Product Inspection Featured Articles

  1. Can Diamond Make Drug Authentication “Flawless?” 5/26/2015

    Pharmaceutical industry insiders estimate that more than $350 billion worth of counterfeit drugs are now sold around the world each year.  In addition to diverting revenue from manufacturers and distributors, falsified medicines are also putting patients at risk. They are often not manufactured to even minimum quality standards, which can reduce their efficacy.  In addition, in many cases they contain dangerous impurities that pose significant safety hazards.

  2. Incorporating Lean Principles Into Pharmaceutical QC Laboratory Design

    This article presents a case study based on an international workshop hosted by Novartis Vaccines to prepare guidelines for incorporating lean principles into pharmaceutical quality control laboratory design. By Mike Dockery, Federico Gabardi, Javier Garay, Jim Gazvoda, Luke Kimmel, Pietro Orombelli, Christophe Peytremann, Tom Reynolds, Tanya Scharton-Kersten, Graham Shoel, and Jeanne Sirovatka

  3. Detecting Residues In Cleaning Validation

    When beginning cleaning validation, a company must identify the residues to be tested and then select the best detection method.