FDA's thumbs up to PFI reverberates through outsourcing industry
30-Aug-2006 - In the first drug master file (DMF) approval of its kind, the US Food and...
Patheon breaks into drug delivery
29-Aug-2006 - Canadian contract manufacturer Patheon has teamed up with specialty pharmaceutical firm Depomed to offer its...
Pharmacists want manufacturers to sort out their tablets
24-Aug-2006 - Difficulties in identifying tablets have emerged as a major issue in a recent US survey...
Pearlescent pigments may help halt counterfeiting, says Merck KGaA
21-Aug-2006 - Newly-approved pearlescent pigments that can produce sparkly metallic, satiny and shimmery finishes on drug coatings...
Pearlescent pigments may help halt counterfeiting, says Merck
17-Aug-2006 - Newly-approved pearlescent pigments that can produce sparkly metallic, satiny and shimmery finishes on drug coatings...
Genzyme given green light to make kidney drug at Irish plant
14-Aug-2006 - US biotech firm Genzyme has been given a green light by the US Food and...
Seeing through formulation problems
10-Aug-2006 - Drug manufacturers are increasingly turning to specialised providers of analytical services for the solid state...
Scaling up for commercialisation
07-Aug-2006 - Failure to get it right in designing and implementing a manufacturing process results in the...
FDA allows controversial new pigment to make drugs sparkle
27-Jul-2006 - In a controversial move, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the final...
BASF boosts ingredient release
26-Jul-2006 - BASF has unveiled new pharmaceutical auxiliaries which release active ingredients more quickly, particularly when it...
FDA warning letter reveals neglect at Watson's plant
20-Jul-2006 - As it consolidates its manufacturing operations in the US, Watson Pharmaceuticals has received a warning...
Malvern buys NIR chemical imaging firm
13-Jul-2006 - Malvern Instruments has acquired Spectral Dimensions, a provider of near infrared (NIR) chemical imaging instrumentation...
Isopak unveils new tablet check weigher
12-Jul-2006 - Isopak is flaunting a new automatic check weigher for capsules and tablets, promising more accuracy...
Spherics helps the medicine go down
12-Jul-2006 - Takeda Pharmaceutical has jumped at the chance to use a new technology that its developer,...
Kaletra enters Europe with non-freeze tablet formulation
11-Jul-2006 - Abbott's Kaletra, the biggest-selling drug of a class of HIV medications known as protease inhibitors,...
Symyx takes Autodose on board
10-Jul-2006 - Technology firm Symyx has acquired Autodose, a maker of precision powder-dispensing equipment, as it seeks...
New Tate and Lyle excipient bypasses wet granulation
06-Jul-2006 - Tate and Lyle has announced the launch of Meritab - a new direct compressible dextrose...
New APIs call for new dissolution testing methods
04-Jul-2006 - A new generation of drugs that target specific areas of the body has created new...
Degussa unveils new excipient for poorly-flowing powders
03-Jul-2006 - Specialty chemicals firm Degussa has launched a new hydrophobic silica excipient which is particularly suitable...
Israeli firm gearing up to make 'supergenerics'
03-Jul-2006 - Intec Pharma has enlisted two North American dosage form manufacturers to make "supergenerics" using its...
SkyePharma unveils new controlled release technology
26-Jun-2006 - SkyePharma used its latest business review meeting to announce the imminent arrival of a new...
Egalet contracts SP Medical to make its erosion-based drugs through injection moulding
12-Jun-2006 - Drug delivery firm Egalet has asked SP Medical, a manufacturer of moulded plastics and coatings,...
SurModics technology gives edge to new drug-eluting stent
08-Jun-2006 - SurModics has licensed its advanced hydrophilic coating technology to Xtent for use in the delivery...
Vectura and Unilever join to form new specialty pharma biz
07-Jun-2006 - UK novel drug delivery developer Vectura and UK venture capital firm Unilever Ventures have jointly...
MDS Pharma's formulation branch jumps ship
30-May-2006 - The Tampa-based formulation development laboratory of MDS Pharma Services has split from its parent company...
