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‘Booming’ pharmaceutical industry in Scotland
A report conducted by the University of Strathclyde has revealed that the pharmaceutical market in Scotland is booming with over £462m in exports...
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Link between early antibiotic exposure and weight gain in young children
A recent study has shown that antibiotics use in young children (under 24 months) could result in weight gain shown when the child reaches the age of 5...
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Evaluation of microbiological purified water trend using two types of control chart
The microbial population in water is dynamic and may change not only from day to day but also at different times of the day. Researchers have observed that this microbiological distribution usually follows the Poisson or Negative Binomial model.1
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Widespread side effects from drugs on lungs
After reviewing numerous studies, researchers from various institutions have identified widespread side effects of drugs on the lungs of patients.
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Burkholderia cepacia complex: review of origins, risks and test methodologies
Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) isolates are causes of healthcare-associated infection, especially in relation to contamination of aqueous inhalers and some intravenously administered products. The bacterial species can cause opportunistic infections in vulnerable individuals, especially those with cystic fibrosis (CF)
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Radiation/cisplatin established as standard of care for HPV+ oral cancer
Results of a Phae III trial showed that cetuximab with radiation was associated with inferior overall survival and progression-free survival...
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Ankylosing spondylitis could be treated with immune therapy
Results from a Phase III clinical trial indicate that patients suffering from ankylosing spondylitis could benefit from the biologic drug ixekizumab...
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Top current pharmaceutical outsourcing trends
Most pharmaceutical companies are now outsourcing work to smaller firms, and here, European Pharmaceutical Review looks at current trends...
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Butterworth Laboratories Ltd: The expert analytical provider
Butterworth Laboratories provides outsourced analytical chemistry services to the global pharmaceutical and related industries, specialising in raw materials analysis. It has expertise in complex wet chemistry techniques, extensive experience in residual solvent analysis, and full instrumental capability in elemental impurity analysis.
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Chip-based device could transform spectrometry
Small spectrometry chips could be the future for materials analysis systems, optical coherent tomography in medical imaging and in optical networks...
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Spectroscopy In-Depth Focus 2018
This In-Depth Focus examines methods to improve efficiency on the production line and explores a LC-MS based multi-attribute method for characterisation and QC testing of protein therapeutics.
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Periostin concentration levels in asthmatics could reveal best treatment
Severe asthma sufferers could benefit from newer targeted therapies, and could be identified through levels of periostin in their airways...
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Immunotherapy for metastatic or recurrent head and neck cancer
The KEYNOTE-048 study examined the use of immunotherapy with pembrolizumab rather than the standard treatment using cetuximab for head and neck cancer...
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3D bioprinting technique for artificial organ tissue and arteries
A 3D bioprinting technique could, in the future, allow the creation of human tissue structures for the analysis of various diseases...
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Issue 5, 2018
In this issue: LC-MS multi-attribute methods for the characterising and QC testing therapeutics, integrating data from Quality Control and Production to enable fast and informed decisions, and Solid-state NMR spectroscopy: using freeze drying to predict the stability of biological products.
