article thumbnail

Enforcement Trends: CDER Presentation Confirms Fewer Warning Letters Are Issued by FDA for OAI Inspections

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

Farquhar — At the GMP by the Sea Conference ongoing in Cambridge, Maryland, a presentation was made by a representative of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research that shows some interesting trends in enforcement. By Douglas B.

Dosage 52
article thumbnail

Episode 575: Novel dosage forms that should not be crushed (but look like they can be)

Pharmacy Joe

In this episode, I’ll discuss novel dosage forms that should not be crushed but look like they can be. Episode 575: Novel dosage forms that should not be crushed (but look like they can be) Subscribe on iTunes , Android , or Stitcher Two relatively new dosage form technologies are nanocrystals and amorphous solid dispersions.

Dosage 40
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Titanium dioxide (E171) and its role in formulation

European Pharmaceutical Review

The ability to uniquely identify oral solid dosage (OSD) forms has been recognised by regulatory authorities worldwide as one of the mechanisms to reduce medication errors and to detect falsified medicines. Changes in the appearance of medicines has been identified as a factor in patient compliance and, therefore, clinical outcomes.

Dosage 80
article thumbnail

QA of prostaglandin analogues for glaucoma treatment

European Pharmaceutical Review

Developments need to be made to enable lower dosages and toxicity, limit adverse effects and find better treatment efficacy of ocular drugs, it stated. A key challenge discussed is active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) impurity profiling in finished dosage forms. The paper by Asendrych-Wicik et. analogues to treat glaucoma.

Dosage 87
article thumbnail

Blister material as a source of nitrosamine impurities

European Pharmaceutical Review

The investigation was launched after NDMA and NDEA were detected in a finished dosage form, though neither were identified in the bulk drug product. With blister packaging among the most commonly used packaging type for pharmaceutical products worldwide, the findings could have significant implications for industry.

Packaging 142
article thumbnail

Treatment options for Crohn’s disease expand after Rinvoq approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

In a January presentation, the company shared that approvals in additional indications would allow Rinvoq and Skyrizi, a monoclonal antibody, to gain peak share in the different markets, including inflammatory bowel disease. In patients with severe symptoms, a dosage of 30mg can be considered.

article thumbnail

FDA Knows Its Own Strength—and It Includes Concentration

FDA Law Blog: Biosimilars

314.3 , codified in 2016, which defines strength as the “ total quantity of drug substance in mass or units of activity in a dosage unit or container closure” and/or “the concentration of the drug substance.” solid oral dosage forms),” which, FDA posits, suggests “that the terms have overlapping meanings.”