CDMO Aesica Pharmaceuticals is adding additional services to its Zwickau, Germany oral solids capabilities, including a new roller compaction unit for dry granulation production.
The use of ethanol as a diluent in injectables is under the spotlight following a new US FDA warning that its presence in the cancer medicine docetaxel poses an intoxication risk.
Dr Reddy’s has made a “significant investment” in an mPEG alcohol production facility in Mexico to strengthen its presence in a sector it believes is on the rise.
Researchers at AstraZeneca in Sweden have been granted a US patent
on a new film coating for tablets that can be carried out in
water-based conditions, doing away with the need for use of organic
solvent-based systems.
Bolidt Synthetic Products and Systems of the Netherlands has
launched a new synthetic flooring finish designed specifically to
cope with aggressive chemical and pharmaceutical production
environments.