Drug Delivery
FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT – Formulating Immediate-Release Tablets for Poorly Soluble Drugs
Gayatri Khanvilkar, MPharm, Ajit Bhagat, Sangmesh Torne, PhD, Tejas Gunjikar, PhD, and Amina Faham, PhD, present a case study showing that previously unviable APIs can be successfully processed with the right methods, which should give hope to formulators facing similar difficulties.
FORMULATION FORUM – Rational Design of Oral Nanosuspensions for Insoluble Drugs
Jim Huang, PhD, explains how nanosuspensions are an important class of pharmaceutical dosage forms, particularly for pharmaceutical compounds with solubility and bioavailability challenges.
EXECUTIVE INTERVIEW – Adare Pharmaceuticals: A Virtual Acquisition is Possible
Ajay Damani, VP of Pharmaceutical Technologies Business Unit, Adare, and Maria Flynn, President and CEO, Orbis, discuss how both companies will benefit from the acquisition, future product development, and the challenges of a virtual acquisition.
GLOBAL REPORT – 2019 Global Drug Delivery & Formulation Report: Part 4, The Drug Delivery and Formulation Pipeline
In part 4 of this 4-part series, PharmaCircle, in collaboration with Drug Development & Delivery, analyzes the pipeline with an emphasis on clinical-stage products for which there is more product-related information.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Prefilled Syringes & Parenteral Manufacturing: Innovations, Challenges & Solutions
Contributor Cindy H. Dubin features several leading companies’ innovations in delivery devices as well as how contract parenteral manufacturers are addressing the ever-demanding challenges, issues, and opportunities related to delivering biologics and small molecules.
FORMULATION FORUM – Application of Nano-Emulsion Technology to Address Unmet Medical Needs: A Case Study of Clopidogrel IV by 505(b)(2) Pathway
Jim Huang, PhD, presents a case study on how the EmulSol technology produces stable, optically clear nano-emulsions without the use of organic solvents and with minimal use of surfactants using a high-pressure or microfluidic homogenization process.
GLOBAL REPORT – 2019 Global Drug Delivery & Formulation Report: Part 3, Notable Drug Delivery & Formulation Transactions & Technologies of 2019
In part 3 of this 4-part series, PharmaCircle, in collaboration with Drug Development & Delivery, focuses on several notable drug delivery and formulation transactions and technologies.
SPECIAL FEATURE – Excipients: Matching Ingredients to Molecules Improves Functionality
Contributor Cindy Dubin speaks with several leading excipient manufacturers on how their excipient offerings are improving drug release, solubility, taste, physical characteristics, viscosity, and more for a range of molecules.
FORMULATION FORUM – Rational Design & Development of Lipid-Filled Hard Capsules
Jim Huang, PhD, says with ever increasing percentage of water-insoluble or low permeable new therapeutic entities among drug pipelines, lipid-based delivery systems, together with other main delivery technologies, have become an important tool for the development of those compounds.
CANNABINOID THERAPY – NeuroDirect Effects(TM) CBD: Non-Systemic Cannabidiol for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Ronald Aung-Din, MD, says NeuroDirect Effects Technology CBD is particularly attractive in this population as it utilizes the body’s own ECS, and in utilizing a non-systemic therapeutic mechanism, there is less likelihood for long-term negative effects in developing brains of children.
EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT
Vecture Provides Status Update on Hikma’s ANDA for Generic Advair Diskus VR315 (US)
Vectura Group plc, an industry-leading inhalation CDMO, recently confirmed the announcement made by its partner Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, which has received a minor complete response letter (CRL) from the US FDA in….
Thomas H. Lee Partners & Frazier Healthcare Partners Acquire Adare
Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Frazier Healthcare Partners recently announced they have acquired Adare Pharmaceuticals, which will be rebranded Adare Pharma Solutions, a leading specialty contract development….
Vectura Partners With Monash University to Support Development of Inhaled Oxytocin to Prevent Postpartum Haemorrhage
Vectura Group plc recently announced it has signed an agreement with Monash University’s Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) to develop inhaled oxytocin delivered via a….
Evonik Qualifies Advanced Aseptic Filling Line for Complex Parenteral Drug Products
Evonik recently announced the qualification of an advanced aseptic filling line for complex parenteral drug products at its FDA-inspected Birmingham….
Alimera Sciences Announces Enrollment of First Patient in Landmark NEW DAY Clinical Trial
Alimera Sciences, Inc. recently announced it has enrolled the first patient in the company’s NEW DAY clinical trial, a randomized, controlled, multi-center study designed to…