such as pills, capsules and soft gels, remain at the forefront of the industry. Please check your email to download the Webinar.

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AvKARE Recall: Erectile Dysfunction Drug and Antidepressant Mistakenly Packaged Together

XTalks

AvKARE, a generics pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Pulaski, Tennessee, has issued a recall on one lot each of its sildenafil 100 mg tablets and trazodone 100 mg tablets due to a packaging “mix-up” in which both drugs were filled into the same bottle. AvKARE said the mispackaged drugs were distributed nationwide.

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Advancing parenteral packaging production for the future of pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical Technology

Datwyler is a leading provider of parenteral packaging components and is helping the industry put quality first through the invention of the FirstLine® manufacturing standard. The discovery of large quantities of nitrosamines in many drugs has led to a high number of product recalls, and new regulatory guidelines have quickly followed.

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