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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?

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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. However, they are not always a first choice. Lowering extractables levels .

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FDA Announces Slow Phase-Out of Certain PFAS Chemicals Used in Food Packaging

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a voluntary phase-out of certain types of grease-proofing agents on paper and paperboard food packaging. These chemicals help prevent grease and oil from seeping through the packaging. Why PFAS in Food Packaging Is a Problem. Yet PFAS are finding their way into our bodies.

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CMO Moves: Regulatory catalysts for drug manufacturing-April

Pharmaceutical Technology

Regulatory decisions have a ripple effect, first affecting the pharma sponsors, and then the companies tasked to manufacture the drug. Pharmaceutical Technology looks at drugs and biologics with recent regulatory verdicts that will likely impact manufacturing volumes. Consequential FDA and EMA decisions.

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The Role of Quality Assurance in Generic Drugs

Drug Patent Watch

From inspecting manufacturing facilities to testing finished products, QA teams work tirelessly to guarantee that every pill, tablet, or capsule that reaches the market is safe and effective. But today, I want to shine a spotlight on the often-overlooked heroes of the generic drug industry: Quality Assurance (QA) professionals.

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Recyclable vs. Reusable: Which Type of Food Packaging Will Dominate the Market?

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These days, it’s hard to find food, especially processed food, that isn’t encased in some form of packaging. Modern food packaging has allowed for safer, cleaner, more reliable, shelf-stable food – but at what cost? Discarded food, and the packaging it comes in, accounts for nearly 45 percent of waste in US landfills.

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AvKARE Recall: Erectile Dysfunction Drug and Antidepressant Mistakenly Packaged Together

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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. According to AvKARE, the error occurred at a third-party bottle filling facility.