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Unveiling the Revolutionary Potential: Exploring Blockchain Technology in Pharma

The pharmaceutical industry is renowned for its stringent regulations complex supply chains and crucial emphasis on data integrity In recent years the emergence of blockchain technology has sparked considerable interest

Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Formulation Development

The process of changing an active drug substance into a safe and effective drug is much more complicated than it seems at first sight The core of this undertaking is pharmaceutical formulation development a science and strategic field that unites the pursuit of striking a scientific breakthrough and patient care Even the most promising drug molecule would not confer therapeutic benefits without be...

Fundamentals of Clinical Pharmacology: Understanding Drug Actions and Ensuring Safety

Clinical pharmacology offers the interface between the philosophies of pharmacology and its application in the actual sense in patient care Fundamentally it is the science which examines the activities of drugs how drugs communicate with biological systems and how such communications result in treatment outcomes or adverse events Clinical pharmacology principles are needed to make sense of how m...

Sustainability in Pharma Manufacturing: A Focus on Green Practices

The pharmaceutical industry is pivotal to global healthcare but its manufacturing processes typically carry a significant environmental burden In recent years there has been an increasing recognition of the importance of sustainability in pharmaceutical manufacturing

Why Leading Pharma Professionals Rely on the Pharma Focus Europe E-Newsletter

The network of the pharmaceutical and life sciences in Europe is undergoing a radical transformation There are changes in the regulatory environments a rise in the pace of innovation a shift in leadership and a change in the distribution production and development of therapies by the use of digital technologies In this environment no longer will access to timely credible and context rich informati...

COVID-19 Vaccines & SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Who is winning the Race?

It was not uncommon to name the year as annus horribilis as the SARSCoV quickly spread all over the globe causing the first pandemic in years leading to devastating consequences on health economy and the society in general Neither drugs nor vaccines were available for more or less the whole first year of the pandemic causing devastation helplessness and uncertainty Since the beginning of the COV...

Techno Trends

University of Dundee’s Cabamiquine Shows Promise for Single-Dose Malaria Treatment

Researchers at the University of Dundee have reported encouraging clinical results for cabamiquine a novel antimalarial compound being developed as a potential singledose treatment for malaria

Projects

Genentech to Invest US$750 Million in Oregon Device Fill-Finish Facility

Genentech a member of the Roche Group plans to invest approximately US million in a new device fillfinish manufacturing facility at its acre campus in Hillsboro Oregon The project will add endtoend manufacturing

Research Insights

One-month physicochemical stability study of idarubicin prepared in polyolefin-type bags for the treatment of hematological diseases

Idarubicine is a mainstay of the treatment strategy for hematological cancer The literature lacks stability data that comply with current preparation practices and recommendations for conducting stability studies

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Post-Translational Modifications in Drug Discovery: From Molecular Regulation to Clinical Impact

For decades the central dogma of molecular biology has anchored our understanding of cellular function DNA to RNA to protein But this linear view is incomplete A growing body of evidence shows that much of biologys