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Refillable Device for Drug Delivery Past the Blood-Brain Barrier: Interview with Mike Maglin, CEO at CraniUS

Medgadget

This layer of specialized endothelium significantly restricts which drug molecules can enter the brain, normally greatly limiting treatment options for patients with brain-based disease. CraniUS , a medtech company based in Baltimore, has developed the NeuroPASS drug delivery system.

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The imperative of fridge-free vaccines

European Pharmaceutical Review

However, this greatly complicates both the worldwide distribution and stockpiling of vaccines and other drugs. This requires the development of technologies to rapidly produce effective, safe, stable vaccines that can be manufactured and distributed quickly. Injection Safety Fact Sheet. at 100°C for 24 hours. Curr Med Chem.

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Mastering the Art of Presentation: Choosing the Perfect Sample Bag for Pharma Sales Success

Contrarian Sales Techniques

Inspect Temperature Control Features: For Sensitive Samples If you’re carrying temperature-sensitive samples, consider a bag with insulation or specialized cooling compartments. Check the padding on straps, the weight distribution when the bag is full, and how it feels when carried.

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

This could equate to significant savings when considering the large-scale production and distribution of major vaccines. With prefilled syringes being used more and more frequently, manufacturers now face the task of optimising the design of the packaging system to improve its safety and function. Lowering extractables levels .

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How Supply Chain Planning Can Help Pharma Meet All-Time High Drug Supply Demands

PM360

The end-to-end supply chain comprises material procurement, manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, and distribution. Furthermore, quality oversight overseas is often less stringent and can lead to safety problems, adverse regulatory actions, and production halts or recalls.

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Competition is on the horizon for costly narcolepsy treatments

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In order to bring it to market, a special program called Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) had to be put in place, where only eligible patients could access the drug through a very strict process. This is a practice very common among cancer drugs. Two decades of exclusivity.

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GAMP 5 update: computerized system expectations for pharma manufacturers

European Pharmaceutical Review

The validation of computerized systems should be focused on ‘intended use’ and scaled commensurate with the risks to patient safety, product quality and data integrity” The focus until now has too often been on compliance and not on quality. Takeaways from ISPE’s GAMP 5 Second Edition update.