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Dispatches from Excipient Fest in Baltimore

China Looks to Tighten Excipient Regulations with Limited Resources

By Zachary Brennan

China’s implementation of GMPs for excipient manufacturers, as well as a developing US FDA-style DMF system, have added another layer of safety requirements but challenges remain for the regulators in ensuring compliance, experts say.

Dispatches from Excipient Fest in Baltimore - UPDATE

Confusion Abounds in Elemental Impurities Testing for Pharma, Excipients

By Zachary Brennan

As the USP, ICH and US FDA all aim to tackle elemental impurities testing for pharmaceuticals and excipients, questions still remain on whether the manufacturers will be able to comply with the looming requirements.

Live From Interphex in New York City - Updated

AMRI Exec Discusses 'New Bar' in FDA Enforcement

By Zachary Brennan

Following the completion of remediation efforts to deal with an FDA warning letter, Chris Phillips, AMRI's senior director of its Burlington, Massachusetts site, discusses what he considers to be a "new bar" in enforcement activity from the agency since...