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Prefilled syringes and vaccines: Optimising parenteral packaging for the next pandemic

Pharmaceutical Technology

Manufacturers are actively looking at ways they can improve drug delivery through well-designed parenteral packaging systems, and the choice to deploy prefilled syringes for more and more injectable drug products is a key part of this push. Cost is an important final factor, especially for small and mid-sized pharma companies.

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Securing every dose with an edible security technology for safe medicines

European Pharmaceutical Review

On- or in-dose authentication means that a security measure or anticounterfeit feature is integrated with the dosage form itself, offering product verification and traceability embedded into each medicine, rather than on the secondary package” WHO estimates that >50 percent of the drugs for sale on the internet are fake.

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Leading pharmaceutical solid dose (commercial dose) manufacturing companies in contract marketing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical solid dose manufacturing companies in contract marketing segment have gained a vital position in pharmaceutical formulations. Pharmaceutical solid dosage forms are the most popular in the pharmaceutical industry and are one of the most used drug delivery methods across patient groups.

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Leading pharmaceutical compounding companies in contract marketing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical compounding is a method of preparing personalised medications for patients by mixing the individual ingredients in the exact strength and dosage form required by the patient. Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Packaging. • Excipients. Lab batch production. Formulation. Large-scale manufacturing.

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What is a Compounding Pharmacy?

BuzzRx

Compounding pharmacists keep active pharmaceutical ingredients in stock and mix them according to a patient’s needs to make a compounded medication. In general, compounded medications are made in a dosage form , such as creams, ointments, transdermal gels, liquids, suppositories, lozenges, and capsules.

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Unlocking the Potential: The Power of Drug Repurposing in Modern Medicine

Impact Pharmaceutical Services

If commercial, accessibility of cGMP API for proof of concept (POC) studies is much more possible in bulk in the open market, and may already be packaged in a suitable dosage form or strength for human trials.

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Are microtaggants the key to making medicines smarter?

pharmaphorum

Pharmaceutical companies are accountable for ensuring that their medicine is safe when it comes into the hands of patients. Many countries have introduced serialisation legislation which requires product identifiers to be affixed to each package to provide traceability throughout the distribution supply chain. About the author