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Analysis of powder phenomena inside a Fette 3090 feed frame using in-line NIR spectroscopy
Contributor(s):: Mateo-Ortiz Daniel, Colon, Yleana, Romañach, Rodolfo, Mendez, Rafael
New analytical methods are needed to understand and optimize the processes by which tablets are produced. Fette 3090 tablet presses are commonly used in the pharmaceutical industry. A near-infrared (NIR) probe was installed into a Fette 3090 feed frame to understand and monitor the die filling...
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Analysis of the Effects of Process Parameters on Start-Up Operation in Continuous Wet Granulation
Contributor(s):: Matsunami, Kensaku, Ryckaert, Alexander, Peeters, Michiel, Badr, Sara, Sugiyama, Hirokazu, Nopens, Ingmar, De Beer, Thomas
Toward further implementation of continuous tablet manufacturing, one key issue is the time needed for start-up operation because it could lead to lower product yield and reduced economic performance. The behavior of the start-up operation is not well understood; moreover, the definition of the...
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Analytical Method Quality by Design for an On-Line Near-Infrared Method to Monitor Blend Potency and Uniformity
Contributor(s):: Corredor, Claudia, Bu, Xin, McCann, Ryan, Dougherty, Jeffrey, Stevens, Tim, Both, Douglas, Shah, Pankaj
In this work, an example of analytical method quality by design (AQbD) principles applied to an in-line NIR method to monitor blend potency and uniformity in the manufacturing of an oral solid dosage product is presented. An integrated process analytical technology (PAT) method was developed...
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Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: A Functional Definition
Contributor(s):: Romañach, Rodolfo J., Stelzer, Torsten, Sanchez, Eric, Muzzio, Fernando
The term “Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing” (APM) has become an ubiquitous buzzword with deep potential policy implications. There is a real danger that APM will be seen as a general panacea for solving economic woes and drug shortages, devoiding it from specific meaning, and depriving the...
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Advances in Twin-Screw Granulation
Contributor(s):: Vanhoorne, Valerie, Kumar, Ashish
Twin-screw granulation (TSG) is an emerging process technology that allows both wet and dry granulation of powders with a wide range of properties. This technology is of particular interest to the pharmaceutical industry, which is currently aiming to shift from batch to continuous mode...
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Advances in Twin-Screw Granulation Processing
Contributor(s):: Nandi, Uttom, Trivedi, Vivek, Ross, Steven A., Douroumis, Dennis
Twin-screw granulation (TSG) is a pharmaceutical process that has gained increased interest from the pharmaceutical industry for its potential for the development of oral dosage forms. The technology has evolved rapidly due to the flexibility of the equipment design, the selection of the process...
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An automated modular assembly line for drugs in a miniaturized plant
Contributor(s):: Hu, Chuntian, Testa, Christopher, Wu, Wei, Shvedova, Khrystyna, Shen, Dongying, Sayin, Ridade, . Halkude, Bhakti, Casati, Federica, Hermant, Paul, Ramnath, Anjana, Born, Stephen, Takizawa, Bayan, O'Connor, Thomas, Yang, Xiaochuan, Ramanujamd, Sukumar, Mascia, Salvatore
We report here a fully automated, end-to-end, integrated continuous manufacturing process for a small-molecule generic medication with built-in quality assurance. The entire process fits into a box of 30.7 m2 modular footprint and a total residence time of less than 30 h, with a throughput up to...
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Achieving continuous manufacturing in lyophilization: Technologies and approaches
Contributor(s):: Pisano, Roberto, Arsiccio, Andrea, Capozzi, Luigi C., Trout, Bernhardt L.
This paper provides an organic overview of the most interesting continuous freeze-drying concepts that have been proposed over the years. Attention has mainly been focused on the field of pharmaceuticals, but some background has also been given on the food industry. This work aims at providing a...
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Advanced Manufacturing and Process Analytical Technology - for Competitiveness and Resilience in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Contributor(s):: Alvarado-Hernández, Bárbara, Fontalvo-Lascano, María A., Valetín-Román, Nashaly, Méndez- Román, Rafael, Méndez Piñero, Mayra, De Hoyos Ruperto, Moraima., Romañach, Rodolfo
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A systematic study of the impact of changes of roller compactor equipment on granule and tablet properties
Contributor(s):: Haeffler, Gunnar, Schmidt, Leonard, Lakio, Satu, Reynolds, Gavin, Odman, Jonas, Tajarobi, Pirjo
Typical industrial development of roller compaction processes include changes in scale from laboratory to pilot and then further to production scale and also changes in equipment design due to equipment availability in different manufacturing facilities. Transfer and scale-up of roller compaction...
