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Microbial burden assessment of solid pharmaceutical products

European Pharmaceutical Review

The “accurate, precise, and robust” data obtained via the dew point chilled mirror method, means it is an “outstanding” approach for quantifying water activity status in tablets and capsules, according to a paper published in RPS Pharmacy and Pharmacology Reports. coli in tablets and capsules with water activity lower than 0.60”.

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EU authorities fine Boehringer, others for operating drug-ingredient 'cartel'

Fierce Pharma

Five pharmaceutical companies, including the global player Boehringer Ingelheim, have landed in hot water for running a "cartel" to dominate the market for a specific drug ingredient in Europe. Authorities said the companies agreed to set minimum prices, allocated business and more.

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Rapid pseudomonas aeruginosa detection method developed

European Pharmaceutical Review

For example, the author shared that the procedure can be used in microbiological laboratories of various levels. In the paper, the author acknowledged that topical medicinal products require the absence of bacterial species such as P. aeruginosa. aeruginosa bacteria within six hours” Individual P.

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Children of color and from low-income families disproportionately harmed by toxic chemicals, study finds

STAT

Children are often exposed to harmful chemicals in air, water, soil, food, food packaging, and plastics.

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Employing MALDI-TOF MS for microbial identification in sterile drug manufacturing

European Pharmaceutical Review

Over a period of three months, two hundred ninety-two samples were collected covering multiple critical components of raw materials, personnel, environment, and production water. As such, the authors emphasised the importance of raw material quality control and transfer disinfection. This was followed by the water system.

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China grants EUA to Covid-19 vaccine against XBB descendent lineages

Pharmaceutical Technology

WestVac Biopharma has announced that the Chinese authorities have granted emergency use authorisation (EUA) for coviccine trivalent XBB.1.5-recombinant It is self-assembled into stable trimeric protein particles with the addition of squalene-based oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant following purification and mixing. 5 subvariants.

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Innovative method could offer cost-effective sterilisation approach

European Pharmaceutical Review

The authors noted that to date, “few studies have explored the utility of microwaves to prepare culture media from dehydrated ingredients in comparison with autoclaves.” hours” according to the authors. Comparatively, the entire sterilisation process in the autoclave can take “up to 1.5 Terrones-Fernandez et al.