Pharmaceutical industry review #3 (20) 2010

Particular focus of this Pharmaceutical Industry Review publication is on spending and innovation trends for solid-dosage manufacturing equipment. This is following Pharmaceutical Technology’s Annual Equipment and Machinery Survey, which presented specific results on ranking of solid-dosage equipment among other pharmaceutical equipment top-sellers. The most recent developments in the area of solid-dosage manufacturing equipment were presented by two leading global suppliers, BASF and IMA, to the audience of more than 80 Ukrainian pharmaceutical professionals at the seminar conducted on 15 April 2010 in Kyiv under informational support from Pharmaceutical Industry Review. The Review presents innovation proposals for the broad range of solid-dosage manufacturing equipment with particular emphasis on tablet presses and capsule filling machines from the leading suppliers. The comparative characteristics of capsule filling equipment by Bosch, IMA, and MG2 are put together in a special table for readers’ convenience. Such characteristics were suggested by users of this equipment and kindly submitted by the suppliers in a comparative format. The Review issue includes an article on one particular innovation – continuous production using floating bed technology in pharmaceutical industry. In partnership with the leading magazine GMP Review (UK), the Review started publishing articles on GMP related issues. The first article, included in this issue, covers risk-based approach to audits scheduling.