Volume 4 Issue 4 - International Pharmaceutical Industry

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Things Pharmaceutical Supply Chain and Operations Directors Should Know, But Do Not

In considering supply chain operations in pharmaceuticals businesses, the naïve amongst us might assume that the answers to the basic questions are clear. How mu...

10 December 2012 Labs/Logistics & Cold Chain Supply v4i4 | Volume 4 Issue 4

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Manufacturing v4i4

Uses of Sieves in the Pharmaceutical Industry and the Increased Demand for Containment

A sieve or screener is an essential part of every pharmaceutical production process, particularly as product quality and integrity are so important. The use of a...

10 December 2012 Manufacturing v4i4 | Volume 4 Issue 4

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Manufacturing v4i4

Something in the Air — Ionisation as a Solution to Static

In 600BC the philosopher and mathematician Thales of Miletus reported that after rubbing a piece of amber on the fur of a cat the amber attracted and held feathe...

10 December 2012 Manufacturing v4i4 | Volume 4 Issue 4

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Manufacturing v4i4

Creating Component Quality: Understanding the Holistic Quality by Design Process

Pharmaceutical manufacturers have challenged packaging manufacturers to increase the quality of components used in parenteral packaging. As new, sensitive ...

10 December 2012 Manufacturing v4i4 | Volume 4 Issue 4

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Automating and Accelerating the Environmental Monitoring Process in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

As part of a highly regulated industry, pharmaceutical companies must perform various levels of product monitoring in the manufacturing process. In addition to p...

10 December 2012 Manufacturing v4i4 | Volume 4 Issue 4

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Packaging v4i4

Syringe Siliconisation: Trends, Methods, Analysis Procedures

Ready-to-fill, i.e. sterile, prefillable glass syringes, are washed, siliconised, sterilised and packaged by the primary packaging manufacturer. They can then be fil...

10 December 2012 Packaging v4i4 | Volume 4 Issue 4

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Editorial Archive

Rising Supply Chain Exposures

Pharmaceutical, biotech and medical equipment companies increasingly source raw materials, components, manufacturing processes and services externally. By using ...

10 December 2012 Editorial Archive | Regulatory & Marketplace v4i4 | Volume 4 Issue 4

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