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A Training on: Continuous Manufacturing (Direct Compaction) of Solid Dose Pharmaceutical Products
Contributor(s):: Moghtadernejad, Sara, Escotet-Espinoza, M. Sebastian, Oka, Sarang, Singh, Ravendra, Liu, Zhanjie, Roman-Ospino, Andres D., Li, Tianyi, Razavi, Sonia, Panikar, Savitha, Scicolone, James, Callegari, Gerardo, Hausner, Douglas, Muzzio, Fernando
As the pharmaceutical industry increasingly adopts continuous manufacturing technology, significant attention must be paid to process analytical technology (PAT), process integration, and process control. Published information is no substitute for hands-on comprehensive training, which is...
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A very boring 120 h: 15million tablets under a continuous state of control
Contributor(s):: Holman, James, Tantuccio, Anthony, Palmera, Jhon, Doninck, Tom van, Meyer, Robert
The aimof this study is to showthe robustness of a commercial direct compression system running continuously under relevant process conditions for over 120 h. The study will apply a representative commercial control strategy including real time monitoring of process parameters, rejection of OOS...
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Achieving Continuous Manufacturing for Final Dosage Formation: Challenges and How to Meet Them
Contributor(s):: Byrn, Stephen, Futran, Maricio, Thomas, Hayden, Jayjock, Eric, Maron, Nicola, Meyer, Robert F., Myerson, Allan S., Thien, Michael P., Trout, Bernhardt L.
We describe the key issues and possibilities for continuous final dosage formation, otherwise known as downstream processing or drug product manufacturing. A distinction is made between heterogeneous processing and homogeneous processing, the latter of which is expected to add more value to...
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A scaled down method for identifying the optimum range of L/S ratio in twin screw wet granulation using a regime map approach
Contributor(s):: Pradhan, Shankali U., Bullard, Joseph W., Dale, Steven, Ojakovo, Peter, Bonnassieux, Alexandre
Twin screw wet granulation (TSWG) has gained momentum in the pharmaceutical industry for effective continuous granulation of solid dosage products. Liquid-to-solid (L/S) ratio is a key process parameter affecting granule properties. Identifying an optimum range of L/S ratio while reducing the...
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A Semi-Continuous Operations Model For Solid-Dose Manufacturing
Contributor(s):: Pazhayattil, Ajay Babu, Sayeed-Desta, Naheed
This article will explore the evolving generic drug environment in the U.S. It will also describe an operations model for semi-continuous manufacturing of generic solid-dose products that will improve flexibility and enable just-in-time production.
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A solution for low-dose feeding in continuous pharmaceutical processes
Contributor(s):: Sacher, S, Heindl, NUrich, JAA, Kruisz, J, Khinast, JG
Continuous feeding of small quantities of powder is increasingly applied in pharmaceutical manufacturing. With that regard, what is crucial is not only the feasibility, but also the accuracy and stability. To enable stable processing, low amounts of various agents, e.g., lubricants, can be used....
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A Study on In-Line Tablet Coating-the Influence of Compaction and Coating on Tablet Dimensional Changes
Contributor(s):: Cahyadi, C., Tan, B. X., Chan, L. W., Heng, P. W. S.
Prior to coating, tablets are usually stored for a definite period to enable complete strain recovery and prevent subsequent volumetric expansion-related coating defects. In-line coating is defined as the coating of tablets immediately after compaction. In-line coating will be expected to improve...
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A Systematic Framework for Data Management and Integration in a Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processing Line
Contributor(s):: Cao, Huiyi, Mushnoori, Srinivas, Higgins, Barry, Kollipara, Chandrasekhar, Fermier, Adam, Hausner, Douglas, Jha, Shantenu, Singh, Ravendra, Ierapetritou, Marianthi, Ramachandran, Rohit
As the pharmaceutical industry seeks more efficient methods for the production of higher value therapeutics, the associated data analysis, data visualization, and predictive modeling require dependable data origination, management, transfer, and integration. As a result, the management and...
