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NDMA discovered in samples of ranitidine medicines
The EMA and the FDA are investigating some ranitidine medicines after they were found to contain NDMA, a probable human carcinogen.
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How tablet formulation can impact production
Transforming a formulation into a successful solid dose product is a complex process that involves many considerations. Given the ever-growing demand for increased tablet quantities and the goal of reducing time to market, Rob Blanchard explains how the pressure is on manufacturers to find innovative processes to improve production efficiency.
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FDA announces expansion of generic impurity investigation
The examination of ARB drugs by the FDA will be extended to include other generics with similar manufacturing processes to identify impurities.
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17 Spanish infants develop ‘werewolf syndrome’ after drug mislabelling
Young children in Spain have developed hypertrichosis, also known as ‘werewolf syndrome’, after a reflux drug was contaminated with an alopecia treatment.
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Macleods Pharmaceuticals issues recall due to NMBA impurities
Macleods has issued a recall of 32 lots of drug products that contained trace amounts of NMBA impurities.
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Article: Tips & tricks: sensitivity gains in LC-MS
The prerequisite of any highly sensitive analysis via HPLC-MS (high performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry) is the use of ultrapure solvents and reagents and careful handling of all associated materials, consumables, and systems.
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Assessing host cell protein contamination in biotechnological products
Purification of a drug from host cell protein contaminants can be challenging, with low-level contamination often remaining after purification. Vanda Dolabela de Magalhães shares discussions on the subject from six Brazilian companies working in the biotech field.
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Whitepaper: Supelco preparative HPLC products for pharmaceutical development and production
There is an increasing need for purified materials in the development and production of pharmaceutical products. FDA and other regulatory agencies continue to require more stringent purity requirements on active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), including most recently chiral purity.
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Whitepaper: USP 643: the wrong end of the stick
To ensure that USP/EP standards are met, TOC of highly purified water can be determined by internal purification-process monitoring.
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Article: Inorganic elemental impurity mixes according to ICH Q3D guidelines
Metallic contamination in drug products, referred to as elemental impurities, may arise from several sources. They may be added intentionally in synthesis, or may be present as contaminants, (e.g., through interactions with processing equipment or by being present in components of the drug product) and are consequently detectable in the…
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Bioprocessing & Bioproduction In-Depth Focus 2019
The process of manufacturing a biotherapeutic drug entails numerous quality control measures to ensure safety and efficacy. The articles in this in-depth focus discuss higher order structure analysis and host cell protein contamination issues.
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Article: Elemental impurities: certified reference materials for ICH Q3D, USP<232> & <2232> and Ph.Eur. 5.20
Metallic contamination in drug products, referred to as elemental impurities, may arise from several sources.
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Scientific poster: Nuvia aPrime 4A: a hydrophobic anion exchange resin for refined selectivity and recovery
The elimination of product and process related impurities is essential to the safety and efficacy of biopharmaceuticals.
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Premier Pharmacy Labs recalls products after FDA inspection
The company has announced a recall of products which were intended to be sterile after a lack of sterility assurance.
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MHRA issues recall of paracetamol tablets
A drug alert has been issued for two batches of paracetamol tablets found to have discolourations due to fungi.
