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‘Media
is a carbon-carbon double bond between IPC and delegates’
Atul Kumar Nasa, Organising Secretary-Local Organising Committee,
60th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, gives Sonal Vijan update
on preparations for the Congress
‘Have
we understood the importance of healthcare system in India?’
Pharmacy education in India was an ignorant sector till now,
but has gradually scaled up to match international standards.
However, there are still many loopholes that exist. Sashikant
Joag, General Secretary, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA)
discusses the problems of pharmacists and pharmacy trends,
in conversation with Arshiya Khan
IPGA
hosts IPC 2008
The host of the 60th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress (IPC)
is the Indian Pharmacy Graduates’ Association (IPGA),
which was established in 1973, and was registered as a Society
under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, and is affiliated
to Indian Pharmaceutical Congress Association (IPCA)
Action
steps for designing India's drug regulatory system
Significant changes in the regulatory system are needed to
keep abreast with changing trends in the healthcare sector
and medical technology industry. A few pointers to what the
action steps should be
The
case for compulsory licensing
An analysis of the various possibilities for ensuring the
working of patents under certain contingencies through compulsory
licences
Innovation,
IPR and public good
In the second part of their article on patents and prices,
the authors contemplate the effects of patents and monopolies
on prices
‘Strassenburg
Pharma to set up unit in tax free zone’
Deepnath Roy Chowdhury, Vice-President (Eastern Region), IDMA
and Managing Director, Strassenburg Pharmaceuticals spoke
to Express Pharma about the current state of Bengal pharma
industry and the future plans of the company. Excerpts…
Thermobreak
thermal insulation for pharma industry
When globally renowned project consultants specified, Thermobreak
as the duct insulation material in Singapore's latest pharmaceutical
plant, it was a testament to the features that the product
offers in the demanding application of clean room facilities
Albert
David—on a growth trajectory
Kamal Prasad Mundhra, Executive Director, Albert David reveals
future growth plans and focus areas of the company to Express
Pharma
How
to avoid seven plant-closing mistakes
A guide to getting the most from your surplus equipment
Consumer
trends driving innovations in tablet coating
In modern consumer oriented world, majority of the innovations
are consumer driven except some academic research or conceptual
development research
Particle
and material characterisation in the pharma industry
In a six part series, Stuart Wakefield, Director MalvernAimil
Instruments discusses the particle and material characterisation
of pharmaceutical materials. The first in this series discusses
'the control of particle size in pharma manufacturing'.
Caliber
Technologies sets sight on overseas markets
Usha Sharma plots the growth of a pharma and biotech focussed
LIMS player
‘We
encourage self-learning’
Pulin Shroff, Managing Director, Charak Pharma, opines on
his organisation's approach towards budding pharma students
and importance of events like Indian Pharmaceutical Congress
(IPC), in discussion with Sachin Jagdale
Evolution
of Good Manufacturing Practices
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in the manufacturing of
pharmaceuticals are those practices which ensure the continuous
manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, having previously laid down
quality parameters
Recent
trends in containment strategy
This article gives an insight into containment guidelines,
what company policies should be and will be when it comes
to risk assessment
The
art of lyophilisation
Lyophilisation is a process in which liquid material is slowly
frozen in a vacuum, thereby removing water by maintaining
the water vapour pressure
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