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Features

Drug Delivery Technology: Innovative Ideas Transform its Methodology

In the beginning, there was castor oil. And for 4,000 years, it was used orally and medicinally, despite its ghastly taste. The greenish extract of a large tropical plant, (Ricinus communis) is the source for castor oil, which is perhaps best known as a laxative, and ricin, a poison (the ricin from one to two seeds can kill an adult), according to www.innvista.com. By Joanne C. Twaddell

Identification and Relative Distribution of N-Linked Glycans with HPLC-chip Systems

An HPLC-chip Equipped with a Porous Graphitized Carbon Nanocolumn and an LC/MSD Trap System Yields High Separation Power and High Sensitivity for the Identification of N-linked Glycans Cleaved from Glycoproteins By Dr. Patrick D. Perkins

FDA Drug Safety System Needs Fixing

According to a report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM; Washington, D.C.), the FDA suffers from a lack of clear regulatory authority, chronic under funding, organizational problems and a scarcity of post-approval data about drug risks and benefits. By Daniel R. Matlis

Departments

FORMULATION

- Part 2: An Optimized Viscosity Approach

Formulation and Optimization of Propranolol Hydrochloride, Controlled Release Matrix TabletsEffect of Physical Parameters

By Ritesh Patel, Jayvadan Patel, Girish Patel, Geeta Patel, Praful Bharadia and Madhabhai Patel

- Monoclonal Antibodies as Cancer Immuno-Therapeutics
Many of the New Combinations of FDA-Approved mAbs with Standard hemotherapy and other Approaches are Presently Under Development
By R.P. Patel, M. P. Suthar, N. A. Patel, B.G. Prajapati AND M.M. Patel

- Pondering PEGylation
Intelligent Drug Delivery Systems Using Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Technologies May Determine Future Commercial Successes
By Bhupendra G. Prajapati and Dr. M.M. Patel

IN THE LAB

- Holy HPLC!?!
Simultaneous Assessment of Drug Metabolic Stability and Identification of Metabolites Using HPLC-chip/Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry
By Martin D. Vollmer, Anabel S. Fandino and Georges L. Gauthier

- Screening Raw Material for Microbial Contamination
Rapid Microbial Screening of Raw Materials Benefits from the Specificity and Acceleration of Adenylate Kinase
By Judy Madden

- A Six Sigma Primer
It’s Not Just a “Flavor-of-the-Month” Activity
By Cliff Nilsen

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