New USP Testing Standards: 142 USP Reference Standards Under Development
The US Pharmacopeia USP releases a quarterly list of USP Reference Standards under development. The most recent list of USP
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Pharmaceuticals
Container Closure Integrity Testing (CCIT)
Container closure integrity testing is done to evaluate the strength and integrity of a container closure system. Testing of container
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Pharmacogenetics
Pharmacogenetics is the study of how genetic differences affect a person’s response to medicine. Pharmacogenetics is often used interchangeably with
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New Method of Drug Delivery, NIST Technique Creates Nanocontainers
Have doctors developed a new method for drug delivery? A new technology that could allow very precise methods for drug delivery was announced on April
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The Importance of Pharmaceutical Particle Size Analysis
Particle size analysis, also known as micromeritics, is a commonly used technique in the pharmaceutical industry. Particle size is one
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Extractables and Leachables Testing in Pharmaceuticals
Extractables and Leachables Testing helps the pharmaceutical industry identify extractables and leachables from a drugs packaging, containers or container closures
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Advancing FDA’s Oversight of Drug Compounding
Last month, FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb released a statement regarding the implementation of the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA)
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Biosimilars
Biosimilars are a class of pharmaceutical drug products that are similar to a currently licensed FDA biological product. Biosimilars can
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Today, Contract Laboratory received a Test Request from a Pharmaceutical Company needing a preclinical contract research organization for glycolysis research
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$15 million Awarded by NIH for 3-D Tissue Development
According to the NIH, during clinical trials more than 60 percent of investigational drugs fail, even if they showed promising
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