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A primary drying model-based comparison of conventional batch freeze-drying to continuous spin-freeze-drying for unit doses
Contributor(s):: Leys, L., Vanbillemont, B., Van Bockstal, P. J., Lammens, J., Nuytten, G., Corver, J., Vervaet, C., De Beer, T.
An innovative continuous spin-freeze-drying technology for unit doses was recently developed. For this technology, a mechanistic primary drying model was developed allowing the calculation of the optimal dynamic drying trajectory for spin-frozen formulations. In this work, a model-based and...
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A quality by design approach to investigate the effect of mannitol and dicalcium phosphate qualities on roll compaction
Contributor(s):: Souihi, Nabil, Dumarey, Melanie, Wikstrom, Hakan, Tajarobi, Pirjo, Fransson, Magnus, Svensson, Olof, Josefson, Mats, Trygg, Johan
Roll compaction is a continuous process for solid dosage form manufacturing increasingly popular within pharmaceutical industry. Although roll compaction has become an established technique for dry granulation, the influence of material properties is still not fully understood. In this study, a...
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A review of emerging technologies enabling improved solid oral dosage form manufacturing and processing
Contributor(s):: Sohail Arshad, Muhammad, Zafar, Saman, Yousef, Bushra, Alyassin, Yasmine, Ali, Radeyah, AlAsiri, Ali, Chang, Ming-Wei, Ahmad, Zeeshan, Ali Elkordy, Amal, Faheem, Ahmed, Pitt, Kendal
Tablets are the most widely utilized solid oral dosage forms because of the advantages of self-administration, stability, ease of handling, transportation, and good patient compliance. Over time, extensive advances have been made in tableting technology. This review aims to provide an insight...
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A review of PAT strategies in secondary solid oral dosage manufacturing of small molecules
Contributor(s):: Laske, Stephan, Paudel, Amrit, Scheibelhofer, Otto, Sacher, Stephan, Hoermann, Theresa, Khinast, Johannes, Kelly, Adrian, Rantannen, Jukka, Korhonen, Ossi, Stauffer, Fanny, De Leersnyder, Fien, De Beer, Thomas, Mantanus, Jerome, Chavez, Pierre-Francois, Thoorens, Benjamin, Ghiotti, Patrizia, Schubert, Martin, Tajarobi, Pirjo, Haeffler, Gunnar, Lakio, Satu, Fransson, Magnus, Sparen, Anders, Abrahmsen-Alami, Susanna, Folestad, Staffan, Funke, Adrian, Backx, Ivo, Kavsek, Barbara, Kjell, Francois, Michaelis, Marc, Page, Trevor, Palmer, John, Schaepman, Alexander, Sekulic, Sonja, Hammond, Steve, Braun, Birgit, Colegrove, Brenda
Pharmaceutical solid oral dosage product manufacturing is a well-established, yet revolutionizing area. To this end, process analytical technology (PAT) involves interdisciplinary and multivariate (chemical, physical, microbiological and mathematical) methods for material (e.g. materials,...
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A Review of Process Analytical Technology (PAT) in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry
Contributor(s):: Munson, James, Stanfield, C. Freeman, Gujral, Bir
Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) are used to provide timely analysis of critical quality parameters with the end goal of improving final product quality as well as reducing manufacturing costs, thereby significantly benefiting the Pharmaceutical Industry. PAT involves mostly on-line or...
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A review of twin screw wet granulation mechanisms in relation to granule attributes
Contributor(s):: Zhang, Yi, Liu, Tongzhou, Kashani-Rahimi, Shahab, Zhang, Feng
Due to the trend of continuous pharmaceutical manufacturing, twin screw wet granulation (TSWG), a continuous process, has gained increased Research Article interest as a potential substitution of traditional batch granulation processes. Despite the complex nature of TSWG, its mechanisms have been...
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A sampling system for flowing powders based on the theory of sampling
Contributor(s):: Alvarado-Hernández, Bárbara B, Sierra-Vega, Nobel O, Martínez-Cartagena, Pedro, Hormaza, Manuel, Méndez, Rafael, Romañach, Rodolfo J.
An innovative chute and stream sampler system for flowing powders has been developed and tested. The system is designed for representative sampling based on the principles of the Theory of Sampling (TOS). The sampling system was used in combination with near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to...