Featured Pharma Online Editorial

1. Why Pharma Risk Assessments Should Include 'Working Together Alone' 4/16/2025

   When understood and managed properly, subjectivity becomes a source of creativity. It reveals hidden hazards and unlocks more effective risk controls.

2. Oral Therapies Take Center Stage For PsO And PsA Treatment 4/1/2025

   The recent American Academy of Dermatology 2025 Annual Meeting in early March saw major updates for two key oral therapies in autoimmune diseases.

3. AI Model Cards Make Function And Risk Easier To Understand 3/31/2025

   AI doesn’t follow predefined logic like traditional software. Here's a tool, including a downloadable template, to answer critical compliance questions quickly.

4. The Technologies Propelling GLP-1 Analogues 3/18/2025

   This article delves into the manufacturing and synthesizing technologies used to manufacture GLP-1 drugs as well as the novel drug delivery technologies being used.

5. Generic Drug Approvals In Canada: Use Of A Foreign-Sourced Reference Product As A Canadian Reference Product 3/10/2025

   Brush up on guidance on how to demonstrate that a foreign-sourced reference drug is acceptable to the Minister of Health as a Canadian reference product for an Abbreviated New Drug Submission and Abbreviated Extraordinary Use New Drug Submission.

6. EMA Issues Paper On Qualifying Non-Mutagenic Impurities For Drug Toxicological Safety 2/28/2025

   There has been limited guidance for assessing new or elevated impurity levels. To address this, the EMA has issued a "reflection paper" to consider what is needed for a safety evaluation and how to make assessments. The public comment period ends April 30.

7. Areas For Advancement In Peptide Manufacturing 2/27/2025

   Experts from Eli Lilly, NervGen, and Piramal Pharma Solutions discuss the myriad of ways peptide manufacturing can be improved, drawing on years of industry experience and insight.

8. 9 Reasons Why You Should Consider AI In Analytical Instrument Qualification 2/21/2025

   AI is about to completely change the analytical instrument qualification (AIQ) landscape in the pharma/biopharma and medical device industries.

9. For Gilead, Sustainability Is More Than A PR Effort 2/14/2025

   Gilead's chief sustainability officer and SVP of operations, Joydeep Ganguly, explains the company's cultural focus on sustainability and how it influences everything from R&D to manufacturing. 

10. Are Plant-Based APIs The Future Of Pharma And Nutraceuticals? 1/29/2025

    As consumer preferences for natural and organic products rise, pharma and nutraceutical companies are increasingly shifting to plant-based APIs. This article shares new market research, including a spotlight on cannabis-based APIs.