Pharmaceutical industry

Drug dissolution testing is important so that we can be able to understand the trend followed by the drug in the biological system. USP Apparatuses are used for dissolution testing but the shortcoming of some of these apparatuses is not being able to mimic the conditions in the biological system. USP Apparatus 3 have recently been developed and has shown to have superiority over the other USP Apparatuses 1 and 2 based on the mentioned disadvantage, and others. USP Apparatus 1 is called the…

discovered by Professor Roberto Pellicciari in the 1990’s in Italy. It was not until the inception of Intercept Pharmaceuticals in 2002 that the…

Hoffman-La Roche, Inc. (referred to as Roche) is an international pharmaceutical company. His goal, a goal upheld by the company today, was to invent and produce new superior drugs and to distribute them internationally. In 1982, Roche introduced a prescription drug to the public unlike anything they had ever seen before. The drug they put on the market was FDA approved Accutane (also known as isotretinoin). This medication was to aid those who suffered from severe acne, finally offering a…

Pharmaceutical companies usually only increase the price of the drug if a competition is found between companies, this is not the case. Some patients do not notice the drastic price increase due to insurance masking the cost. Mylan (EP) is not the only drug that has seen a drastic increase in prices over the past couple of years. After reading several articles it was found that Mylan could only increase the price due to no competition within the pharmaceutical marketplace. Over…

Introduction SkinProtect's sunscreen products have displayed a strong showing in the U.S. market for the past 20 years. While its decision to venture into the Southeast Asian market is undoubtedly a positive and strategic move, this development has been fraught with uncertainty due to the recent fiasco. In this paper, I will be explaining the importance of crisis prevention and propose solutions on how SkinProtect should cope with its future crises. Background Value of crisis prevention…

Introduction: Group 2 Company is the Indian producer of personal care products. The company was started in 1994 and has its head office in Delhi. The company deals in manufacturing of skin care products like face wash, women fairness cream. The growing demand of different cosmetics and skin care products for men proves that men are now taking care of their skin. They are using different skin care products to protect their skin from sun and everyday's pollution. Especially the Indian Men, they…

Growth o Obagi wanted to expand and grow within the pharmaceutical market. One of their weaknesses was that it was a small business and that made it difficult for them to over power other companies whom they were competing against. • Increase Supply-Chain Pricing Power o Increasing supply-chain pricing power would be to decrease costs of distribution while increasing the speed of distribution. • Eliminate competition: o The global pharmaceutical market is a highly competitive market and…

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FAR 346/2 APPLIED PHARMACOGNOSY HERBS: TONGKAT ALI HITAM (Polyalthia bullata) NAME : NOOR HAMIZA BINTI ABDULLAH MATRIC NO : 119103 GROUP : A DATE OF VISIT : 5TH MARCH 2016 LECTURER : PROF DR MOHD ZAINI BIN ASNAWI : ASSOC. PROF SAAD BIN OTHMAN : DR YAM MUN FEI 1.0 Nomenclature and distribution According to Chee and M, (2013) the scientific name or botanical name of Tongkat Ali Hitam is Polyalthia bullata or also known as Polyalthia bullata King. The local names of…

Hydroxytriazole, Tosylated compound, Deshydroxy posaconazole and Benzylated posaconazole. (Fig.1) [10]. Therefore, it was thought worth determining the impurities of Posaconazole to ensure the quality, efficacy and safety of the active ingredient and final pharmaceutical formulation. The four processes related impurities, a method for analyzing Posaconazole in the presence of these impurities, and the degradants obtained during forced degradation studies was required to be developed for the…