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Advances in AI for Digital Transformation: Insights from BioIT World 2025

While AI has been topping the agenda at most industry events for several years now, the progression from futuristic vision to nearly commodity capability was particularly apparent at BioIT World 2025. With four conference tracks focused on different types of AI and specialist exhibitors such as...

Clinical Research Solutions

FDA Issues a Reminder on Excipients in Dietary Supplements

In the new guidance on substances that can be added to foods, including beverages and dietary supplements, the FDA reminds manufacturers that the excipients added to oral dosage forms of these...

Clinical Research Solutions

Understanding Statistical Intervals: Part 3 - Tolerance Intervals

We saw in Part 1 of this series how a confidence interval can be calculated to define a range within which the true value of a statistical parameter such as a mean or standard deviation is likely to...

Clinical Research Solutions

Unapproved Codeine Products and Some DESI Drugs need FDA Approval or Cease Marketing

In a Federal Register notice published today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intention to take enforcement action against misbranded or unapproved prescription products...

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Clinical Research Solutions

The $142 Million Question: Will the Kaiser Judgment Encourage More Private Payor Actions for Off-Label Promotion?

If enforcement against pharmaceutical companies for off-label promotion by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) were not...

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FDA Guidance Follows USP Salt Policy & Aims to Make Conversions Between Salt Forms Simpler

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a draft guidance that outlines the “Naming of Drug Products Containing Salt Drug Substances” in accordance with the recently implemented USP...

Quality & Compliance

The Transfer Process Map: Gate Four in the Nine Gate Transfer Process for Moving Production

If you have been following along, you now know that I have reviewed the first three gates to the Nine Gate Transfer Process for moving production from site to site. I have covered: Gate 1: Assessment...

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What is the Future for Pharmaceutical Compounding Companies?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may soon be cracking down on compounding pharmacies according to a recent bill introduced in the United States Legislature. The bill (Drug Quality and Security...

Clinical Research Solutions

Critical Elements of Knowledge Management in a Pharmaceutical Quality System

The concepts detailed in ICH Q10, Pharmaceutical Quality Systems (PQS) are commonly understood and are progressively being employed in modern quality management systems. The intent of the PQS...

Clinical Research Solutions

Not a Bitter Pill to Swallow: FDA Releases Guidance on Size and Shape of Generic Drugs

In a Federal Register notice to be published on Dec. 10, 2013, FDA announced the release of a new guidance titled “Size, Shape and Other Physical Attributes of Generic Tablets and Capsules.” The...

Regulatory Sciences

What to Expect During the NDA Review Process

Compiling and submitting a New Drug Application (NDA) submission is a complicated and intensive activity. Once you have submitted your application to FDA, you may be curious about what can you expect...

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Clinical Research Solutions

FDA’s Expedited Programs Explained

In order to incentivize the development of therapies (drugs biologics) to fill unmet medical needs for treatment of serious conditions, the FDA has developed various programs to expedite drug...

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Medical Information

What are Patient Support Programs?

Patient Support Programs (PSPs)  in the pharmaceutical sector offer a range of services to help patients start and adhere to their therapies, including Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs), patient...

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Regulatory Sciences

Formal FDA Meetings for Sponsors or Applications of PDUFA Products

This article has been updated since its original February 28, 2017 publication. Since the introduction of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) VII for fiscal years 2023 - 2027, the FDA...

Clinical Research Solutions

A Guide to the Clinical Study Report

What is a Clinical Study Report? A Clinical Study Report (CSR) is a document that describes the methods and results of a clinical study or trial, along with a short discussion of key findings related...

Clinical Research Solutions

Understanding Statistical Intervals: Part 2 - Prediction Intervals

Part 1 of this series discussed confidence intervals. Confidence intervals are the best known of the statistical intervals but they only bound regions associated with population parameters; i.e., the...

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