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Pharma Bio World is a comprehensive business magazine that caters to the strategic information needs of senior professionals in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, covering the best manufacturing and management practices, technological developments, new markets and cutting edge products and services. Through a well-defined combination of news analyses, snapshots of major happenings, and thoroughly researched features on best practices, quality, biotechnology, environment, markets, human resources, and so on, the magazine aims to provide well-rounded information on issues of strategic interest to practising managers in the industry.

March 2012 Issue

INTERVIEW

"We are moving from plain-vanilla products to sustained release, controlled release products and therapy segments"

Showing substantial growth in most of the countries it has presence in, Llupin has been ranked one of the fastest growing generic companies. In this interview Dr Kamal K Sharma, Managing Director, Lupin Ltd. shares his insights on the company’s focus, future and also his take on the present budget...
- Dr Kamal K Sharma, Managing Director, Lupin Ltd.

FEATURES

Newer Trial Designs in Clinical Trials

When it comes to trial designs, Randomised Controlled Trials (RCT) is the gold standard but has its own limitations in terms of being rigid and impersonal. Adaptive Trial Design promises to be more economical, flexible and ethical. This article discusses various adaptive trial designs along with its advantages and disadvantages...
- Dr Amita Birla

Ways to Speed up DMF Filing Process and ICH Guidelines Updation

There have been evolutionary changes in International Conference on Harmonisation (ICH) Guidelines and also the approach of regulatory guidelines. Traditional rules and regulations have paved way to scientific and risk-based practical aspects. These aspects are based on justifications and show the right path to the pharmaceutical manufacturers to manufacture the product which bears all inherent attributes of product quality...
- J Ramniwas

Key Technology Upgrades in Biosimilars Production-Upstream Process

Biosimilar manufacturers recognise that to compete and provide cost-savings relative to innovator’s products, they must be cost-effective. A series of incremental technology advancements has brought about the ability to radically change the way bioprocesses are developed and optimised...
- Chetan Patel and Ravin Mehta

The Budget 2012: What it Means to Pharmaceutical Sector

The Budget 2012, which was released on 17 March 2012 by our Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, has evoked mixed feelings from everyone in the country. Pharma Bio World presents reactions to the budget from the experts from the pharmaceutical industry...

Challenges in Effective Utilisation of Dissolution Apparatus with Special Emphasis on Apparatus USP 1 & 2

In today’s Pharma Industry, in-vitro dissolution has taken shape as an Art and Science and is growing by Leaps and Bounds. This is very critical in assessment of Drug product performance. In field of Dissolution Apparatus lot of technology updradation has occurred in terms of its ease and use of operation; automation etc. as well as in estimation of Drug from dissolution samples...
- Dr Parag N Gadkari

AODD Pump Technology - The Perfect Prescription

Pharmaceutical industry deals with various drug formulations that involve various fluidic phases of drugs. Pumping and transferring these fluids require well-designed pumps that can effectively handle them. This article gives an overview of Air-Operated Double Diaphragm (AODD) pumps, which fine wide applications for different types of fluids in pharmaceutical industry...
- Wallace Wittkoff

Barcoding on Pharmaceutical Products: Ggetting it Rright

Traceability is one of the major concerns today, more so in pharmaceutical industry where the problem of counterfeits looms large. In the last few years this situation has led to the formation of legislative compliance requirement that would help in verification and identification of products and is spreading fast across many countries...
- Siva Nagarajan

Aid the Unaided Article

With the current situation of AIDS changing for the better, the disease is no more a social stigma, but is yet to gain worldwide acceptance. Dr Vasant Nagvekar - MD in Medicine, Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, Lilavati Hospital, shares his views about the current outlook of AIDS in India...
- Shilpa Vijayaraghavan

Case Study: Automatic, Rrapid and Accurate Preparation of Cytostatic Drugs

APOTECAchemo is the first automation and information system for chemotherapeutic drug compounding in oncology treatment. As the flow of materials, data and tasks is coordinated, the technology becomes the means to a higher end to benefit people, be they patients, pharmacists, specialists or operators...

Case Study: Product Traceability Assured Through 2-D Code Reading

Within the pharmaceutical industry, stringent legislation exists to combat counterfeit goods by ensuring each product can be traced throughout the supply chain. In order to achieve the required levels of traceability, manufacturers are increasingly reliant on printed 2-D codes combined with advanced code reading technology...

Bisphosphonate Ttherapy: A Nnew Paradigm in AVNn Management

AVN is a pathological process that results from interruption of blood supply to the bone. This in turn leads to the death of marrow and osteocytes resulting in collapse of the necrotic segment of the femoral head. This article shows how Dr Sanjay Agarwala found a new method to treat AVN by using bisphosphonate...
- Dr Sanjay Agarwala and Dr Ganesh Mohrir

Company Profile: The New Age Gasket Company

Goodrich Gasket Private Limited was founded in 1987 and has more than 3000 satisfied customers worldwide. Today the company is acknowledged as the market leader in manufacturing and supply of high-performance Industrial Static Sealing Products for the Global Processing Industries...
- Ashwin Rathod

MARKET RESEARCH

Myths, Misconceptions and Misunderstandings About the Clinical Research Industry

Inaccurate reports have tarnished the Clinical Research (CR) industry's once-glorious image, disregarding the fact that worldwide no drugs can be launched without human trials. Society at large must realise that the drugs we consume today have been tested not only in animals but humans too...
- Ashish Dasgupta, Vice Chairman, ACRO India

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