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DESIGNING FOR USABILITY IN EMERGENCY-USE COMBINATION PRODUCTS

Thomas James highlights the importance of early user engagement, as well as continuous refinement of information and workflow design, for efficient development of drug-device combination products for emergency use.

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STRATEGIES FOR TEST METHOD VALIDATION OF DRUG DELIVERY PLATFORMS

Deepu Asok discusses the importance of test method validation for drug-device combination product development and how a common mistake is to design the validation process for a specific device rather than to accommodate the potential variety of a device platform.

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Timothy Bubb

ENSURING PATIENT SAFETY AMIDST MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATION DELAYS WITH PMS

Timothy Bubb discusses the five steps to setting up an effective post-market surveillance process.

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John Burke

TACKLING DESIGN CHALLENGES IN EMERGENCY-USE AUTOINJECTORS

John Burke considers the challenges that manufacturers need to overcome when designing emergency-use autoinjectors.

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Eugene Polini

MITIGATING CONTAINER CLOSURE INTEGRITY CHALLENGES FOR INJECTABLES

Eugene Polini discusses the importance of container closure for the parenteral drug market, including some of the consequences of compromised container closure and what steps manufacturers can take to ensure that primary packaging systems remain sealed for a product’s entire shelf life.

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Giorgio Sardo

RETHINKING PLASTIC: HOW ECO-FRIENDLY DESIGN IS DRIVING SUSTAINABLE CHANGE

Giorgio Sardo discusses sustainable material selection and the results of tests comparing the performance of sustainable bio-based plastic resins with their fossil-based equivalents.

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Will Davies

DESIGNING SUSTAINABILITY INTO PHARMACEUTICAL DEVICES

Will Davies discusses in detail how to address the challenges of designing sustainability into pharmaceutical devices.

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Tim Wooller

SUSTAINABILITY IN DRUG DELIVERY: HOW DO WE GET THERE?

Tim Wooller discusses the urgent need to transition away from disposable models of drug delivery device design and move towards reusables, providing insights into the reasons why and the methods by which this can be achieved.

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Julien Tremblin

IMPROVING RECYCLABILITY IN DRUG DELIVERY

Julien Tremblin looks at the recyclability challenges facing the drug delivery market and considers how companies can enhance the recyclability of their packaging and devices.

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Matt Jones

DUE DILIGENCE – THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE SELECTION

Matt Jones and Rob Veasey consider the process of matching the drug with the right delivery device and look at the importance of due diligence when “licensing in” technology.

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Mark Parry

CONSIDERATIONS WHEN SWITCHING FROM CURRENT pMDI PROPELLANTS TO NEW LOWER-GWP PROPELLANTS

Mark Parry discusses the considerations that need to be made when switching from current pressurised metered dose inhaler propellants to new alternatives with lower global warming potential, including formulation, regulatory and analytical standpoints.

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Dr Gabriel Villar

THE NEXT GENERATION OF MICRONEEDLES: HARNESSING A BILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION

Gabriel Villar and Ethan Miller consider examples of nature’s solutions to four challenges faced by microneedles for drug delivery. For each challenge, the authors explain how a natural organism has tackled it and what lessons may be directly applied to microneedle design.

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Dr Shiyan Chen

OVERCOMING CHALLENGES WHEN DEVELOPING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR OPHTHALMIC DRUGS

Shiyan Chen and Binbin Tian discuss the use of oligonucleotides for ophthalmic applications, including their potential uses, advantages, challenges and difficulties when it comes to pharmacokinetic and drug metabolism studies.

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Dr David Bingaman

TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR THE POSTERIOR SEGMENT

David Bingaman explores the potential benefits of topical administration for diseases affecting the posterior segment of the eye.

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Dr Nathan Wilkinson

BEYOND THE EYEDROPPER BOTTLE – THREE WAYS TO IMPROVE ADHERENCE

Nathan Wilkinson, Catherine Wyman and Matt Parker discuss the future outlook of ophthalmic drug delivery beyond the traditional eyedropper bottle, including new delivery technologies, sustained-release therapeutics and digital healthcare applications.

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Dr Ethan Miller

A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES: CHALLENGES & INNOVATIONS IN OPHTHALMIC DRUG DELIVERY

Ethan Miller and Kristien De Clercq discuss recent advancements and current challenges in the field of ophthalmology, including the trend towards preservative-free multidose delivery systems, delivering smaller topical volumes with increased drug efficacy, slow-release injections for delivery to the posterior of the eye and the exciting field of gene therapy.

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Sandi Schaible

EXTRACTABLES/LEACHABLES TESTING CONSIDERATIONS FOR SINGLE-USE SYSTEMS

Sandi Schaible discusses testing considerations for extractables and leachables along with the regulatory environment for single-use systems.

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João Budzinski

CONNECTED DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES: BENEFITS AND CYBERSECURITY

João Budzinski discusses the benefits of connected drug delivery devices and the importance of cybersecurity when developing them, including the threats, key considerations and potential solutions.

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Dr Yannick Baschung

EXPANDING THE DESIGN OF CHARACTERISATION STUDIES FOR ACCURATE HANDLING-ERROR ASSESSMENT

Yannick Baschung discusses the importance of a comprehensive and accurate assessment of patient handling errors when it comes to inhaled product development.

