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Medical Monitor’s Conundrum_ Making Sense of Site
Volume 13 Issue 2

Medical Monitor’s Conundrum: Making Sense of Site/ Central Discordance in Radiology Assessment

Concerns over disagreements between the interpretation of medical images performed by investigators and those performed by blinded independent reviewers (BICR) accompany most trials that involve …

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Pharmaceutical Trends_ Water Activity Measurement
Volume 13 Issue 2

Pharmaceutical Trends: Water Activity Measurement

Water activity has been universally used in the pharmaceutical industry since the publication in 2006 of USP. It is defined as the energy status of …

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Dwell Time and its Influence on Tablet Production
Volume 13 Issue 2

Dwell Time and its Influence on Tablet Production

Manufacturers of pharmaceutical tablets are continuously under pressure to make production more efficient. It needs to be quicker, more cost-effective and able to keep in …

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Extrusion-Moulding-Coating Process Advantages
Volume 13 Issue 2

Extrusion-Moulding-Coating Process Advantages for Continuous Manufacturing of Oral Solid Dosage Forms

Traditionally, the pharmaceutical industry has employed batch processes to manufacture solid oral dosage forms. In batch manufacturing, the typical lead time of a solid oral …

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How the Rise of Biologics is Spurring a Packaging
Volume 13 Issue 2

How the Rise of Biologics is Spurring a Packaging Revolution

With global sales of biopharma treatments hitting an all-time high of $300 billion in 2020, it is clear that the biologics space is playing an …

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Serialisation_ Headache or Opportunity
Volume 13 Issue 2

Serialisation: Headache or Opportunity?

The scourge of counterfeit drugs continues to threaten global health programmes. When it comes to dealing with the impact of counterfeit trade, there is an …

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Fake Medications_ Suggestions and Approaches
Volume 13 Issue 2

Fake Medications? Suggestions and Approaches to Help Ensure that Patients and their Family Members are Not Left Worrying

Until recently, only those medications purchased online were considered dangerous. 90% of all products purchased from internet pharmacies have been shown to be fake. However, …

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EU Falsified Medicines Directive
Volume 13 Issue 2

EU Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) – A Technical & Implementation Success

Since early 2019, manufacturers of pharmaceutical goods have been required to add additional security labelling to certain products sold in the European Union. Under the …

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Thinking Inside the Box
Volume 13 Issue 2

Thinking Inside the Box

The idea of sustainability as we know it today began to step out of the shadows around 30 years ago. Back then, healthcare executives and …

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Tackling Supplier Management Challenges to Build
Volume 13 Issue 2

Tackling Supplier Management Challenges to Build a More Agile and Resilient Supply Chain

The ongoing supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 have made one thing clear, says John Bermudez at TraceLink. Pharmaceutical companies need a new and innovative …

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