In September, ISPE released the second edition of their Good Practice Guide on Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), which provides a detailed overview of HVAC considerations in the pharmaceutical industry. The second edition also reflects industry...
Although parenteral products make up only 1% of global pharmaceutical prescriptions by volume, at list price they now make up nearly half of global sales value, a percentage that has been increasing. Many of these are complex products produced in smaller batches for immunology or oncology, and a large majority are biologic therapies, which are generally poorly suited to oral formulations.
A recently released guidance document, the ISPE Guide: 503A Compounding – Regulatory Basis and Industry Good Practices for Pharmacies, summarizes and contextualizes key information from US governmental bodies relevant to...