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James Silk

THE INFLUENCE OF UNCERTAINTY ON CHEMICAL CHARACTERISATION

James Silk discusses the importance of accounting for uncertainty when characterising the extractables profile of a medication, with particular reference to the ISO 10993 standard.

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Marco Franza

THE INNOVATIONS TACKLING CHALLENGES & MAXIMISING OPPORTUNITIES IN INHALATION

Marco Franza and Nadine Khoury look at how the latest digital technologies, manufacturing techniques and packaging materials are combining to take the manufacture of inhalers to a new level.

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Dr Heather Jameson

TAKING THE STING OUT OF VACCINES

Heather Jameson, Juliette Ngan and Omar Shah discuss the potential advantages and challenges of intranasal and inhaled vaccines in the context of global respiratory pandemics.

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Dr Paul Kippax

SOLVING COMPLEX FORMULATION & DELIVERY CHALLENGES FOR INTRANASAL DRUGS

Paul Kippax discusses the analytical techniques used for in vitro characterisation of nasal sprays, and how their use can accelerate and de-risk both innovator and generic nasal drug development.

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Mark Ignaczak

NASAL DELIVERY – A GALAXY NOT SO FAR AWAY… A BRIEF MARKET HISTORY OF THE NASAL DELIVERY LANDSCAPE

Mark Ignaczak provides an insight into the history of nasal drug delivery and looks at the advantages of the nasal delivery route.

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Cormac O'Prey

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN & MANUFACTURE IN MEDICAL DEVICES: WHERE TO START

Cormac O’Prey discusses the challenges and advantages of implementing circular economy principles in the medical device sector, with a particular consideration of the difficulty of making remanufacturing work for high-volume, low-value devices.

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Alastair Willoughby

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS & SUPPLIER SELECTION

Alastair Willoughby looks at the factors affecting sustainability when considering global supply chain logistics and supplier selection.

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Catriona Eldridge

CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE?

Catriona Eldridge and Omar Shah discuss the findings of a recent investigative assessment into the environmental impact of healthcare products, and consider whether or not the pharmaceutical industry is doing enough to combat climate change.

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Richard Whelton

AUTOINJECTORS: HISTORICAL ACHIEVEMENTS & COMPELLING NEEDS DRIVING NEXT-GENERATION DEVICES

Richard Whelton and Philip Green summarise the history of autoinjectors, highlight success stories to date, review the unmet needs that remain and consider emerging needs that could drive continued innovation in autoinjectors to ensure safety, patient satisfaction and pharma commercial success.

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Tom Oakley

ON-BODY DELIVERY SYSTEMS – NEWS AND TRENDS

Tom Oakley discusses the current state of play in the on-body delivery system space, reviews recent milestones and proposes directions for the future.

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Dave Beckstoffer

KEY CONSIDERATIONS WHEN SPECIFYING A MOTION SYSTEM FOR WEARABLE INJECTORS

The reliable performance of a wearable drug delivery device is understandably paramount, so optimising the motion solution that drives it is crucial. Dave Beckstoffer discusses how best to achieve this and ensure the best match between the motion solution and the characteristics of the specified drug or drug range.

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Sara Dorman

IMPROVE YOUR BIOPHARMACEUTICAL WORKFLOW: 6 BENEFITS OF SINGLE-USE SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES

Sara Dorman discusses the benefits of single-use systems, including how they help accelerate a drug product’s journey to market securely and more sustainably.

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Jeff Lowe

SINGLE USE SYSTEMS – THE FUTURE OF BIOPHARMACEUTICAL PROCESSING

 Jeff Lowe considers single-use systems and looks at their role in the future of biopharmaceutical processing.

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Dr Yongdong Zhou

DISSECTING THE DELICATE DELIVERY PROCESS FOR OCULAR GENE THERAPY

Yongdong Zhou considers the challenges of ocular gene therapy delivery approaches.

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Rina Chokshi

FORMULATING SUPERIOR ORAL SUSPENSIONS FOR BETTER PATIENT COMPLIANCE

Rina Chokshi and Dago Caceres discuss how leveraging key ingredients in oral suspensions can enhance stability and sensory attributes, as well as encourage patient compliance.

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Dr Bernard Vrijens

FOCUS ON ADHERENCE TO EMBRACE DCT BENEFITS

Bernard Vrijens looks at the effect of decentralised clinical trials on medication adherence in clinical studies.

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Dr Ben Cox

HOW DIGITAL UX IN CLINICAL TRIALS CAN IMPROVE MEASURES

Ben Cox discusses the key challenges, principles and advantages of following a user-experience approach to digital health technologies in clinical trials.

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Sylvia Kaiser

HOW RECENT NFC ADVANCES ENABLE ANTI-COUNTERFEIT DRUG CONTAINMENT & SUPPORT ADHERENCE

Sylvia Kaiser-Kershaw discusses how recent near-field communication tagging advancements can enable pharmaceutical companies to protect the authenticity and integrity of their products, while also making it easier for healthcare professionals and patients to use medications more effectively through intelligent drug delivery systems.

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Gabrielle Whitworth-Smith

CYBERSECURITY AND THE CHALLENGES OF CLOUD CONNECTIVITY

Gabrielle Whitworth-Smith and Thomas Watts look at the benefits and risks associated with cloud connectivity and the accompanying cybersecurity challenges.